Photo of Steve Jobs' Biography Cover, Back, and Some Details

[emaja]

Several posts about him being a ***hole, but no mention of the back cover pic looking like it was taken in a bathroom with a roll of toilet paper hanging on the wall behind him.

You would think that they could edit that out.

 

[eldo33]

apple product is innovative, how's this innovative? buying iphone, ipad, macbook.... products aren't enough.. we need this too?

 

[mentholiptus]

..When I look for a great leader, I do not see one that is a jerk to his employees, arrogant in public, and condescending to his customers...
No disrespect intended, just giving you my opinion.

He personally saw to it that I was taken care of, twice. Once with my G4 Cube, and again with an iMac. I emailed him, and the next day, in both instances, got calls from executive team members calling "on behalf of Steve Jobs to see to it that my issue was resolved".

I didn't find that one bit condescending. Quite unbelievable, actually. How many other CEO's would personally take care of customers like that? Let alone acknowledge them.

What was your personal experience with the man?

 

[Shrink]

I'm just curious, but have you actually met Steve Jobs in person? Have you worked for him or have you had any personal interactions with him?? I'm guessing, most likely, no, you haven't. And if not, then how do you know if he's actually an "***hole" like you're claiming him to be? Maybe he is, and maybe he isn't, but that's not the point here that's disturbing in regards to your rhetoric above: that regardless of what the popular public opinions maybe be of this man that's it's okay to overtly slander someone whom you don't even know, and all just to tell some so-called fanboys in this forum that they shouldn't idol worship. Seems like you're just getting carried away with your (assumingly) good intentions.





I agree 100% with your assessment to not blindly worship anyone (Gods or even mere mortals) but this statement of yours comes off a bit condescending to those who are mainly just enthusiasts of Apple products and attribute a lot of their affection of these products to one of the main symbols of their brand enjoyment via open praise of the company's founder Steve Jobs. What's so bad about this? No one is getting hurt in the process, so what's the problem?! Relax.





Again, I think you're just exaggerating and double-dipping your personal angst against the "fan" crowd of Apple/SJ with your blanket statement here. People are free to admire/worship whomever they wish, so long as it doesn't intentionally put others in harm's way, right? I believe one can express their opposing viewpoints on any given subject without resorting to patronizing tactics. Otherwise, you become just what you're seemingly railing against: elitist.

Points taken. I certainly should have modified ***hole with "if he is one".
I don't agree with you completely, but your points are obviously well thought out and carefully considered.

 

[jeffgao]

Looking forward to the Kindle edition.

Currently on Amazon.com the hardcover price is $4.13 lower than the Kindle edition.

 

[HiRez]

If he had used Arial a preliminary injunction would already have been initiated.

 

[warpoholic]

looking forward to the movie!

Starring Ashton Kutcher as young Steve ...

 

[AidenShaw]

Several posts about him being a ***hole, but no mention of the back cover pic looking like it was taken in a bathroom with a roll of toilet paper hanging on the wall behind him.

You would think that they could edit that out.

Only if it's stuck to the bottom of his shoe when he leaves the bathroom.

 

[daveathall]

Currently on Amazon.com the hardcover price is $4.13 lower than the Kindle edition.

Thank you.

 

[rjohnstone]

Several posts about him being a ***hole, but no mention of the back cover pic looking like it was taken in a bathroom with a roll of toilet paper hanging on the wall behind him.

You would think that they could edit that out.

That's a wall mount for a shelf, not a toilet paper roll.

 

[emaja]

That's a wall mount for a shelf, not a toilet paper roll.

HA! Sure looks like a roll at first - and second, and third - glance. Now that you point it out though...

 

[JGowan]

I got a stack of 'em... who wants to be the first bidder?

Weird thing -- I noticed that, when you look at the image that MR posted, the spine and front cover are one resolution and the back cover is of lesser quality. Is this a mockup?! My guess is yes. I don't know if I buy this one at all. There should be some sort of ISBN # on the back. The two resolutions is the big giveaway for me, along with the type of info/code you would expect on any book.

BTW -- the attached pseudo-3D rendering was done by me with a Photoshop action script from Cover Action Pro and 'shopped in Photoshop CS5.

 

[Veinticinco]

He personally saw to it that I was taken care of, twice. Once with my G4 Cube, and again with an iMac. I emailed him, and the next day, in both instances, got calls from executive team members calling "on behalf of Steve Jobs to see to it that my issue was resolved".

I didn't find that one bit condescending. Quite unbelievable, actually. How many other CEO's would personally take care of customers like that? Let alone acknowledge them.

What was your personal experience with the man?

Firstly, that's what 11 years ago now.

Secondly, you really believe your email was read by the man himself, as opposed to one of the numerous people who read through and select/respond/act upon his mail? Naiive.

 

[toddybody]

Should be an interesting read...granted, I have no respect for Steve J on a personal level. Genius businessman, douche in most circumstances

 

[movieator]

I'm very happy to see the amount of people who are saying they want to own the physical book.

At the same time it's funny as all I've heard over the past 18 months or so is that real books are dead, no-one wants them and we should all be buying ebooks (which I disagree with personally as to me ebooks have no worth)

It's nice to see, when reality strikes, people still want the real thing

I am in total agreement.
I still need the feel of the real thing in my hand. I had discussion with a friend of mine who owns a comic book store here in LA, and asked him how the ebook is affecting his business model. We both came to the conclusion that real print is dying because everything is geared to be disposable 101010101's these days.
No one seems to feel the desire to build a collection anymore. It's downloaded, read or whatever, and deleted. Done.
A shame, really.

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Should be an interesting read...granted, I have no respect for Steve J on a personal level. Genius businessman, douche in most circumstances

"Here's to the crazy ones...."

 

[teloche]

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This will make for a great read! I wonder if his "adversaries" include a special segment by Bill Gates

yeah mr Gates the Eugenicist wants to mass murder billions of people, not just to continue the British via colonial population control over africa by vaccinating to murder or just sterilize people like most racists in the UK also did by starving the Scots and Irish once but Bill says in various videos all over youtube that retired folks his age who are not billionaires should also die of a vaccine or some sort of biological disease and or none nutritional foods. to bring on cancer, i bet he was hoping Steve would be finished like Windows. what a kracker this guy Billy Boy

Like Hitler, Gates wants to punish the world for his own failures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VG4...ay&list=PL8C95C3E5577363F2&index=2&playnext=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFlhBYwLbf8&list=PL8C95C3E5577363F2&index=1

I rather put up with Apples bugs then ever touch "windows" again

 

[benjo765]

free market

you assume theres a market for it, but goodness knows who those people are....

 

[mikerr]

yeah mr Gates the Eugenicist wants to mass murder billions of people, not just to continue the British via colonial population control over africa

(I know, don't feed the troll...but...)
I think you'll find Bill Gates has done much much more to help Africa than most:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13594085

and Steve Jobs is not strong on charity of any sort.

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2006/01/70072

http://www.cultofmac.com/does-steve-jobs-care-about-global-poverty

 

[mentholiptus]

Firstly, that's what 11 years ago now.

Secondly, you really believe your email was read by the man himself, as opposed to one of the numerous people who read through and select/respond/act upon his mail? Naiive.

Firstly, 2002-2004 isn't 11 years. You're commenting on events that you know nothing about.

Secondly, Prove that he didn't read them. It's pretty well known that he reads and responds to his email. I just did it before it was the thing to do.

You spelled naive wrong.

 

[ModerateFKR]

Mac the great design company and the boss of nice look product .. his book got the look like its was designed by 5 years old kid!
I hope they change the cover.

Despite Apple contributing three decades of influence on good design, and providing the very best tools upon which to create, there are clearly still some that think design has to be complicated to be good.

The best designs have had all superfluous elements removed. Then, what is left is what you take to print, no matter what the client wishes - usually.

So, contrary to your uninformed comment, whoever designed the cover actually had the perfect client: an intelligent individual.

Having said all that, some of the purest designs are created by kids, so even your clumsy attempt at an insult failed.

 

[0dev]

There's been a lot of books like this, getting information from various Jobs interviews and sticking them together. Why is this special? Is it more official than the others or something?

 

[ModerateFKR]

(I know, don't feed the troll...but...)
I think you'll find Bill Gates has done much much more to help Africa than most:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13594085

and Steve Jobs is not strong on charity of any sort.

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2006/01/70072

http://www.cultofmac.com/does-steve-jobs-care-about-global-poverty

But Steve Jobs isn't trying to buy a Nobel Prize through the works of his wife's foundation to become popular.

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HA! Sure looks like a roll at first - and second, and third - glance. Now that you point it out though...

Should have gone to Specsavers!

 

[Ptit]

(I know, don't feed the troll...but...)
I think you'll find Bill Gates has done much much more to help Africa than most:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13594085

and Steve Jobs is not strong on charity of any sort.

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2006/01/70072

http://www.cultofmac.com/does-steve-jobs-care-about-global-poverty

Racism is a "anti-social" mental disorder, to see a man investing in vaccines to sterilize a whole population with out their knowledge sounds like Hitler found a back door using paid for PR.

And you fell for such PR? i say lock this psychopath up and anyone who agrees to do anything against anyone's will, i would not be here if Hitler sterilized my great grandparents, so i say they where brave to of survived,

africans dont need our money for food, they have tons of Gold, diamonds, oil, (if we ever let them have it) becuase we no longer live in the dark ages when we used to pirate or murder and enslave Africans to re assure a superstitious Pope who slept with little boys kept the boogie man at bay,

i totally agree that the post, it was dead on historically, i just wonder if people know history enough to learn from their mistakes.

I think Steve is a way more honest computer enthusiast now that i see Bill's real agenda for failing at the same.

 

[decafjava]

Racism is a "anti-social" mental disorder, to see a man investing in vaccines to sterilize a whole population with out their knowledge sounds like Hitler found a back door using paid for PR.

And you fell for such PR? i say lock this psychopath up and anyone who agrees to do anything against anyone's will, i would not be here if Hitler sterilized my great grandparents, so i say they where brave to of survived,

africans dont need our money, they have tons of Gold, diomonds, oil we no longer live in the dark ages where we have to enslave, pirate and murder africans to re assure a superstitious Pope who slept with boys kept the boogie man at bay, i totally agree that the post was dead on politically, i just wonder if people know history enough to learn from their mistakes.

Actually more people are around today because of vaccines. Not another nutter.

 

[villicodelirant]

There's dozens of Nobel laureates and other great minds who would disagree. Apple isn't curing cancer.

Acknowledge? Yes. Study? Hmmm. Admire? Not really.

Anyway, as much as Jobs' drive as CEO has made Apple 2011 what it is today, it is an insult to the likes of Ive, Cook, and countless other extremely talented (and decent) people who have made huge contributions to Apple's success. It's not all about Steve the Ego.

Okay, let's keep it straight and easy.

Innovations in personal computing have very often happened when Jobs was around.
Seldom happened when he was not around.


I think this may mean something - maybe that's only RDF at work, but still serves its purpouse.

Of course, Ive is a genius designer, Cook is a master manager, and so on.

In Jobs' own words, "A people only hire A people, B people hire C people".

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Racism is a "anti-social" mental disorder, to see a man investing in vaccines to sterilize a whole population with out their knowledge sounds like Hitler found a back door using paid for PR.

WTF?


I'M SORRY, I DOUBLE POSTED, I'M SORRY, IT'S 2.00 AM HERE, sorry