Steve Jobs on iTunes on Windows
What Jobs talks about
Jobs talks about iTunes on Windows and says they received cards and letters from lots of people saying it was their favorite app on Windows. The exchange suggests surprise and satisfaction that Apple software was being well received on a rival platform.
He then makes a joking, pointed remark about the situation, comparing it to giving "a glass of ice water to somebody in hell." The line captures his sharp wit and the competitive context around Apple and Microsoft.
Jobs speaks throughout.
In his words
“We've got cards and letters from lots of people that say that iTunes is their favorite app on Windows.”
“I knew you, I knew you.”
“I think here at D actually giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell.”
Key points
- iTunes is being used on Windows and getting positive feedback.
- Jobs says people wrote in to say it was their favorite app on Windows.
- He frames the moment as ironic and almost charitable toward a rival platform.
- The joke underscores Apple’s confidence in the appeal of its software.
Full transcript
How does that feel? Well, we've got cards and letters from lots of people that say that iTunes is their favorite app on Windows. Uhhuh. But I mean, I—I knew you, I knew you. We—you know, I think here at D actually giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell.
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