Jonathan, Remember when Gates was going to buy Intuit? It was going to be over a billion, then anti-trust got involved and for one reason or another the deal fell through. I am 100% sure that Gates offered a sweetheart deal under the table if Intuit would not create for the Mac. Of course I can't prove it but I am sure there is a lockup period that would preclude Intuit from doing any work on the Mac if the promise from Gates was to be granted........
John Sent from my iPad On Jun 15, 2013, at 9:56 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 15, 2013, at 8:44 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]>c wrote: > >> I have an old iMac running Snow Leopard for only Quicken.....each year on >> the stockholders voting for board members I don't approve Bill Campbell, >> chairman and previous CEO of Intuit. Why in the world Jobs and Cook put up >> with this guy when his company won't update one of the most important >> applications for the Mac, beats me....there is no way he contributes that >> much to Apple..... > > You too? I KNEW we were kindred souls. I have said numerous times that he was > single-handedly responsible for untold millions in lost unit sales of Macs. > Small businesses NEED Quickbooks. If it doesn't run on a Mac, why should they > buy any Macs? > > One of the great tragedies of the computer age: Bill Campbell was the CEO of > Intuit during the most crucial time in the life of the Mac, and totally > dropped the ball. > > With all the rumors of Steve Jobs temper tantrums and the jokes of > "beheadings" and the "bodies cooling in his office closet," I can't imagine > how Bill Campbell survived as a board member so long. > > j. > > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > FileMaker 9/10/11/12 Certified Developer > > Fletcher Data Consulting > [email protected] > http://www.fletcherdata.com > 502-509-7137 > > Personal miscellany online at http://jfletch.posthaven.com > > Kentuckiana's FileMaker Developers Group > Next meeting: Tuesday, June 25th, noon to 3:30-ish (Special guest John > Sindelar!) > http://www.kyfmp.com > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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