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Steve Jobs was an amazing person, but who cares that he let someone show somebody an iPad? Basically, this story boils down to: "Billionaire CEO lets employee
by justin_vanw 14y ago
Steve Jobs was an amazing person, but who cares that he let someone show somebody an iPad?
Basically, this story boils down to: "Billionaire CEO lets employee talk about work with a friend." Not really some super amazing thing, unless you are just honored and in awe that Steve Jobs momentarily knew who you were.
- josephagoss 14y agoStory is about the simple straight to the point reply.
- khet 14y agoPerhaps the OP thought the iPad was a piece of the future and showing it to his friend is way of living a little more? I was touched by what the OP did more than what Steve did. What Steve did was alright, any decent person would have done the same.
- adventured 14y agoWhat did his billionaire status have to do with anything? I know why you said it of course, that kind of wealth has a stigma these days. And what could be more obnoxious than a billionaire CEO! There's no evidence Jobs coveted being a billionaire, he didn't make an effort to show off his extreme wealth, and he didn't go out of his way to brag about it.
- anonymfus 14y agoBecause it affected his mentality. For example, he bought new Mercedes SL55 AMG every 6 months so he could avoid putting license plates on it.
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- alphakappa 14y agoLeasing a new car every 6 months is a world apart from buying a new car every 6 months.
- justin_vanw 14y agoWhy is mentioning someone's wealth a trigger for you? So we can't call someone a billionaire once they have a billion dollars, but instead we have to wait until they covet billionaire status and make an effort to show off extreme wealth? I really don't see what your point is, beyond "Hey! Unfair to billionaire to state their approximate wealth level!"
- gambiting 14y agoI don't think you have ever signed an NDA. I have, and the repercussions for breaking it are quite severe.