Steve Jobs Once Told Bill Gates Microsoft Had 'Absolutely No Taste' and the Tech Boss Fired Back, Saying the iPad Was Just a 'Nice Reader' — Years Later, One of Them Was Very Wrong
Steve Jobs once blasted Microsoft, while Bill Gates dismissed the iPad before Apple's tablet became a global success.
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates disagreed about each other's products a long time ago, but the iPad turned out to be really successful even though Gates said it was just for reading. This shows that even smart people can be wrong about whether new inventions will catch on.
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