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If You Think Apple and IBM Were Never Rivals, Steve Jobs Has a Funny Story for You [UPDATED]

Based on an incomplete quotation published by a reporter for Information Week, the earlier version of this post, before it was updated, drew the conclusion that longtime IBM employee Mark Papermaster was unaware of the former rivalry between IBM and Apple, which is seeking to hire Papermaster.

The complete quotation makes it clear that Papermaster was aware of the early IBM-Apple rivalry.

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