5 ms·

It makes me think less of him, the guy screwed his best friend. In the same way there's a story about Gates refusing to pay the secretaries overtime when Micro

by techdmn 15y ago

It makes me think less of him, the guy screwed his best friend. In the same way there's a story about Gates refusing to pay the secretaries overtime when Microsoft was getting started.[1] Somehow that bothers me more than all the anti-trust stuff later. (Possibly due to similar personal experience.) [1] http://books.google.com/books?id=XdYOGBhp0SAC&lpg=PA163&ots=fBjZLstnE5&dq=Bill%20Gates%20overtime%20secretaries&pg=PA162#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=XdYOGBhp0SAC&lpg=PA163&...

technoslut 15y ago
>It makes me think less of him, the guy screwed his best friend. None of these people are saints. At the time Jobs was essentially a kid. If you dig deep on any person you will find things that will disappoint you. We are human and destined to be flawed. One, or even a few moments, do not sum up a man's life. You must take it in its entirety. Even then, you have to also understand that every decision or path we take will define us, one way or the other. Ask yourself, is there an Apple without Jobs or Woz? If no, then they were mutually beneficial to each other. In the end both Woz and Jobs have come out with a more significant life than if they had never met.
- 0x12 15y ago
  Nobody has to be a saint, but there is something very uncomfortable about putting one over on a friend like that.
  - mechanical_fish 15y ago
    There are lots of stories about Woz and Jobs that make me uncomfortable. But that's not surprising: They were big fans of practical jokes, and I was never much of a fan myself. Woz seems to be able to think of this story in the spirit of a practical joke.
  - technoslut 15y ago
    It is, as you put it, uncomfortable. This goes to other things that Jobs has done as well in his youth. If I was to put the magnifying lens under your life, or anyone else's, I can assure you I would find things you don't want to be seen. No one is perfect. The best we can do is make the world a better place than it was before. I believe that both Jobs and Woz did that. If you don't like what he has done then be a better person. Learn from his mistakes, as well as the triumphs, and pay it forward. Jobs is a hero to many but he is not worthy of worship.

by techdmn 15y ago

technoslut 15y ago

>It makes me think less of him, the guy screwed his best friend. None of these people are saints. At the time Jobs was essentially a kid. If you dig deep on any person you will find things that will disappoint you. We are human and destined to be flawed. One, or even a few moments, do not sum up a man's life. You must take it in its entirety. Even then, you have to also understand that every decision or path we take will define us, one way or the other. Ask yourself, is there an Apple without Jobs or Woz? If no, then they were mutually beneficial to each other. In the end both Woz and Jobs have come out with a more significant life than if they had never met.

0x12 15y ago
Nobody has to be a saint, but there is something very uncomfortable about putting one over on a friend like that.
- mechanical_fish 15y ago
  There are lots of stories about Woz and Jobs that make me uncomfortable. But that's not surprising: They were big fans of practical jokes, and I was never much of a fan myself. Woz seems to be able to think of this story in the spirit of a practical joke.
- technoslut 15y ago
  It is, as you put it, uncomfortable. This goes to other things that Jobs has done as well in his youth. If I was to put the magnifying lens under your life, or anyone else's, I can assure you I would find things you don't want to be seen. No one is perfect. The best we can do is make the world a better place than it was before. I believe that both Jobs and Woz did that. If you don't like what he has done then be a better person. Learn from his mistakes, as well as the triumphs, and pay it forward. Jobs is a hero to many but he is not worthy of worship.