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Pretty sure Steve Jobs was a dick and had a ton of people mourn him. Also see Lenin and every other famous powerful leader who went out on good terms. Unless h

• Karunamon 12y ago
  Jobs was a massive dick by any objective measure, but the eulogizing of him does prove that the tech his company championed touched a lot of people in positive ways. As an Apple fan and as a tech geek, I count myself among that number. It's actually an interesting dichotomy. On the smaller scale, his effect on the world (employees, friends) was negative (screwing over Wozniak, his infamous behavior on campus), but on the larger one, positive (tight environmental standards on products, making computers easier to use, pushing the state of the art for design forward). I doubt Apple as we know it would exist today had Jobs not been at the helm.
  • lqdc13 12y ago
    I agree, but I think the author of the article was talking about the 'smaller world'.
  • bghhgycff 12y ago
    Regarding dick size, it may be educational to note the differences between Steve Jobs and Jack Tramiel.