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October 20th, 2011

The Beatification of Steve Jobs…

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Saint?...Hardly.

Alright folks, the continued beatification of Steve Jobs is getting nauseating.

By all accounts the man berated his employees, had a boundless ego, denied paternity of his daughter, resisted proper environmental disposal of used Apple products, utilized sweat-shop labor in China to manufacture Apple’s wares and didn’t have a philanthropic bone in his body, despite the billions he made.

Want to hold someone up? Bill Gates not only transformed personal computing, but created a foundation in which he has given billions of his own money (pledging to donate 90% of his wealth) and convinced others – like Warren Buffet etc – to do the same.

Steve jobs didn’t invent the computer, MP3 player or the tablet…his genius was in making people who bought his products feel superior to those who didn’t. I don’t deny his contribution to technology, design and animation…but at the end of the day he made gadgets, enough already.

- Dana

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    • Eggone

      Absolutely agree. To the extent that I googled “the beatification of steve jobs” to see if a like minded person had written an article.

    • http://www.stimulatedboredom.com Dana: Stimulated Boredom

      Thanks, it’s nice to see other like-minded people. I am currently reading his biography by Isaacson, and so far it has done nothing but solidify my perception. I’ll also be writing up a book review of it for the site.