Mac

4 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 22, 2024 by Ben Gilbert · said 35 times in 11 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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brought up most by Ben Gilbert (18), David Rosenthal (12), Steve Ballmer (4), Miles Grimshaw (1)

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Apr 22, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Microsoft's first application bundle launched on the Mac in 1985
“So in 1985, in January, the bundle is released, and it was originally called the Business Pack for Microsoft. And it started on the Mac.”
Ben Gilbert Apr 22, 2024 ▶ 2:32:45 Microsoft Volume I: The Complete History and Strategy of founding through Windows 95 (Audio) · Acquired
Apr 22, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Microsoft announced Windows in 1983 prior to the Mac's launch
“Starting in 1983, they're like, we gotta Do our own graphical operating system, or at least user interface, and this is the origins of the Windows product, and they actually announced it in November of 1983 before the Mac ends up shipping, which their partner …”
David Rosenthal Apr 22, 2024 ▶ 2:36:15 Microsoft Volume I: The Complete History and Strategy of founding through Windows 95 (Audio) · Acquired
Jul 22, 2024 positive
Insight
Gilbert: iPhone shifted mobile from cheap embedded systems to full computers
“The mobile industry to this point had been, how do I make the cheapest possible phone? It's certainly not a scaled down version of a Mac, which is what the iPhone was. So that was a completely different paradigm. This is a tiny computer, not a kind of crappy e…”
Ben Gilbert Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 3:10:33 Microsoft Volume II: The Complete History and Strategy of the Ballmer Years (Audio) · Acquired
Jul 22, 2024 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Rosenthal: Mac Accounts for 8% of the PC Market in 2024
“Even today, in twenty-twenty-four, Mac sales are eight percent of the market.”
David Rosenthal Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 2:30:06 Microsoft Volume II: The Complete History and Strategy of the Ballmer Years (Audio) · Acquired
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