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Eh, there's no way to know for sure but I would bet that there are a lot more people who could have been swapped out for Jobs with similar success than the reve
by rurp 1y ago
Eh, there's no way to know for sure but I would bet that there are a lot more people who could have been swapped out for Jobs with similar success than the reverse. It's generally thought to be harder to find a brilliant innovative technical person for a startup than a business one. I also see a lot more passable Jobs imitators around the industry than I do Woz imitators.
- threetonesun 1y agoIf you think there is anyone in tech today who is a passable Jobs imitator I'd suggest going back to watch some of his talks and Apple keynotes. He was not perfect (no one is), but he understood why we as humans use technology better than any one of his stature today.
- microtherion 1y agoEmpirically, every Apple product you're using today was designed without Woz' involvement, and nearly every one of them still shows traces of Jobs' involvement. Conversely, Woz started numerous companies after parting ways with Jobs, and I can't think of a single one that had a lasting impact.
- bigstrat2003 1y agoIt's not really a level playing field to compare Jobs running an established company with a devoted fan base, to Woz starting companies from nothing. One is much easier than the other.
- cma 1y agoWhen Jobs was fired by Apple, he started NeXT (platform where the web was developed) and Pixar. The Apple desktop platform, one of the existing products referenced, still has a lot of heritage from NeXT. I think Jobs was an asshole too but he did start outside companies that did well and still have a major lasting contribution today.