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> Why exactly should Steve Jobs be on a stamp? Iconic figure of the late 20th/early 21st century IT revolution? Led a company that was involved in multiple hu
by swombat 13y ago
> Why exactly should Steve Jobs be on a stamp?
Iconic figure of the late 20th/early 21st century IT revolution?
Led a company that was involved in multiple hugely-successful, era-defining products (the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad) along with many industry leading products (the Macbook Air and iMac to name but two)?
Had a unique management style - I don't mean the unpleasantness, I mean the laser-sharp focus on a few product categories and on pushing smart people to deliver amazing things that even they didn't think they could deliver - a management style which everyone tries to emulate in some ways these days...?
Founded, built up, was kicked out of, came back into and rescued what became for a little while the most valuable company in the world by market cap?
Any of the above is reason enough for a postage stamp, of all things. All of them together seem to make it a no-brainer.
And yes, Bill Gates no doubt deserves a postage stamp too - but I'd argue it's for his relentless delivery of Microsoft's mission: a computer on every desk and in every home. They achieved it and they changed the world with that.
- j2kun 13y agoI've never found any of these reasons very compelling. Esp. that various Apple devices "define an era." I shudder to think that history will look back on the last twenty years and think primarily of iPads and iPods, and even worse that a manager will be considered the genius behind it all. Certainly he's an inspiration for business people, and maybe that's enough for a postage stamp, but I'd pick plenty of other people before Jobs.
- collyw 13y agoFor all the people ranting how great iPhones are at the moment, just look back 6 or 7 years to the "revolutionary scrollwheel!" rants that were going on back then. Seems kind of irrelevant and unimportant these days.