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Ron Wayne quits Apple - 30 years ago

ron wayneThe company was just a couple of weeks old, but he had to quit. Ron Wayne, one of the original stakeholders in Apple Computer was apparently worried about debt. I sympathize with Ron's decision, having been involved in one too many startups. Unfortunately, Ron could be a billionaire today if he'd stuck it out. But that's life, isn't it? To hear just a bit more on Ron's decision, and to hear a lot more from some of the first Apple employees, listen to TWiT #48. It's Dvorak-free.

[Via Apple Matters]

The company was just a couple of weeks old, but he had to quit. Ron Wayne, one of the original stakeholders in Apple Computer was...
 

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glad

he sells stamps from home now!

April 12 2006 at 6:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AngryMac

Dvorak is what makes TwiT worth listening to.

April 12 2006 at 6:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mat

I don't mind Dvorak on TWiT, but I wish they woudl dump WOZ!!

April 12 2006 at 5:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jerry Halstead

"Unfortunately, Ron could be a billionaire today if he'd stuck it out."

Actually, that is not true. A few weeks ago I visited the alternate dimension where he ended up staying and it was totally devoid of Apple. No Windows either, which stands to reason...who would they have copied from? Nothing very exciting in that alternate dimension, lots of monochrome displays and Ctrl-key driven apps.

The daily IBM company songs were kind of keen...

April 12 2006 at 5:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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