The tech world is full of epic rivalries, but few are as intense as the one between Larry Page and Elon Musk. The co-founder of Google, one of the richest men on the planet, He went from wanting to give all his money to Musk to not talking to him anymore. What happened between the two of them? Larry Page also had run-ins with Steve Jobs, although curiously he tried to hire him when they were both young. It seems Larry was either overconfident or not very lucky with his friendships.
From total trust to absolute rupture
In 2014, Larry Page did something that surprised all of Silicon Valley: he publicly declared that He preferred to give his entire fortune to Elon Musk rather than to any charitable cause traditional. The reason was simple: he firmly believed in Elon's vision for the colonization of Mars. Larry Page saw Musk as someone who could blend business with philanthropy in a unique way.
Everything changed when Musk began strengthening his ties with OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT. For Larry, this wasn't just a business decision. This posed a direct threat to Google's progress in artificial intelligence. The situation worsened when the Elon Musk tried to block Google's acquisition of DeepMinda gesture that Larry interpreted as a stab in the back.
Today, in 2024, Elon Musk would not hesitate to talk to Larry again. After all, they have “a common enemy”. But Larry Page maintains absolute silence. The founder of Google is known for his discretion and does not want to position himself as he did years ago by supporting Elon Musk.
A pattern that repeats itself: from Steve Jobs to Elon Musk
This isn't the first time Page has been involved in complicated business dealings. In the early days of Google, with Sergey Brin, He even considered Steve Jobs as a possible CEO of the company.. Jobs was one of his personal “heroes”. However, everything changed when Google entered the mobile market with Android.
Steve Jobs said he would start 'thermonuclear war' against Android. Years later, in 2013, Page would ironically respond in an interview: “How is this thermonuclear war going? ”, boasting of the success of Android on iOS. The tension reached such a point that Eric Schmidt, then CEO of Google, had to resign from Apple's board of directors in 2009 due to a conflict of interest.
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