Microsoft Zune aims to bite into Apple iPod
17th Nov 2006, 06:33 GMT
Ground Floor: A few weeks ago I mentioned that Steve Jobs of Apple Computer was one of my role models, as much for the way he dealt with failure as he did with success. Obviously, if I'd been looking for a purely successful role model, in the IT industry at least, I would have chosen Bill Gates, who captured the entire PC market and ensured that Microsoft Windows became the world's dominant computer operating system.
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