The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune …

Walter Isaacson
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The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people at Microsoft don’t really love music or art the way we do. We won because we personally love music. ✨ Walter Isaacson (2011). Steve Jobs, p.407, Simon and Schuster
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The older I get, the more I see how much motivations matter. The Zune was crappy because the people at Microsoft don’t really love music or art the way we do. We won because we personally love music. ✨ Walter Isaacson (2011). Steve Jobs, p.407, Simon and Schuster

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