Report: Jobs Trashes Google, Adobe at Apple Meeting
11:42 am, February 1st, 2010, Ed Sutherland
Apple CEO Steve Jobs did some trash-talking about the company’s growing rivalry with Google. In one case, Jobs is alleged to have said Google’s famous ‘Don’t Be Evil’ standard of conduct “is a load of crap.”
Due to Apple’s infamous distaste for publicity and unauthorized leaks, a series of anonymous sources talked to the tech press about last week’s internal “town hall” style company meeting. The comments show two companies once quite close competing on several fronts.
Wired received an anonymous tip that Jobs referred to the Google phrase as “bull****.” Another anonymous source, speaking to Daring Fireball, claimed the quote was actually less intense.
In another instance during the company meeting, Jobs allegedly said Google is using its Android mobile operating system to “kill” Apple’s iPhone. Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigned his seat on Apple’s board of directors after releasing Android and its Chrome OS. However, Schmidt maintains he has a “special spot” in his heart for Apple.
At the same company meeting, Jobs allegedly pointed to Adobe’s Flash as the cause for most Mac crashes, calling the company “lazy” and warning “the world is moving to HTML5,” according to Wired’s anonymous source. Another anonymous source, talking to Daring Fireball, attempted to tone down the rhetoric, insisting the Apple leader was only “nostalgic” for the old days.
[Via Wired, AppleInsider and Daring Fireball]
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Well… That’s a lot of “Anonymous sources”….
Bill, on February 1st, 2010 at 11:48 am
… and by golly weren’t all of those “Anonymous Sources”® so right on the money with their iPad “predictions” ….
Worthless fucks ….
CaryMG, on February 1st, 2010 at 12:38 pm
I think at heart Google and Apple are on the same side.
In my mind this was confirmed with Google Maps and YouTube Prominentely featured using the iPad.
They may talk tough in public, but I think it is a show.
Andriod will compete with the iLifeStyle eco-system, but not in the same way.
I foresee people using full-functional Chrome-based OS or OSX for their main computing device (if they even need that), and something like the iPad for a purely multimedia experience. In other words, Windows is going to rapidly lose its place, and of course Linux will always be there for the geeks that absolutely need more functionality. And in fact, it will be the choice (over windows) if Google can pull it off.
For the average person, if a fully functional OS is needed, gradually they will be pulled to an Apple OS over Windows. Microsoft is going to have to really really bring down the prices on their devices or offer something on par with the Apple experience solution.
Seriously, why would the average joe buy a bulky windows OS 5 years from now, when EVERYTHING is on the web and Apple offers a superior experience at a reasonable price. People will have less and less time for shitty windows(I know I do!) performance, having to update virus crap, defreg HD,etc., etc….sooo bloated! (I am not saying it is all bad though, but this is the reality!)
This will not happen over night, of course, but this is what I see happening.
And Google fits quite nicely together with either way things go at this point.
Enjoy!
chicagoSpaceman, on February 1st, 2010 at 2:20 pm
No, Google and Apple are not on the same side. That’s not how business works. As of now, Apple needs Google more than Google needs Apple but slowly but surely, Apple is realizing Google is more of a threat now than MS. Thus, new OSX is now being shipped with Bing of MS as the default search engine and not Google. It’s all about incentives, and Google and Apple are narrowing in on each others’ space.
Sam, on February 1st, 2010 at 5:34 pm
“I think at heart Google and Apple are on the same side.”
That’s kinda like saying the USA and Russia are “on the same side” against terrorism. That might be mildly true, to a limited extent.
But in many other areas, they are competitors. Nothing much wrong with competition. It will force both companies to be more competitive. The only downside is that the rivalry can get intense, and it sabotages Apple and Google’s ability to cooperate/partner on a few things that may benefit everyone.
iFanBoy, on February 1st, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Russia will ally with China
AND USA WILL GET WHAT IT RICHLY DESERVES
“competition”??
The time comes when Americans will shoot each other dead over a hamburger
iAMFanboy
iFanboy, on February 2nd, 2010 at 3:04 am