It's essentially a partial retraction of the overall "Jobs was a total asshole" impression the book seems to have generated in many quarters. The point is that

It's essentially a partial retraction of the overall "Jobs was a total asshole" impression the book seems to have generated in many quarters. The point is that his unpleasantness was part of the package, not a character flaw. I think it's a pretty lame article. Nothing new. Really just a tone shift from the presentation of the same points in the book.