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The Man Behind Apple And Pixar
Ant writes "Steve Jobs is the chief executive of two of the most powerful technology brands in the world: Apple and Pixar. But what motivates him? And how does he choose a new washing machine? An article in the Independent explores this much loved and much hated man." From the article: "Alan Deutschmann, a journalist who researched Jobs's middle years for a biography called The Second Coming of Steve Jobs, believes he displays two personalities in his dealings with people: Good Steve and Bad Steve. The Good side is charming, and can make people believe almost anything; that's the side on public view at the rock-star product launches. He's been said to have a 'reality distortion field' - by a mixture of charm and exaggeration, he can make you believe pretty much anything."
Dressing up as Steve Jobs is not only the easiest to make Halloween costume ever(Black turtleneck and jeans), you can also wear the costume to work at a lot of places!
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A Ballmer costume is not that hard either http://www.bryanshulkpage.com/Images/s20007.jpg(SF W)
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Since when did Ballmer get that sexy :-P
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He's been said to have a 'reality distortion field' - by a mixture of charm and exaggeration, he can make you believe pretty much anything.
I hear that it is even said, that he has managed, with the use of this "reality distortion field", to make many people believe that Apple systems have had far fewer virus, security and stability problems!
A little known secret, is that Apple sells this so called "reality distortion field" here.
War crimes, torture, lies, illegal spying... Would someone give Bush a blowjob, already, so he can be impeached?
I always wondered - was Steve Jobs really just in the right place at the right time?
All this talk of a 'reality distortion field', together with his remarkable good fortune at key moments, has made me think that Steve Jobs is in some ways like a real-life version of Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Of course, Jobs is definitely not as cool, but then, who is?
Money.
"He's been said to have a 'reality distortion field' - by a mixture of charm and exaggeration, he can make you believe pretty much anything."
Granny smith Apples are NOT better than golden delicious.
Dressing up as Steve Jobs is not only the easiest to make Halloween costume ever(Black turtleneck and jeans)
Yeah, it's pretty much a solved problem.
Dahlmann tightly grips the knife, which he may have no idea how to use, and steps out into the plain.
He has rejected every washing machine because their names didn't sound right.
Oh, and you didn't see that scratch on your ipod. These are not the scratches you are looking for.
Just when I was going to copy this and use it as a sig I read it again.
what motivates him? And how does he choose a new washing machine?
Well, I'm glad the important questions were asked. I know when I meet someone new, the second thing I ask is always how they choose a new washing machine.
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And how does he choose a new washing machine?
Makes sure it doesn't get scratched easily?
"We spent about two weeks talking about this. Every night at the dinner table imagine dinner-table conversation about washing machines every night!...Of course, this wasn't really about washing machines; it was about passing along the concern for design to his children and perhaps to (his wife) Laurene."
Can you spell D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
Wanted: Clever sig, top $ paid, all offers considered.
You forget the biggest point... if Apple went away who would Microsoft (and some Linux desktops in that they slavishly follow the M$ user interface) copy and get ideas from? Don't say they would hire the Apple engineers, M$ obviously doesn't provide the right environment for innovation and would stifle anyone they hire.
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You're missing the point: its not how he buys a washing machine thats interesting, its the mere fact that he's a nerd and actually wants a washing machine, and even knows what they're for.
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If apple went away who would do R&D for Microsoft?
evil is as evil does
He gets the machine with only one button.
Hey, The Road Ahead is a great book. I use it to keep my window propped up on those warm summer nights.
Sometimes when I'm working on projects things disappear, I suspect gremlins.
There is no reason to buy Apple products if you don't mind waiting 3
to 12 months for Dell and IBM to implement a poorly integrated
version of Apple's hardware innovations,
if you don't mind waiting 1 to 10 years for MS to generate a useable kludge of
Apple's software innovations, and if you don't mind loading MS service packs
that completely shut down your computer. The analogy using Lexus and Toyota
isn't appropriate because Lexus and Toyota both make high quality products.
Microsoft recently reorganized its software development effort
and it wasn't because they were proud of what they were generating.
Considering the quality of the products, the sizes of their
respective companies, their marketing budgets, and the free advertising by
the hordes of sychophants who cluelessly attribute innovation to Microsoft
I say that the crown for marketing effectiveness legitimately
belongs to Dell and Microsoft.