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kalleboo on March 25, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fear of Apple

Wouldn't Microsoft be a better example of a developer holding "too much" power over Apple? I'm sure Jobs didn't enjoy having Gates' face leering down on him on stage, promising to keep developing Office for Mac.

walterbell on March 25, 2015 [–]

Desktop publishing was critical to Apple's early success, even though Microsoft was important for the broader market of users.

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