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Steve Jobs
American
Businessman
About the author
It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Music
To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Years
#Ideas
#Company
You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Want
#Time
The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#People
#Work
#Rest
#Job
#Force
#Space
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Mistakes
Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Being
#Pretty
#Money
#Innovation
It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Want
#Now
#Years
#Computer
I want to put a ding in the universe.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Want
#Universe
I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Fun
#Trying
Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Design
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#People
#Environment
#Quality
#Excellence
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Right
#Belief
#Open
Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Being
#Wrong
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
Steve Jobs,
American
Businessman
#Leader
#Innovation