How Steve Jobs' Legacy Has Changed 420
On the anniversary of Steve Jobs' death, a reader sends in a story from CNN about how the Apple co-founder's legacy has changed since then.
"... in the 12 months since, as high-profile books have probed Jobs' life and career, that reputation has evolved somewhat. Nobody has questioned Jobs' seismic impact on computing and our communication culture. But as writers have documented Jobs' often callous, controlling personality, a fuller portrait of the mercurial Apple CEO has emerged. 'Everyone knows that Steve had his "rough" side. That's partially because he really did have a rough side and partially because the rough Steve was a better news story than the human Steve,' said Ken Segall, author of Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success.' ... In Steve Jobs, Isaacson crafted a compelling narrative of how Jobs' co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak, got pushed out of the struggling company a decade later and then returned in the late 1990s to begin one of the most triumphant second acts in the annals of American business. But he also spent many pages chronicling the arrogant, cruel behavior of a complicated figure who could inspire people one minute and demean them the next. According to the book, Jobs would often berate employees whose work he didn't like. He was notoriously difficult to please and viewed people and products in black and white terms. They were either brilliant or 'sh-t.' 'Among Apple employees, I'd say his reputation hasn't changed one bit. If anything, it's probably grown because they've realized how central his contributions were,' Lashinsky said. 'History tends to forgive people's foibles and recognize their accomplishments. When Jobs died, he was compared to Edison and Henry Ford and to Disney. I don't know what his place will be in history 30, 40, 50 years from now. And one year is certainly not enough time (to judge).'"
Apple has posted a tribute video on their homepage today.
Did they patent the casket design? (Score:3, Funny)
Just curious how much apple is getting on royalties for caskets with rounded corners.
Re:A year already? (Score:2, Funny)
No, we don't glorify you asshole. Next.
Jobs himself could not be reached for comment (Score:5, Funny)
Since we couldn't find the road to Hell with our iPhone 5.
Re:A year already? (Score:3, Funny)
in our society we glorify sociopathic assholes who only care about making money and enforcing their narcissistic vision.
Why not start Whiny Bitches with Chips on Their Shoulders Day? It'd certainly strike a blow for your incredibly marginalised segment of society.
Re:Last sentence (Score:5, Funny)
And flame wars!
Re:well sometimes customers are dumb (Score:3, Funny)
I know you're a bit angry and all, but I wanted to clarify something. What is a pretend monopoly, and how would one go about abusing a non-existent pretend monopoly.
Also, if you were to describe how long its been since you had sex with a human, would we be talking days, weeks, months, years or n/a?
Re:Last sentence (Score:4, Funny)
Didn't say he did. Strawman much?
Re:Last sentence (Score:5, Funny)
This jobsian cult of personality is something that absolutely eludes me.
And yet, at this very moment, somewhere somebody is building a shrine to Jobs using the traditional building materials. Mashed potatoes and your own eyebrows.
Madness. Translucent computers and phones you can operate by licking them. Madness, I tell you!
Re:Last sentence (Score:4, Funny)
I wonder if Samsung's CEO will give himself pancreatic cancer, and make sure his tombstone has rounded corners /too soon?
Re:A year already? (Score:0, Funny)
So, you're saying the iPhone secret ingredient is MSG? :)
Re:A year already? (Score:3, Funny)
I've said it before but I'll say it again: Steve Jobs was an asshole. But one with taste.
In the future, you may want to be more discrete in admitting you enjoy the taste of assholes.