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Note that one of the authors (Jean-Louis Gassée) was in charge of Macintosh development at Apple in the 1980s, then left to head up Be Inc., the developers of t
by japaget 11y ago
Note that one of the authors (Jean-Louis Gassée) was in charge of Macintosh development at Apple in the 1980s, then left to head up Be Inc., the developers of the BeOS operating system.
- npalli 11y agoAlso note what Steve Jobs thought of Gassée “Jean-Louis Gassée is evil,” [Steve Jobs] snapped. “I don’t say that about many people, but he is evil.” Brent Schlender. “Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart Into a Visionary Leader.”
- abawany 11y agoWhy would you accept this statement without any context, even if it comes from Steve Jobs? What makes this person evil?
- npalli 11y agoLol. Do I look like I'm Steve Jobs? So what makes you think that I personally think Gassée is evil. I have no opinion on Gassée, thought it was interesting to report the Jobs' quote since the original comment talked about Gassée's role at Apple.
- abawany 11y agoI stated my point badly. I never assumed you that you were Steve Jobs but I shouldn't have assumed belief. The original commenter I felt gave people context on Gassée's background while your comment, in my opinion, contained a negative assertion with no context.
- jonathankoren 11y agoWhat makes you think being called evil by Steve Jobs is a bad thing?
- Steko 11y agoHere comes the context... In 1985, after learning of Steve Jobs's plan to oust CEO John Sculley over Memorial Day weekend while Sculley was in China, Gassée preemptively informed the board of directors, which eventually led to Jobs's resignation from Apple. (wiki)