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>One might think Steve Jobs was an arrogant, perfectionist prick That's because he was, regardless of this story.
by soperj 6y ago
>One might think Steve Jobs was an arrogant, perfectionist prick
That's because he was, regardless of this story.
- anonytrary 6y agoYour comment is unsubstantiated, but okay. It is extremely unpopular on HN to like Steve Jobs for some reason. The way reputation works is that if you're extremely rude to 100 people but are helpful for millions, people will still remember you as an asshole. People only see the mistakes, not the overwhelming successes, and that is an empirical fact, turned proverb at this point...
- Razengan 6y agoAlso see Tall Poppies There’s this thing, or entity, that seemingly everyone is talking about. If I can point out even one contrary thing about it, I win. (or feel like I have)
- huhtenberg 6y agoThere's a whole book that substantiates this. Commissioned by Jobs himself no less.
- refurb 6y agoIf you’re a dick, it doesn’t matter how successful you are, you’re still a dick.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoIt's perfectly acceptable to both like a company's products and dislike the person at the helm.
- Razengan 6y agoProbably because he was, first and foremost, a user. And users are fucking sick of the shit most companies and devs have been pulling since forever and we would treat them the same were we in a position of power.
- numpad0 6y agoAnd the fact that he was like that + attention deficit made Apple products the fastest and smoothest. Look how laggy flagship Android phones still are, compared to even obsolete iPhone... Fireworks exploding next to you is a tragedy but from miles away it's only beautiful.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoThe two statements can live in unison you know; you can be a prick AND be at the helm of a company that makes products. But be aware that you don't have to be a prick to make great products; that's cargo cult thinking. And just because his company makes/made great products does not excuse his behaviour. The two are separate statements.
- Ambroos 6y agoYou haven't used the right flagship Android phones the last few years. Android on a recent Sony flagship feels smoother than iOS on an iPhone X to me.
- baxtr 6y ago> The mythology of him mostly comes from individuals that didn't survive around him. The people who got close knew the rules, knew how to work with him, knew his core desires and what he was trying to achieve. They never really had problems with it. From the article