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Woz On Apple's Success

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they've-been-doing-well-lately dept.

Frankenbuffer writes "The Globe and Mail today has a short interview with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple. Steve muses on spinning off iPod as a separate division. He also questions the move to Intel." From the article: "Microsoft wants to get out of the whole image of the big, black Darth Vader evil guy ... Innovation is probably going on within the company, because any time you put smart engineers in places eventually they wind up talking and innovating no matter how much you try to hold them back. I hope Microsoft improves and becomes more like Apple."

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  1. Re:MOD THIS COMMENT DOWN!!! by Aqws · · Score: 3, Funny

    MOD PARENT UP!

  2. Nawww... by JoeLinux · · Score: 4, Funny

    If there is one thing I've learned as an engineer, it's that no matter how innovative your engineers, if your management is nothing but bottom-line looking buzzword spewers, you are going to be twisting in the wind.

    I swear, the next time a manager tells me that I need to leverage my win-win situation to think outside the box synergisticly, I'm going to mail the CEO the christmas party pictures I took...it graphically proves that our admin used to be a gymnast...

    Boldly going where I surely don't belong...

    1. Re:Nawww... by general_re · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sounds like someone hasn't leveraged the empowerment of their paradigm shift....

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    2. Re:Nawww... by Jim+Hall · · Score: 2, Funny

      I swear, the next time a manager tells me that I need to leverage my win-win situation to think outside the box synergisticly, I'm going to mail the CEO the christmas party pictures I took...it graphically proves that our admin used to be a gymnast...

      I think you need to send the photos to me. You know, for safekeeping ... in case something ever happens to you.... :-)

    3. Re:Nawww... by saboola · · Score: 2, Funny

      When you are done ranting on your little website here I need to have a talk with you about how you are submitting your TPS reports. We're putting new cover sheets on all of our TPS reports now before they go out.

  3. Re:Do we really want clones? by smaerd · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obi Wan: I have something of yours. [Opens old chest and brings out a white box-like thing]
    Luke: An iPOD?!
    Obi Wan: Yes, it used to be your father's before he turned evil and worked for Microsoft.
    Luke: You knew my father?
    Obi Wan: Yes, I fought with your father in the Clone Wars....

  4. Re:Woz is a good man by jcr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Steve Jobs is evil.

    Aww.... What did he do, steal your girlfriend?

    -jcr

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    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
  5. You missed a few by ianscot · · Score: 2, Funny

    You aren't to critical mass yet:

    the next time a manager tells me that I need to leverage my win-win situation and core competencies to think outside the box to create a robust solution synergisticly going forward on an as-needed basis,

    In my work group, we spend staff meetings keeping track of the jargon used by management. It's interesting to track over time.

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    "Fundamentalism" isn't about divine morality. It's about human authority.
  6. Brilliant!! by Roofus · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the article:
    Mr. Jobs returned to the company as chief executive officer in 1997 and has since led the company to new heights, but Mr. Wozniak has stayed away. His dealings with Apple are minor, he said, although he's still on the payroll "just out of loyalty."

    That's awesome. I'm going to go tell my boss right now that I'm leaving, but I wish to remain on the payroll "just out of loyalty"!

  7. Re:Woz is a good man by soft_guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Steve Jobs is evil.

    Aww.... What did he do, steal your girlfriend?

    Yes, he did. Also, my name is Bob Dylan.

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  8. I'd like to see MS more like Apple too... by GrahamCox · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and have a much, much smaller share of the market than they do now.