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When Apple decided to acquire NeXT and Steve Jobs, Bill Gates had an interesting response.
Gil Amelio, the ex-CEO at Apple, tells Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson Gates went into "orbit," saying:
"Do you really think Steve Jobs has anything there? ... I know his technology, it's nothing but warmed over UNIX, and you'll never make it work on your machines ... Don't you understand that Steve doesn't know anything about technology? He's just a super salesman. I can't believe your making such a stupid decision. ... He doesn't know anything about engineering, and 99% of what he says and thinks is wrong. What the hell are you buying that garbage for?"
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