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by antoniuschan99 2957 days ago
Alan Kay which Steve Jobs quoted said if you're serious about Software you should build your own hardware.

I think they're both important. It's also interestng to note in this video he says that hardware has no competitive edge. But that was 1992. Now it has flipped, software has less competitive edge than hardware.

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Context matters.

Jobs was repeatedly referring to system software in this talk, a category distinct from application software.

System software + own hardware = competitive advantage

Application software + own hardware = ?*

*Most likely a world of pain and heavy losses.