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Jul 17, 2019

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How Apple Died With Steve Jobs

They lost their best competitor

When Steve Jobs died, Apple stopped competing. With itself.

Steve Jobs great skill was relentless internal competition. Whereas Bill Gates was focused out, Jobs was focused in. If Jobs was a Hindu god he would be Shiva, the destroyer.

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