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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

Fifteen years and 2 billion smartphones shipped in the 21 st century and Microsoft’s mobile OS share is 1%. These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – missing search, mobile and the cloud were directly where Microsoft users were heading. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

Fifteen years and 2 billion smartphones shipped in the 21 st century and Microsoft’s mobile OS share is 1%. These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – missing search, mobile and the cloud were directly where Microsoft users were heading. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times.

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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part I

Ben's Blog

We are not in a technology bubble. We have not even taken a major step towards a technology bubble. So let us first ask if “a very high percentage of the population&# has bought into a distorted premise about the future growth prospects for technology. All of those companies trade at high multiples.