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title: "5 Apple Quotes By Andy Hertzfeld"
description: "5 Apple quotes by Andy Hertzfeld. Plus more from Andy Hertzfeld and more Apple sayings from other authors."
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> [As you know, Microsoft eventually kind of grabbed the gold ring out of Apple's hands, I guess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/as-you-know-microsoft-eventually-kind-of-grabbed-the-gold-ring-out-of/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15b/andy-hertzfeld-24074_apple_as-you-know-microsoft-eventually-kind-of_478445.png)

> [I left Apple in April of 1984, pretty soon after the introduction of the Mac.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/i-left-apple-in-april-of-1984-pretty-soon-after-the-introduction-of/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/andy-hertzfeld-24074_apple_i-left-apple-in-april-of-1984-pretty-soo_957268.png)

> [Apple was our benefactor at starting General Magic, but about a year later decided they would rather BE General Magic and tried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/apple-was-our-benefactor-at-starting-general-magic-but-about-a-year/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/andy-hertzfeld-24074_apple_apple-was-our-benefactor-at-starting-gen_2157662.png)

> [In fact when I first got my Apple II the first thing I did was turn it on and off, on and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/in-fact-when-i-first-got-my-apple-ii-the-first-thing-i-did-was-turn/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/andy-hertzfeld-24074_apple_in-fact-when-i-first-got-my-apple-ii-the_2287192.png)

> [The Apple II was not designed like an ordinary product. It used crazy tricks everywhere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/the-apple-ii-was-not-designed-like-an-ordinary-product-it-used-crazy/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/andy-hertzfeld-24074_apple_the-apple-ii-was-not-designed-like-an-or_2761825.png)

## Other authors on Apple

## More by Andy Hertzfeld

> [Working long hours being single helps because your time is yours. Once you have a family your time isn't all yours anymore. Most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/working-long-hours-being-single-helps-because-your-time-is-yours-once/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [ It's \[programming\] the only job I can think of where I get to be both an engineer and an artist. There's an incredible, rigorous,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/it-s-programming-the-only-job-i-can-think-of-where-i-get-to-be-both/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [I'm the kind of developer who likes to throw lightning rods around. To make a great program there's got to be at least one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/i-m-the-kind-of-developer-who-likes-to-throw-lightning-rods-around-to/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [As you know, Microsoft eventually kind of grabbed the gold ring out of Apple's hands, I guess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/as-you-know-microsoft-eventually-kind-of-grabbed-the-gold-ring-out-of/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [But typically for a project like the Mac, the size we had was pretty good. And it has different stages. The team grows as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/but-typically-for-a-project-like-the-mac-the-size-we-had-was-pretty/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [Part of Steve's job was to drum into us how important what we were doing actually would be to the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/part-of-steve-s-job-was-to-drum-into-us-how-important-what-we-were/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [We were developing an innovative Personal Information Manager called Chandler but a couple years ago I took off from that to do a project…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/we-were-developing-an-innovative-personal-information-manager-called/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [I got bitten by the free software bug in February of 1998 around the time of the Mozilla announcement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/i-got-bitten-by-the-free-software-bug-in-february-of-1998-around-the/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [I left Apple in April of 1984, pretty soon after the introduction of the Mac.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/i-left-apple-in-april-of-1984-pretty-soon-after-the-introduction-of/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [I was a grad student at UC Berkeley when I bought my Apple II and it suddenly because a lot more interesting than school](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/i-was-a-grad-student-at-uc-berkeley-when-i-bought-my-apple-ii-and-it/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [You show me a great program and I'll show you a passionate individual somewhere behind it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/you-show-me-a-great-program-and-i-ll-show-you-a-passionate-individual/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [Scotty heard that I was thinking about quitting Apple because of his actions, so he called me into his office and asked what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/scotty-heard-that-i-was-thinking-about-quitting-apple-because-of-his/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [I developed some unique software to public it on the web that I call the Folklore Project.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/i-developed-some-unique-software-to-public-it-on-the-web-that-i-call/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [The Macintosh having shipped, his next agenda was to turn the rest of Apple into the Mac group. He had perceived the rest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/the-macintosh-having-shipped-his-next-agenda-was-to-turn-the-rest-of/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

> [I left General Magic in 1996 to become an Internet hobbyist - got a T-1 line to my house. At one point I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-hertzfeld/i-left-general-magic-in-1996-to-become-an-internet-hobbyist-got-a-t-1/)

[Andy Hertzfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-hertzfeld/)

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