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Steve Jobs' 2000 Job Offer to Linus Torvalds: Linux vs Apple

The image features a textual narrative at the top explaining that in 2000, Steve Jobs offered Linus Torvalds a job at Apple on the condition he stop developing Linux, which Torvalds declined. Below the text is a photograph of Linus Torvalds holding a laptop, with a circular inset photograph of Steve Jobs in the upper right corner. The source is credited to The Verge at the bottom left. The image combines historical tech trivia with portraits of the two key figures.
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In 2000, Steve Jobs offered Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, a job at Apple under the condition that he stop developing Linux. He declined the job offer and still works on it actively to this very day.

Overview

The image features a textual narrative at the top explaining that in 2000, Steve Jobs offered Linus Torvalds a job at Apple on the condition he stop developing Linux, which Torvalds declined. Below the text is a photograph of Linus Torvalds holding a laptop, with a circular inset photograph of Steve Jobs in the upper right corner. The source is credited to The Verge at the bottom left. The image combines historical tech trivia with portraits of the two key figures.

Origin notes

The meme is a user-created collage, likely made using photo editing software, combining explanatory text with existing photographs of Linus Torvalds and Steve Jobs. The content references a historical event reported by The Verge. It was circulated on 9Gag, as indicated by the source information provided.

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