It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.

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STEVE JOBS We are now in the phase of development where the foundational stuff is behind us,
STEVE JOBS It's really very beautiful and very thin.
STEVE JOBS This is the direct result of our focus on innovation and the immense talent and creativity at Apple....
STEVE JOBS I think it's just the beginning.
STEVE JOBS professional.
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STEVE JOBS Well, something had to leak,
STEVE JOBS A LITTLE TASTE.
STEVE JOBS WE PULLED IT OFF.
STEVE JOBS We've got five or six things to tell you about today, so let's get started.
STEVE JOBS We know Mac OS X is not perfect,
STEVE JOBS X factor.
STEVE JOBS It is not clear that buying songs over the air makes economic sense. I am skeptical because of the c...
STEVE JOBS We're working on that too, but I'm not so sure it will be successful.
STEVE JOBS We'll occupy both of them.
STEVE JOBS You could have a negative view of having 4 or 5 percent share, but one of the positives is that you ...
STEVE JOBS We're going to keep going until we're faster than those guys,
STEVE JOBS You've given us the time to get this turned around and get the volumes back up, and we deeply apprec...
STEVE JOBS to discover the deep sources of his character and motivation; what makes him exceptional as well as ...
STEVE JOBS And you guys were putting Java in light bulbs and everything else,
STEVE JOBS [Apple wants to make] not only the most powerful Macintosh built, but the most powerful [system] in ...
STEVE JOBS We have modified the Mac OS so it can boot over a network. It thinks it's doing it locally, but it's...
STEVE JOBS It's a non-issue for us... We sell computers.
STEVE JOBS We think this is a real breakthrough. It's never before been done, where you can buy hit prime-time ...
STEVE JOBS That same innovation, that same engineering, that same talent applied where we don't run up against ...
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It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.

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It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.

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