How about a book of tech industry love triangles? Like tech companies that got burned by a partner?
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Replying to @mwichary @ShortFormErnie
Apple vs. IBM pretty much only happened in Steve Jobs' head and the press. I have asked Apple and IBM vets and they say, huh? We served two diff markets
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Replying to @benjedwards @mwichary
I can see that. Jobs worked better when he had a rival, and it was more beneficial for him to aim at IBM than, say, Commodore.
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Replying to @ShortFormErnie @benjedwards
When I was at Google, it was relatively easy to see Eric Schmidt’s fears of Microsoft from his time at… Sun, right? still driving him.
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Replying to @mwichary @benjedwards
You know what would be a good rivalry to break down? 3Dfx vs. Nvidia vs. ATI. The 3D graphics card wars of the late '90s were really fascinating.
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Replying to @ShortFormErnie @benjedwards
Ooh. Yessss. Plus, was Gravis vs. Sound Blaster ever even a thing? Or was it Goliath/David kind of situation?
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Replying to @mwichary @benjedwards
I did a Sound Blaster piece back in the day! Creative's founder was/is an interesting guy. https://tedium.co/2016/02/09/creative-sound-blaster-sound-card-history/ …
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Replying to @ShortFormErnie @benjedwards
Seriously, I’m now so happy I know both of you!
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