Steve Jobs: Google's "Don't Be Evil" Mantra is "Bulls***"
2/01/2010 01:03:00 PM
kenmouse
, Posted in
Adobe
,
Apple
,
Apple iPad
,
Featured Stories
,
Google
,
Steve Jobs
,
Technology
,
0 Comments
During that Apple town hall meeting we mentioned earlier this week CEO Steve Jobs reportedly had some choice words regarding Google that left little doubt about how the outspoken executive sees the competition. Updated.That "Don't be evil" slogan Google's known for? "Bullshit" Jobs said, after which he was reportedly rewarded with a big round of applause from the gathered throng of Apple employees.
Also about Google, Jobs said that company "entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. We won't let them."
Jobs also singled out Adobe, calling the company "lazy" because, in his opinion, "they have all this potential to do interesting things but they just refuse to do it." Jobs also criticized Flash for being buggy. When a Mac crashes, it's usually because of Flash, he reportedly told the crowd. "The world is moving to HTML5", he said.
Reports that the town hall meeting was adjourned with a gavel that made a loud Bing sound were completely fabricated and made up by me just now.
Update: Mac Rumors and Daring Fireball have an update on this. Most of Wired's quotes are paraphrased, and with that came some discrepancies between what may have been said and what was written to page. One change being "bullshit" was probably more along the lines of "full of crap." So, same sentiment, different word choice. Also, while the lazy quote hasn't been disputed, the tone may have been. Daring Fireball's John Gruber said an attendee wrote to say Jobs was actually very nostalgic about the "kick ass Adobe of old."
Update 2: We're now learning that the next iPhone update with be an "A+ update" (which probably means "substantial," but that's no surprise). Furthermore, on that front, the updates will be such that Google/Android "won't be able to keep up" with them (meaning competition lit a fire, perhaps?).
Other juicy tidbits:
- The Lala folks are probably destined for the iTunes team
- The Macs for 2010 are "going to take Apple to the next level" (???)
- And, Blu-Ray software "is a mess," and Apple will continue to keep its distance until sales take off
[Wired]
0 Response to "Steve Jobs: Google's "Don't Be Evil" Mantra is "Bulls***""
Post a Comment
Leave Your Thoughts & We Will Discuss Together