I just watched the Pirates of Silicon Valley movie...

I just watched the Pirates of Silicon Valley movie. I thought it was great!! I'd love a 'Part 2' though. Where Steve turns Apple around, the iPod, iMac, OS X etc.

I have to say, I'm a big fan of both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and I always have been. Yes a lot of people on here don't like Bill Gates or Microsoft but I have a huge amount of respect for them and yes I even like their operating systems!!

I'd heard that Steve Jobs came across very badly in this film but I didn't think he was that bad, he seemed to be in control most of the time and in fact the film felt fairly neutral. Like I said, I'd really like a 'Part 2' though because both Microsoft and Apple have travelled lightyears since the point at which the film finishes and it'd be really cool to see!

Spanky

IJ Reilly said:

Just remember, it's only a movie. They played fast and loose with the facts.

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Yeah I know! I know how to see through films like this and see the true facts, I paused it about a million times to read things that were mentioned up on Wikipedia. I'm all about facts, me and I don't tend to be swayed by the media or propaganda. Apart from when Steve Jobs gives keynotes. Then I'm sold.

I guess it would be good to wait a few years to make another film like this, after the Intel transition has been completed, Longhorn's come out and to see how everything pans out although a lot has happened since 1987. The iMac, the IBM G5 notebook saga, the behind-IBM's-back switch to Intel, trouble with Adobe, the first Mac that's Windows compatible while on the Microsoft front there's the numerous law suits, Windows 95, Windows 2000, Media Centres, the Xbox, the whole OS/2 saga, Internet Explorer as the default browser on the Mac, the current relationship between Microsoft and Apple on Office etc. There's a hell of a lot to be told and it would be quite a cool thing to watch!


Spanky