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Virgin’s Richard Branson lavishes praise on Steve Jobs, Apple and iPad

Christian Zibreg | Discussion (3) 0
March 11, 2011 at 7:30 am

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British media magnate and entrepreneur Richard Branson heaped praise on Steve Jobs and his consumer electronics powerhouse Apple, which he says is his favorite brand. Contemplating about a theoretical merger between Virgin and Apple, he said it would be a great fit. As if that weren’t crazy enough, in a stroke of inspiration the UK billionaire calls Apple a “brilliant global company” that he admires the most. We have a video clip to prove it all right after the break.


Here’s what the chief of the Virgin group with an estimated worth of nearly £3 billion (about 5.1 billion) said in an interview with T3 magazine:

I think Steve Jobs, I hope he gets through his current illness, would be the entrepreneur I most admire. He’s the greatest comeback artist as well, he’s been down and out and fought his way back, and created a brilliant global company. Everything he does is real class. If he wanted to rename his company Virgin Apple, we sure would be happy to merge! A great brand, a great company.

http://www.9to5mac.com/55521/virgins-richard-branson-lavishes-praise-on-steve-jobs-apple-and-ipad/

Take your pick: Seth Weintraub or Richard Branson.