Jobs tried to convince Dell to license Mac software to run on Intel-based PCs

Stefan Mileschin · 11th October 2021, 07:47

Tried to say it was better than Windows

Michael Dell has an amusing anecdote about Steve Jobs – the fruity cargo cult leader had a crack at telling him the Mac software was better than Windows.

Dell said that in 1993 after being kicked out of Apple for being an impossible bastard to work with, Jobs showed up at Dell and tried to convince him to license Mac software to run on Intel-based PCs.

Jobs started a new company called Next, and created an overpriced workstation with its own operating system and software called WebObjects for building web-based applications.

Dell said Jobs came to his house in Texas several times that year, trying to convince him to use the Next operating system on Dell PCs, by arguing that it was better than Microsoft’s Windows software and could undermine the Unix workstation market being touted by Sun Microsystems.

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11th October 2021, 07:47	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Jobs tried to convince Dell to license Mac software to run on Intel-based PCs Tried to say it was better than Windows Michael Dell has an amusing anecdote about Steve Jobs – the fruity cargo cult leader had a crack at telling him the Mac software was better than Windows. Dell said that in 1993 after being kicked out of Apple for being an impossible bastard to work with, Jobs showed up at Dell and tried to convince him to license Mac software to run on Intel-based PCs. Jobs started a new company called Next, and created an overpriced workstation with its own operating system and software called WebObjects for building web-based applications. Dell said Jobs came to his house in Texas several times that year, trying to convince him to use the Next operating system on Dell PCs, by arguing that it was better than Microsoft’s Windows software and could undermine the Unix workstation market being touted by Sun Microsystems. https://fudzilla.com/news/53663-jobs...ntel-based-pcs

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