“Steve Jobs’ Vintage Critique of Microsoft Goes Viral After Global Outage”

An old interview of Steve Jobs has resurfaced and gone viral following Microsoft’s recent global outage. On July 19, Microsoft experienced a significant disruption that affected airlines, banks, news channels, and various other organizations worldwide. Although the outage has been resolved, the incident has prompted renewed interest in Jobs’ critical comments about the tech giant.

In the interview, which dates back several years, Jobs is heard expressing disdain for Microsoft’s approach to product design and innovation. He criticizes Microsoft for lacking “taste” and failing to bring original ideas and cultural depth into their products. Jobs highlights how Microsoft’s products, according to him, are derivative and lack the aesthetic and functional qualities seen in Apple’s offerings.

Jobs said, “Microsoft absolutely has no taste. They don’t think of original ideas, and they don’t incorporate culture into their products. For example, proportionally-spaced fonts come from typesetting and beautiful books. If it weren’t for the Mac, they would never have that in their products. I am saddened, not by Microsoft’s success, but by the fact that they just make third-rate products.”

The timing of this resurfacing interview is notable, given the recent outage. The disruption was linked to a software update by CrowdStrike, a prominent US cybersecurity firm. The update led to Microsoft Windows failing and displaying a “Blue Screen of Death” error, which caused a global ripple effect.

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz addressed the situation, stating that the issue was identified quickly and remedied. He explained, “We identified this very quickly and remediated the issue. As systems come back online, they’re being rebooted and are operational because we fixed it on our end. Some systems that aren’t recovering automatically are being worked on, and it could take some time.”

The global outage has sparked discussions about the reliability of major tech companies and has led to the revival of Jobs’ critique of Microsoft’s product design philosophy. The contrast between Apple’s design principles and Microsoft’s approach has become a focal point for many tech enthusiasts and industry observers.

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