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I think he did quite a bit out of the ordinary, according to reports like this (1): > "Through a legal, little-known practice called multiple listing, Jobs dou

I think he did quite a bit out of the ordinary, according to reports like this (1): > "Through a legal, little-known practice called multiple listing, Jobs doubled his odds by getting on waiting lists in California and Tennessee. Competition was too stiff back home in California, and Jobs, his wealth and fame notwithstanding, may have died waiting. But in mere weeks he jumped to the top of the list in Memphis, ahead of dozens of others." I would have a much higher opinion of Steve Jobs if he'd have kept Apple manufacturing in the USA instead of helping gut the Bay Area's electronics manufacturing industry by outsourcing to Foxconn and others. He was basically another clever CEO with a rather ruthless streak, hardly the Heroic Idea Man he's portrayed as. 1. https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/southern-transplants-how-steve-jobs-got-the-liver-he-needed-in-memphis-ep-313463748-341555781.html/ https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/southern-transplants-how...

philwelch 5y ago
> I would have a much higher opinion of Steve Jobs if he'd have kept Apple manufacturing in the USA instead of helping gut the Bay Area's electronics manufacturing industry by outsourcing to Foxconn and others. He did. Apple's manufacturing wasn't outsourced until well after Jobs left the company in 1985: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/business/apple-california-manufacturing-history.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/business/apple-california... Meanwhile at NeXT, Steve Jobs built a massive automated factory in Fremont: https://www.cultofmac.com/617676/a-brief-history-of-steve-jobs-automated-factory-at-next-cook-book-leftovers/ https://www.cultofmac.com/617676/a-brief-history-of-steve-jo... None of these efforts worked out, which is probably one reason he didn't reverse Apple's trend of outsourcing after he returned in 1997. Tim Cook took charge of Apple's operations in 1998.
paxys 5y ago
Tim Cook is the one responsible for their overseas manufacturing. Him successfully pulling it off is the reason he became CEO.

philwelch 5y ago

> I would have a much higher opinion of Steve Jobs if he'd have kept Apple manufacturing in the USA instead of helping gut the Bay Area's electronics manufacturing industry by outsourcing to Foxconn and others. He did. Apple's manufacturing wasn't outsourced until well after Jobs left the company in 1985: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/business/apple-california-manufacturing-history.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/business/apple-california... Meanwhile at NeXT, Steve Jobs built a massive automated factory in Fremont: https://www.cultofmac.com/617676/a-brief-history-of-steve-jobs-automated-factory-at-next-cook-book-leftovers/ https://www.cultofmac.com/617676/a-brief-history-of-steve-jo... None of these efforts worked out, which is probably one reason he didn't reverse Apple's trend of outsourcing after he returned in 1997. Tim Cook took charge of Apple's operations in 1998.

paxys 5y ago

Tim Cook is the one responsible for their overseas manufacturing. Him successfully pulling it off is the reason he became CEO.