Re: Creativity (was HOT NEWS)

[Mitch Stone <mstone@vc.net>]

--- From a message sent by Paul Rickard on 12/3/99 7:29 PM ---

>mstone@vc.net
>
>>Apple was on the 
>>low road to oblivion less than three years ago, before Jobs took over and 
>>put things right (since then the stock has appreciated over 800%, but 
>>who's counting?).
>
>  I am! I am! (A round of drinks for everybody, paid for with my Apple 
>holdings and backed up with shares of IBM).

Well don't spent it all in one place, Paul!

>   Creativity debate:
>      Bill Gates = DOS, Windows 3 and 95, MSN, Microsoft Office.
>      Steve Jobs = iMac, iBook, PowerMac G4, Pixar, NeXT.
>
>   In addition to all that, Jobs has done more innovation this year than 
>Bill Gates and Microsoft's entire R&D department have done is 27 years.

Yes, it's certainly gratifying to see Apple pushing the envelope once 
again. At least somebody is making the effort in the face of the 
Microsoft hegemony.

Mitch Stone
mstone@vc.net