rivalry

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Before the iPhone, Apple shook up home computing with the 1984 Macintosh, whose icon-based interface and mouse made computing accessible beyond specialists -- and sparked a legendary rivalry between Jobs and Microsoft's Bill Gates.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

She was also a reporter covering the U.S.-China tech rivalry, supply chain and Chinese industry policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Adds Weitz, “Jacob falls in love with both of the sisters for different reasons and at different times so it becomes a story about sister rivalry for the love of the same man.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The friendly British rivalry with Norrie could help to nudge him back towards the top 10.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Everyone is thinking about two days off from school, grandparents coming for dinner, the Syosset-Farmingdale football rivalry, and all that.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt