globeandmail.com : What the other Steve is saying about Apple’s striking resurgence

From Thursday’s Globe and Mail

Auckland — After being all but written off by the tech industry in the mid ‘90s, Apple Computer Inc. has made a startling resurgence. But that doesn’t mean its latest strategies.sit well with Woz.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak — also known as “The Wizard of Woz,” or even “the other Steve” — made his fortune as the inventor of the Apple II computer more than 25 years ago. Being super rich often results in the acquisition of some strange hobbies, and Mr. Wozniak was in New Zealand recently for a four-on-four polo tournament played on two-wheeled, self-balancing Segway gyroscopic scooters.

In an interview after the match, which ended in a draw, the normally media-shy Mr. Wozniak reviewed his team’s performance. “We’re analyzing it every which way we can and we’re absolutely convinced we had the slight win, but we were up against equal competition. They’re tough, we learned a lot and we’re going to go back and work on strategies.” (...)

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