Apple Co-Founder
Steve Jobs
Documented beefs: 2 · Active 0 · Cooling off 0 · Dormant 0 · Resolved 0
At a glance
- Documented beefs
- 2
- Active
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Average Beef Score
- 84
- Highest Beef Score
- 92
- Longest beef
- 47 yr
Longest: vs Bill Gates. Most recent: vs Michael Dell (Historical).
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| Connection | Category | Status | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates | Business | Historical | 92 |
| Steve Jobs vs Michael Dell | Business | Historical | 75 |
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Documented Beefs
- BusinessHistorical1979 – ongoing
vs Bill Gates
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates engaged in a decades-long rivalry and partnership over personal computing design, software licensing, and market d…
92Beef Score - BusinessHistoricalOctober 6, 1997 – ongoing
vs Michael Dell
In October 1997, Dell founder Michael Dell suggested that struggling Apple should shut down and return its cash to shareholders.
75Beef Score
Beef History
Every published event across Steve Jobs's beefs, in one chronology.
February 3, 2025 · Public statement
Bill Gates Reflects on Relationship with Steve Jobs
→ vs Bill GatesOctober 5, 2021 · Public statement
Michael Dell reflects on Steve Jobs' legacy and past rivalry
→ vs Michael DellOctober 30, 2011 · Public statement
Gates Responds to Posthumous Biography Criticisms
→ vs Bill GatesJanuary 13, 2006 · Public statement
Apple's market value surpasses Dell; Steve Jobs emails employees
→ vs Michael DellOctober 16, 2003 · Verified event
Steve Jobs uses Dell PC as a prop during Apple presentation
→ vs Michael DellOctober 6, 1997 · Public statement
Michael Dell suggests Apple should shut down and return cash to shareholders
→ vs Michael DellAugust 1997 · Verified event
Microsoft Invests $150 Million in Apple
→ vs Bill Gates1997 · Public statement
Steve Jobs publicly and privately blasts Michael Dell
→ vs Michael Dell1996 · Public statement
Jobs Criticizes Microsoft Products in Documentary
→ vs Bill Gates1988 · Legal filing
Apple Sues Microsoft Over Graphical User Interface
→ vs Bill Gates1985 · Allegation
Jobs Accuses Gates of Copying the Macintosh
→ vs Bill GatesDecember 1979 · Verified event
Steve Jobs Attends Xerox PARC Demonstration
→ vs Bill Gates