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I've been reading/watching a lot about Apple history lately. The two or three threads by Chris MacAskill on Cake that have been linked here recently, some audio
by TimSchumann 7y ago
I've been reading/watching a lot about Apple history lately. The two or three threads by Chris MacAskill on Cake that have been linked here recently, some audiobooks, podcasts and the documentary 'General Magic'.
It's interesting how much of these personal accounts directly contradict each other. I don't think much, if any, of the contradictions are in bad faith... just an interesting window into the collective human ability to tell stories to suit our perceptions after the fact.
- warpdrive 7y agoMay be Steve Jobs is the guy took inputs from multiple people and made the final call and developed products which made everyone who gave inputs think that the product is because of their idea.
- handedness 7y agoBy all accounts that's what happened. And the best part is, Steve also thought everyone else's good ideas were his own. A system that worked very well in that situation, but one that would be very difficult to replicate.