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In 2000, Steve Jobs made a bold and unexpected move: he attempted to recruit Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, to work at Apple. Jobs admired Torvalds’ technical brilliance and believed his talent could be transformative. However, the offer came with a major condition, Torvalds would have to stop developing Linux, the open source operating system that had already begun reshaping the tech world.
Torvalds ultimately declined, choosing freedom and collaboration over corporate control. His decision allowed Linux to continue growing into the backbone of modern computing, powering servers, smartphones, and much of the internet itself. The moment is now remembered as a pivotal crossroads in tech history, one that highlights the philosophical divide between closed ecosystems and open source innovation.
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