"There's no other company that could make a MacBook Air and the reason is that not only do we control the hardware, but we control the operating system. And it is the intimate interaction between the operating system and the hardware that allows us to do that. There is no intimate interaction between Windows and a Dell notebook"
- Steve Jobs
About this Quote
This quote by Steve Jobs is describing the distinct capabilities of Apple's MacBook Air. He is emphasizing the value of the intimate interaction in between the hardware and the operating system in order to develop a product like the MacBook Air. He is implying that no other company, such as Dell, might create an item like the MacBook Air because they do not have the very same intimate interaction between their hardware and os. This intimate interaction is what permits Apple to produce an item like the MacBook Air, and without it, no other business might reproduce the exact same product. Steve Jobs is highlighting the value of the intimate interaction between the hardware and the operating system in order to create an item like the MacBook Air.
This quote is written / told by Steve Jobs between February 24, 1955 and October 5, 2011. He was a famous Businessman from USA.
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