Currently, people cannot imagine their life without technology. With technology, people can live their lives way easier. The technology has been developing day by day. Take a look in these last few decades, the technology has been developed surprisingly. According to the website, Apple and Microsoft are famous and the most influence in the society among all of the technology brands in technology sector. Moreover, Bill gates has been known as a co-founder of Microsoft Corporation and Steve jobs has been known as a co-founder of Apple Company. On the other hand, there are three main differences between Bill and Steve. They have different perspectives, visions and obstacles.
To begin, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are really technology guys, but
…show more content…
Steve and Bill have their visions, paths and strengths to develop their product and their company. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates apparently walk on a technology path, but they have different vision on developing their products and the future of their companies. According to Steve Jobs, “If you keep your eyes on profit, you are going to skimp on the product, but if you really focus on making really great products, profits will follow” (Inspirational Quote, 2014). On the other hand, Bill Gates said “Microsoft was founded with a vision of computer on every desk in every home” (Beaumont, 2008). Moreover, no matter how the technology has developed yet some people still not value and know much about the benefits and advantages of technology. That’s why Steves and Bill have visions to make people to get to know more about it. According to Telegraph UK, Bill Gates has been being the richest man for the twenty two years of his career. Bill wants to get everyone in the world on internet (Horton, 2015). Despite of that, Jobs was not really passionate about building the computer hardware but his goal is to let people unleash their creativity through his invention (Writer, 2015). Apple and Microsoft keep developing themselves throughout decades. Moreover, Steve and Bill are also having vision in developing the world to be a better place. According to Investopedia, Steve jobs will find more way to create the luxury and easier …show more content…
Obviously, Bill and Steve faced challenges with other technology company. As reported by CNN, Samsung got sued by Apple for copying some functions of iPhone and they have gone on court for years (Goldman, 2015). On the other hand, Microsoft also got so many competitors which are working on the same field of software operating system. Linux, Red Hat and Mac OS are really big competitors for Microsoft ("Who are Microsoft's (MSFT) main competitors?” 2017). Everyone in the world meets obstacles. Obviously, Steve and Bill also been through big problem in life. These days most of the educated people know many foreign language in the purpose for their study, communication and work. According to business insider, Bill Gates answered one of the journalist question in a press conference about what his biggest regret in life is, he said “I feel pretty stupid that I don’t know any foreign languages, I took Latin and Greek in High School and got A's and I guess it helps my vocabulary but I wish I knew French or Arabic or Chinese. I keep hoping to get time to study one of these — probably French because it is the easiest” (Smith, 2015). According to Harvard Business Review, One of Steve’s biggest problem is not knowing the right market for next computer. In it he says, “We have had, historically, a very hard time figuring out exactly who our customer was.” This statement shows that he cannot figure
In his writing called Unleashing the power of creativity. He talks about how he has always been an innovator and has always thought about building a better future. He said “ when my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft 30 years ago, we had vision of a computer on every desk and in every home which probably sounded a little too optimistic at the time when most computers were the size of refrigerators.” Bill Gates always had big dreams every since 7th grade when what he wanted was so far out of the norm. This shows grit because he never gave up 30 years when he had this big idea and now look today computers are everywhere because of
After having helped found what would be the world’s most popular and largest software company in 1975, Bill Gates officially found himself to be the richest man alive at the ripe, young age of only thirty-one. Gates had never imagined that the thirteen year old boy who loved to program computers in his parent’s garage would one day find himself to be considered the world’s wealthiest man alive, having a total net worth of $76 billion. Having began on his own, tinkering with computers and computer software, Gates later created the seed of Microsoft, or what was originally called Traf-O-Data in the summer of 1972. (Fast Facts) It wasn’t until two years later, with the help of his co-founder, Paul Allen that Microsoft was born, transforming the technological world in ways that the people had never seen. The birth of Microsoft changed the ways of old computers, making way for faster newer and more innovative technology, along with bringing on a strong competition with their rival company, Apple Inc. With this grand cooperation, Bill Gates was also accumulating a large mass of money, gradually finding himself to top the charts of the Forbes World Billionaires List. (Fast Facts) Despite being well known for his contributions to Microsoft, Bill Gates’ most profound impact on the American culture was in medical and educational advances provided by The Gates foundation, paralleled by his philanthropic views and aid in the lives of the both poor and wealthy.
Based on two stories which we learnt these days: “Harrison Bergeron” and “There will come soft rains”, we can see that in the future, technology affects us a lot. Our life will mainly depend on technology, let us see how this changed us from the stories.
For example in the narrator said ” ‘The Apple software was a good business for Microsoft but not crucial for it. Without Microsoft products Apple would quite literally rot.’ One of Jobs’ first moves after Amelio left was to call Gates. Steve said ‘I am going to turn this thing around’ he said frankly ‘I am going to need your help’”. This shows that Steve will work with his rival to save his dream.
To begin with, Steve Jobs and John D. Rockefeller had very similar starting points. Both Jobs and Rockefeller grew up in modest families and showed signs of interest in their jobs at a young age. Jobs showed interest into machines before high school and took multiple lectures on the topic. During these lectures, he met Steve Wozniak and together they created a company that primarily designs video games. They later joined a group of computer addicts who
Steve Jobs was the utmost CEO of all time. In the speech it states, “……… he’s been called a visionary, a creative genius, a rebel, a non-conformist, an original, the greatest CEO ever, the best innovator of all time.” In the article it states, “He was intensely focused when committed, confident enough to take risky leaps, and charismatic enough to enlist legions of employees and customers in the restless pursuit of his aspirations.” Both texts describe the traits of Steve Jobs which made him the greatest CEO of our age. Steve Jobs was an original genius he had a significant and unique imagination. It’s one thing to envision your own company broadening, but it’s another thing to envision that your company’s services and products will change people lives for the better, the way we communicate and work. Jobs built his company thinking that Apple’s products and services would change the
Steve Jobs used leadership and focus to make an empire known as Apple. Jobs would take 100 or so people on a retreat just to simply come up with the next year 's inventions. He would start with a list of ten and have it narrowed down to just three. Jobs wanted to simplify these ideas so it could be more consumer friendly.
We think Steve Jobs was a successful leader because he was imaginative, passionate about his job, he had the ability to push employees to create new things, had confidence, and believed in collaboration. Under Steve Jobs' leadership Apple was an innovative company and under Tim Cook's leadership Apple is now being seen as more of charitable, socially and ethically responsible company. While [he’s heard the repeated refrains that “Apple can’t innovate under Tim,” that the company needed a low-cost iPhone to thwart the progress of Google’s Android, that Cook never could replicate the Jobs magic—and therefore that Apple never again would be “insanely great.” ] (Lashinsky, 2015), he hasn’t changed his methods since Jobs’ passing and continues to lead in a way that he believes will raise Apple’s value in the eyes of society.
Bill Gates has successfully changed two huge aspects of the world. His passions have affected billions of people, and he keeps going. Bill himself said this: "If I had set some sort of finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it by now?" (Bill … Quotes). Bill Gates has been, is, and will continue to be someone who works tirelessly to make
Although Steve and Bill are competitors, there are similarities between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Both of them are the most successful CEO’s in the world. Though they were college dropouts, but they still achieved a lot of success in their own way. Steve was a very innovative man. As the English proverb goes by “ Have no fear of perfection - you will never reach it.” by Salvador Dali. No matter how many times he failed, he could develop things from his own idea and turn them into a successful product. In 1979 Apple’s first product was introduced, people like it very much because of its simplicity and innovative ideas. Later on in year 1980, the company showed a tremendous performance, where its share rose by 32% (Messa, 1998). Similarly, Bill Gates was also like that, but just that Steve was in a company which makes hardware prod...
While Bill Gates was at junior high a group of parents raise money to purchase the first computerized terminal in the school. When that happened he decided to take all his time to work on that system teaming with other students to learn about different operating systems. He excelled in his learning of systems and he started developing ideas to make business with companies in order to learn how they make their terminals. His mind for busi...
So here I present you the path that gave us the Bill Gates we have today. Firstly, Bill Gates was fortunate enough to be born in a fine and educated family, where his parents were an educator and a lawyer. He had the privilege to all the essential necessities, such as clothing, food, and water sources which many other kids do not have. More than that, his family was wealthy enough to buy him toys and games and other things which would be far too extravagant to others. These small things created a stronger foundation for Bill Gates’
influenced by the people in the whole world. Technology gives us convenience and helps us
In 1976, Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer with his friend Wozniak in the garage of Job’s parents. In 1984, Jobs introduced the Macintosh to the world. It was a very innovative and good product but sales were not strong. Apple’s board wanted to Jobs to step down from his position. In 1985, Steve Jobs founded NeXT Inc. Steve was able to create technologically advanced product but the cost was too high to be successful. Company made first profit after 10 years of operation. In 1997, NeXT Inc was acquired by Apple Inc. In 1986, Jobs bought The Graphics Group. In 1995, the first film, Toy Story, came out. It was a big success and Pixar became one of the biggest animations producing company in the market. Jobs had opportunity to return to Apple, after Apple decided to purchase NeXT Inc. After Jobs returned to Apple, He started to invent new product. iMac was introduced to market and Jobs became permanent CEO of Apple. Apple started to expand their expertise under Jobs guidance. Apple started to introduce digital appliances like iPod, portable music player. In 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone, the very first multi-touch display cellphone. iPod and iPhone completely changed world. These inventions were not only a better product but also new way...
Technology has changed modern society drastically, both positively and negatively. Technology has influenced every aspect of our life, making it simpler but not necessarily better. Albert Einstein was concerned about the advancement of technology. "I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction."1 Undoubtedly, what has changed the most are communication, the spread of information, and how business is practiced. Consequently, practically everyone knows how to use a computer, connect to the Internet, or use a smartphone. This is demonstrated by the way the Internet is used daily by millions of people to communicate, to sell, advertise, retrieve, and share information. Thanks to the Internet, information from anywhere in the world is at our fingertips. As a result, the advancement of technology has changed our life in many ways including; sharing of information, communication, business, education, social interaction, simplifying everyday tasks, replacing basic skills and jobs.