Re:How I Almost Got Acquired By Apple And Then Snubbed
by danudey on Friday June 18, 2010 @01:28PM
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Alternately:
1. Steve -> Manager: This guy e-mailed me again, does this need to be dealt with?
2. Manager -> Steve: It's a good algorithm, but the guy's been demanding and impatient, and with everyone prepping iOS/iPhone 4 for WWDC, Engineer just hasn't had time to look into it.
3. Steve -> Dude: No interest.
Specifically, I highly doubt that Steve Jobs would speak directly with an engineer about a potential acquisition of a potentially useful algorithm. I doubt it was ever really on his radar at all after the first 30 seconds where he read it and forwarded it off. That's the entire reason managers exist.
1. Steve -> Manager: This guy e-mailed me again, does this need to be dealt with?
2. Manager -> Steve: It's a good algorithm, but the guy's been demanding and impatient, and with everyone prepping iOS/iPhone 4 for WWDC, Engineer just hasn't had time to look into it.
3. Steve -> Dude: No interest.
Specifically, I highly doubt that Steve Jobs would speak directly with an engineer about a potential acquisition of a potentially useful algorithm. I doubt it was ever really on his radar at all after the first 30 seconds where he read it and forwarded it off. That's the entire reason managers exist.