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A journalist among journalists. He was probably Steve Job's most respected tech journalist. That's saying a lot. When the early iPhones launched, only a handfu
by jkw 9y ago
A journalist among journalists.
He was probably Steve Job's most respected tech journalist. That's saying a lot. When the early iPhones launched, only a handful of journalists had a review device; Mossberg was one of them.
As opinionated as Jobs was, Mossberg was one of the few people where he would not criticize nor argue when Mossberg had feedback for Apple products.
- icpmacdo 9y agoMossberg and Jobs were pretty close friends in Job's later years it seems.
- PhantomGremlin 9y agoHere's Walt Mossberg (nee Mosspuppet) interviewing Steve Jobs. Definitely NSFW. Tempus fugit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr4pPAn-m5g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr4pPAn-m5g
- cooper12 9y agoBy the way, the male equivalent of "née" that you're looking for is "né".
- PhantomGremlin 9y agoI didn't know there was a female/male distinction. In my defense, Wiktionary says: In the original French, the masculine form né should be used when the subject is masculine. In English, this distinction is not always followed. But even ignoring gender I still kind of screwed it up. I was really going more for "a.k.a.". And I'm quite sad that so many downvoted the Mosspuppet. I really loved that character. He really added some fun to the otherwise somewhat stuffy Walt Mossberg.
- basseq 9y agoAnd I'm quite sad that so many downvoted the Mosspuppet. I bet most people thought you were coining a derogative term for Mossberg with the implication he was a puppet (mouthpiece) of Jobs/Apple. Not a literal puppet character. (I know I did.)