Posted on 02/17/2011 5:33:45 AM PST by Red Badger
I'm an EE, too, and I understand how product development usually works. The story I have heard is that Jobs will test the prototypes of Apple's products himself before they are released, and tells the developers what's broken or what he wants it to do. This is very much un-CEO-like. If the software crashes, he rips the developers a new one, is what I have heard.
I’m not an Apple guy, but I have immense respect for Steve.
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Absolutely agree. His legacy is enormous.
Amen. I see he's part of the Obama meeting with Silicon Valley types today. I don't know what kind of comfort that brings...
Regarding his "faith," to best of my knowledge, Steve has been a Buddhist since the 1980s.
The ghoulish and detractors have been speculating on his imminent demise for the last seven years and yet he's still here. They just don't know and any doctor speculating on his health based on photos should lose their licenses to practice medicine. The irresponsibility involved is shocking.
One piece claims "receding hair" is because of cancer treatment despite Jobs balding over the last 20 years.
As he is nearing the end, he picked a poor time to convert to Islam.
I heard him in January on a talk show while driving home from OKC.. his rage on people flaunting Christmas, decorations, stores, TV etc. When questioned he mentioned that he had recently converted.
Sad
Thank you B-Eng for the info about Jobs CEO style re product development. I’ve been recruiting engineers & operations people for mfg for a long time and the more successful GM’s CEO’s I’ve known are very much supportive and involved with their company’s product development.
“Must suck to be you”
Oh, I don’t think so. This will put me in the drivers seat for the $1,000 prize.
Hewlett, Packard, Ken Olsen, Steve Jobs, a couple of others.
I don’t think that the software boys, MS, Googo, Feisbuk are in the same class.
I think that if Jobs is no longer involved in Apple, the stock will swoon for maybe a few weeks to a quarter, after which investors will realize how inexpensive this world class, powerhouse growth stock is now. Without this overhang of “bad news”, AAPL shares would be trading $6-700, easy.
Let's hope you are correct! I keep expecting it to split, but I'd take $600-$700.
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