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The Edison of our generation. Sad to see Jobs go and hopefully his health has not gotten worse. The greatest turnaround of a company ever – Steve will leave a l

The Edison of our generation. Sad to see Jobs go and hopefully his health has not gotten worse. The greatest turnaround of a company ever – Steve will leave a long legacy.

typicalrunt 15y ago
Edison? Please...that's a bit much. Edison personally created the majority of his inventions. Jobs has an entire company/team behind him. And Jonathan Ives is a big help when it comes to the sleek design of Apple products.
- marquis 15y ago
  Perhaps not Edison - I expect he'll be known soon for his own way of doing things. If you've ever run a technology (or any, I suppose) company it's extremely hard to ship useful AND beautiful AND working products and beyond that offer incredible support. I admire Jobs for his vision and his passion at making it happen and he's been an inspiration to me.
- teyc 15y ago
  I don't believe he did. Edison ran a sizeable R&D lab. Look up Menlo Park.
- buff-a 15y ago
  Edison personally created the majority of his inventions. Citation needed. From what I know of Edison he was skilled at teamwork, business and PR. Which would make him more like Jobs.
  - Knack 15y ago
    Citiation needed
- artursapek 15y ago
  Edison actually took credit for many inventions created by people who worked for him.
- deleted 15y ago
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alrs 15y ago
Steve Wozniak, John Carmack, Linus Torvalds: yes. Steve Jobs: no. Maybe the Ray Kroc of his generation?
- enneff 15y ago
  None of those three are anything like Edison, who was an inventor and shrewd businessman. Jobs is way closer to the mark in my opinion.
- technoslut 15y ago
  I think he is far greater than a Ray Kroc. Jobs' vision has really shaped modern technology for the consumer more than anyone else. One could easily argue that the vision is far more than anything else. As is said, imagination is more important than knowledge.
rhygar 15y ago
Here comes the inventor hipsters.

The Edison of our generation. Sad to see Jobs go and hopefully his health has not gotten worse. The greatest turnaround of a company ever – Steve will leave a long legacy.

typicalrunt 15y ago

Edison? Please...that's a bit much. Edison personally created the majority of his inventions. Jobs has an entire company/team behind him. And Jonathan Ives is a big help when it comes to the sleek design of Apple products.

marquis 15y ago
Perhaps not Edison - I expect he'll be known soon for his own way of doing things. If you've ever run a technology (or any, I suppose) company it's extremely hard to ship useful AND beautiful AND working products and beyond that offer incredible support. I admire Jobs for his vision and his passion at making it happen and he's been an inspiration to me.
teyc 15y ago
I don't believe he did. Edison ran a sizeable R&D lab. Look up Menlo Park.
buff-a 15y ago
Edison personally created the majority of his inventions. Citation needed. From what I know of Edison he was skilled at teamwork, business and PR. Which would make him more like Jobs.
- Knack 15y ago
  Citiation needed
artursapek 15y ago
Edison actually took credit for many inventions created by people who worked for him.
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alrs 15y ago

Steve Wozniak, John Carmack, Linus Torvalds: yes. Steve Jobs: no. Maybe the Ray Kroc of his generation?

enneff 15y ago
None of those three are anything like Edison, who was an inventor and shrewd businessman. Jobs is way closer to the mark in my opinion.
technoslut 15y ago
I think he is far greater than a Ray Kroc. Jobs' vision has really shaped modern technology for the consumer more than anyone else. One could easily argue that the vision is far more than anything else. As is said, imagination is more important than knowledge.

rhygar 15y ago

Here comes the inventor hipsters.