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Steve Jobs vowed to 'destroy' Android |
masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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BBC article
Steve Jobs said he wanted to destroy Android and would spend all of Apple's money and his dying breath if that is what it took to do so.
Mr Jobs told author Walter Isaacson that he viewed Android's similarity to iOS as "grand theft".
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goldenface
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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Talk about megalomaniac!!
The 'grid pattern' of icons has existed for over a decade, going way back to phones such as the T68 and beyond. so it could be argued that the iphone 'look' is hardly original and Jobs is attempting to grab the glory.
It sounds to me like current ferocious litigation battles were instigated on direct order from Jobs himself - using any tool in his arsenal in order to destroy Android - not a healthy outlook if you ask me and couldn't have contributed to the state of his health.
If it wasn't for Android, who would force Apple to keep pushing the boundary and prevent them from launching any old crap at an bloated price?
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daviep
Joined: Apr 04, 2005
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From: bonnie scotland
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sounds about right the way they are chasing all the patent rights of the various android phones
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adsada
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How can this be justified? I mean what is he stating Android has copied? The fact it runs on a phone which uses a capacity touch screen? The fact you swipe with your finger? But this is just another technological advantage that would have happened with or without Apple.
Siemens didn't sue everyone else because they were first to use a colour screen
Sharp didn't sue everyone else because they were first to create a camera phone
Ericsson didn't sue everyone else because they were first to use bluetooth
And lastly Martin Cooper from Motorola didn't sue everyone because he invented the mobile phone
So why should this be any different, plus the fact Apple were not the first to create a touch screen phone anyway, why should Apple claim all the glory for this new technology with without rivals such as Android because there would then be no motivation to do make a product better and thus would offer the consumer worse value for money.
[ This Message was edited by: adsada on 2011-10-21 13:55 ] |
Indiandawg
Joined: Sep 18, 2004
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From: Mumbai
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Like that even Microsoft can tell iOS is a copy of WM.
This is all BULLSHIT!
T200 -> T68i -> T610 -> K700i -> P910i -> W800i -> P990i -> M600i -> P1-> Nokia E71 -> X1i -> X10 -> Arc S -> Sony Z1 -> Sony Z Ultra -> Sony Z3+ -> iPhone 6 -> iPhone 7 Plus -> iPhone X -> iPhone XS Max |
daviep
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From: bonnie scotland
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i think apple would be happy if it had no competition in the mobile marketplace
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Bonovox
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Oh he was all heart then  He never succeeded either 
Phone?? What phone?? |
Shino03
Joined: Dec 22, 2008
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This is ridiculous with all due respect to him. |
rikken
Joined: Feb 23, 2007
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From: Norway
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but now he is gone. . . . . . 
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Bonovox
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Apple invented everything didn't you know??  Getting sick of all this.
Phone?? What phone?? |
Tsepz_GP
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At 190million units sold, over 43% in US Marketshare and over 50% global marketshare and 550,000+ daily activations he clearly succeeded. 
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admad
Joined: May 26, 2005
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From: Poland
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He couldn't beat a simple Flash, how did he want to beat Android?:D |
etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
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From: UK - South Yorkshire
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Imagine if he succeeded however, imagine it was this year. What would be left ? iOS versus Symbian and Windows ?
The market would be a very boring place without the Android army spicing things up a bit. Steve was a very wise man who could clearly see what was to come in the future, but it does sound like he was a bit of a megalomaniac like goldenface mentioned. A dictator rather than a leader is not always good.
Look was happened to Gaddafi..
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Bonovox
Joined: Apr 13, 2008
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 Yeah Androids would have come to take him away. I cannot believe he said it's a stolen product. Duh,hello Steve no it's not.
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-10-21 21:20 ] Phone?? What phone?? |
hihihans
Joined: Mar 15, 2009
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From: Netherlands
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Maybe Steve can do more from his grave as he could alive 
Android will destroy itself in time. That's in all movies that is
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Posted: 2011-10-21 14:13
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