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Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: evaluation
23 Oct 2016 Acquired NeXT (Live show at the GeekWire Summit)
“Every time I read, and this is just like going and doing a lot of this primary source research, and this is going to be my tech theme later, but I am just so struck by his level of thinking.”
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- David Rosenthal
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- evaluation
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- 23 Oct 2016
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- Acquired
Transcript context
…Reasons we acquired NeXT. So I mean, yes, we're still using NeXT technologies today. Yes, they were incredibly forward-thinking but the company needed Steve back. Yup. I mean, it’s hard to argue with that. I’m just surprised. I’ve read all the books about him. I’ve watched so many of I’ve watched so many of his keynotes. I’ve watched all the movies about him. Every time I read, and this is just like going and doing a lot of this primary source research, and this is going to be my tech theme later, but I am just so struck by his level of thinking. It is so rare that you find something like that and when you watch this keynote with Gil on stage and Steve on stage at the same time. Gil, he was a Fairchild semiconductor, he had been a long-time technology CEO. He turned around National Semiconductor. He is credited with –…
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