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Why do we say Apple came up with this and Apple came up with that? Steve Jobs came up with those things. The man left Apple, Apple tanked, requiring a bailout f
by ijidak 10y ago
Why do we say Apple came up with this and Apple came up with that? Steve Jobs came up with those things. The man left Apple, Apple tanked, requiring a bailout from Microsoft. Jobs comes back, very much Return of the King-esque, and Apple rises again. Meanwhile in his exile he helps start a little studio called Pixar. This is very much a "Built to Last" situation. Great book. Companies with Cult leader CEO's lose direction when that CEO leaves or dies. Cook is Apple's Ballmer. A great business man, not a great innovator. At some point, my guess is like Ballmer, Apple will fall far enough behind that someone else will get the job. Hopefully, Apple finds someone like Satya. But none of this has been surprising. You can't lose someone like Jobs and expect the progress to continue. The guy understood how to translate technology to the every day man woman and child like nobody else. These are the Ballmer years at Apple. Hopefully, they go by faster than they did at Microsoft.
- toyg 10y agoPixar had started well before Jobs entered the picture. His role in Pixar was of a mercurial money-man who constantly threatened to shut down the whole operation, and almost killed the studio on the verge of their big break because he couldn't stand the thought of giving out shares to all workers they had been promised to. Not much of a help, more like a hindrance who was tolerated because of the money he brought to the table. He certainly did great at Apple but Pixar succeeded despite him rather than thanks to him.
- slededit 10y agoThey had been trying to find buyers for almost 2 years. It was going to be Jobs or nothing. Give the man credit for being the only one to see at least part of the vision.