Sunday, October 21, 2007

Pirates of Silicon Valley (Apple vs. Microsoft)

Pirates of Silicon Valley, released in 1999, was a docudrama about how personal computers, as we know them today, were founded. This film depicts the inception of personal computers and the rivalry between Apple Computers and Microsoft Corporation. The film takes place in the early 70's on the campuses of Berkley (Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak), and Harvard (Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer). The movie shows some of the experiences that they endured during college as well as the struggles of coming to the forefront of the household computing industry. Personally I really like how they touched on Wozniak's passion for technical jokes and their encounter with John "Captain Crunch" Draper, famous for his contribution to phone phreaking in the 70's.

Watch Pirates of Silicon Valley (Full Length Movie)

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