Pirates of Silicon Valley

nicecrew · nicecrew #1 (**permalink**)

01-31-2011, 02:38 PM

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to tell you guys about a movie I saw a few days ago. Its called Pirates of Silicon Valley. Its a great film about the creation of Apple and Microsoft. I suggest this to anyone who likes computers and especially apple. However, some parts are a bit inappropriate... I just skipped over them. But, anyways its a great film... once you see it, you will know what i mean.
Enjoy!
nicecrew

scottmcp432 · scottmcp432 #2 (**permalink**)

01-31-2011, 03:29 PM

Yep, I remember that film. It brings up a lot of "what if" scenarios doesn't it? I like to think though that regardless of how people may feel about the Microsoft/Apple situation in the early days it has ultimately worked out for the best. All those years as the underdog forced Apple to focus on REAL innovation rather than what passes for innovation out of Redmond. Now after all these years Apple stands on the brink of dominating the tech industry. The one thing that has kept Windows alive has been PC gaming and with consoles poised to drive a stake thru the heart of that market Apple is prepared to pick up the pieces and marshall onward.

nicecrew · nicecrew #3 (**permalink**)

01-31-2011, 03:47 PM

Yea. Sadly though, I liked the story of Microsoft better. Bill was a little more chill about getting Windows started. Macintosh and Apple fought a lot before they really came together.
Just MO
A must see for mac and windows users
nicecrew

cwa107 · cwa107 #4 (**permalink**)

02-01-2011, 06:51 PM

That film is a lot of revisionist history. It completely ignores every other company, many of which were far more influential on the Personal Computer market.

technologist · technologist #5 (**permalink**)

02-02-2011, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by cwa107

That film is a lot of revisionist history. It completely ignores every other company, many of which were far more influential on the Personal Computer market.

Revisionist history, nothing. It's a drama loosely based on certain true events.

baggss · baggss #6 (**permalink**)

02-02-2011, 02:03 PM

It was a made for TV movie. Do you really expect any sort of accuracy?

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Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,917 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	02-01-2011, 06:51 PM That film is a lot of revisionist history. It completely ignores every other company, many of which were far more influential on the Personal Computer market. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Member Since: Nov 15, 2010 Location: Midland Texas Posts: 89 Mac Specs: mid '09 13" MBP 2.53 C2D, 8Gb RAM, 250 Gb HD, SL and Win7	01-31-2011, 03:29 PM Yep, I remember that film. It brings up a lot of "what if" scenarios doesn't it? I like to think though that regardless of how people may feel about the Microsoft/Apple situation in the early days it has ultimately worked out for the best. All those years as the underdog forced Apple to focus on REAL innovation rather than what passes for innovation out of Redmond. Now after all these years Apple stands on the brink of dominating the tech industry. The one thing that has kept Windows alive has been PC gaming and with consoles poised to drive a stake thru the heart of that market Apple is prepared to pick up the pieces and marshall onward.
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Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,306 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	02-02-2011, 02:03 PM It was a made for TV movie. Do you really expect any sort of accuracy?
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