A touching story indeed. I think the competitiveness these two shown toward each other was very healthy. It pushed both of them. Maybe during the Macintosh years it was a little more heated, but I truly believe they were best of friends.
Steve Jobs Died With A Letter From Bill Gates At His Bedside — www.cultofmac.com — Readability.
fromit: poor little robot..
As I wait for my hardcover book from Amazon I decided to download the e-book from iTunes. Just dived into it last night. It’s going to be an excellent read.
I think Steve is spot on about people reading when commenting on the Amazon Kindle. Let’s face it, most Americans are impatient and/or lazy and want instant gratification. Skip to the movie most people would say and ignore the book. I’m in the same camp, just not a book reader and prefer the movie.
It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore,†he said. “Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.
- Steve Jobs
