In a conversation with the American Genius program of TV channel NatGeo, Wozniak expressed his views on the biggest difference between the two faces representing two leading technology companies in the world:
" Steve Jobs has a vision towards the future ahead, even bringing a bit of science fiction in the direction of 'Life can become like this', but Bill Gates is able to realize and create "Make things necessary for the present moment, for example to build a company, to make a profit in the near future. I think that's the biggest difference between them ."
In the context of this program, Wozniak said that while talking about the rise of the personal computer, Steve Jobs is often more praised but Bill Gates is the one who really has the vision of commercialization:
" You really need to have the same vision as Steve Jobs, but in the end that vision won't go anywhere if you deliberately jump into building the product before the production process becomes efficient and proportional. return to a good level , "said Steve Wozniak.
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates met in a seminar hosted by All Things D in 2007
You can hardly say that Wozniak's view is incorrect. Steve Jobs has the vision to bring great products that change the digital world ( such as the graphical interface of a Mac or iPad tablet ). However, after achieving a breakthrough, Steve Jobs often makes incorrect and adverse statements to Apple. For example, until the end of life, Apple's founder still thinks that big-sized smartphones and small-sized tablets will all fail. Even the story of Steve Jobs being "kicked" from the company he founded should come from the failure of the Mac:
" At the time of the Macintosh, the computer market expanded 10 times, but Apple was unable to grow with the market, " recalls Steve Wozniak of Apple's hard times. Also during this period, Microsoft made the most of the success of DOS and Windows, making Bill Gates the richest billionaire in the world for many consecutive years and the popular Windows operating system to everyone, accounting for 90% of the market. part.