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People work at Apple to change the world. Seriously. Steve Jobs is a genius at imbuing the concept of revolution into computing.
by alaskamiller 19y ago
People work at Apple to change the world. Seriously.
Steve Jobs is a genius at imbuing the concept of revolution into computing.
- ardit33 19y ago"People work at Apple to change the world. Seriously." -- or just making Steve Jobs even richer. Unless you get paid really really well, I don't see any real upside for hackers to work at Apple. You are just a cog in their machine (or cult, as fake seteve jobs said). You can change the world, and try to get fair amount of money out of it by doing something on your own, or working in smaller companies.
- alaskamiller 19y agoYour personality clash makes you sound like you should work here.
- utx00 19y agoi guess ... but that sounds silly to me. i guess i shouldn't lurk here anymore.
- pchristensen 19y agoFeel free to continue lurking. I can enjoy Steve Jobs' plenty as a customer without having to work for him.
- wanorris 19y agoI think the point is that Steve Jobs does a good job of making Apple seem like Santa's Workshop or something, which leads to a lot of people who drink the Kool-Aid wanting to come on board. You're certainly allowed to think that Apple is simply a company that stuffs commodity hardware into particularly shiny boxes. Even if that's what you think, it's still an interesting case study in how to attract talent without paying a premium.
- sfk 19y agoApple is repackaging standard Intel hardware and a modified FreeBSD. The result is sold as a boutique product. I fail to see either the genius or the revolution.