If you have the time and interest I would highly recommend reading this: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html
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Steve Jobs Authorized Biography Coming in 2012
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The best bios are post auto, and include both personal insight to events AND 3rd party perspective to support it or not. Still, I'd rather hear from Apple employees...
That title is.. interesting? Okay it's a giant pun (and a biblical reference zing!). I think it would be facinating to have the non-authorized version from people who worked for, or fell under, his reign at Apple.
I like both sides of stories, but maybe that's just me.
I like both sides of stories, but maybe that's just me.
Only Steve's head won't be in a jar like those depicted by your link...
Rather, his head will be in a big glass cube!
XD thanks for that.
And I read, though this will be the first ever Bio i read. Pirates of Silicon valley was probably funnier tho. i am still gonna buy this tho. no not as an iBook either. srry Steve! i enjoy holding a book in the orange glow of a candle like they did back in the 1700s. it's just me.
And I read, though this will be the first ever Bio i read. Pirates of Silicon valley was probably funnier tho. i am still gonna buy this tho. no not as an iBook either. srry Steve! i enjoy holding a book in the orange glow of a candle like they did back in the 1700s. it's just me.
+1 on that. I definitely do think this biography will add to the story, you know, having his official input and all. But the most accurate picture we'll ever get will be a combination of 'facts' sourced from friends, family, colleagues, competitors, Steve, and, yes absolutely, former employees. Possibly even the most insightful ones (at least as far the Apple side of his life goes).
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Maybe not. Google may authorize free biographies of Sergei and Larry and Eric (ad supported of course) and the histories of Motorola, HTC, etc... ...and claim greater market share for the total.
It's up to you
You don't read a biography to show your support for the company run by the person the book is about. You read a biography to learn something about that person, to help you understand why people did what they did, and possibly to get a few ideas to use in your personal life.
If you think Jobs is a bad person who turned Apple into the Microsoft of the 90's, you should read the book so that you can:
1. Verify that this is, in fact, true;
2. Try to understand his reasons for doing so;
3. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls that Steve has fallen into, so that your life can be better and you can give back to the community or build a lasting, open, giving organization unlike Steve.
I don't happen to think Apple is anything like the Microsoft of the 90's. MOT90's had a legal near monopoly in desktop operating systems due to network effects, and used that to expand into: office suites; browsers; enterprise support; a variety of other things (Xbox, Zune, etc.). Their focus was on expanding sales and controlling markets.
Apple is run by a guy who wants to make beautiful products, who is willing to lock down those products so they work the way he, not you, want.
You don't read a biography to show your support for the company run by the person the book is about. You read a biography to learn something about that person, to help you understand why people did what they did, and possibly to get a few ideas to use in your personal life.
If you think Jobs is a bad person who turned Apple into the Microsoft of the 90's, you should read the book so that you can:
1. Verify that this is, in fact, true;
2. Try to understand his reasons for doing so;
3. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls that Steve has fallen into, so that your life can be better and you can give back to the community or build a lasting, open, giving organization unlike Steve.
I don't happen to think Apple is anything like the Microsoft of the 90's. MOT90's had a legal near monopoly in desktop operating systems due to network effects, and used that to expand into: office suites; browsers; enterprise support; a variety of other things (Xbox, Zune, etc.). Their focus was on expanding sales and controlling markets.
Apple is run by a guy who wants to make beautiful products, who is willing to lock down those products so they work the way he, not you, want.
An accompanying music video to go along with Steve's bio book, just redo the follow clip and replace the guy with an iPhone in some scenes and in other scenes replace the girl with the iPad 2!
Song: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Love Me... Never Let Me Go!...
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Song: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Love Me... Never Let Me Go!...
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This is actually almost sad news.
(commonly) Those that think it's time to be involved in the story of their own life are those who feel that the ride is going to begin its final chapter, which will also be in the storytelling.
I don't mean Steve is near-death, far from it. However, I do believe that he will be retiring sooner than we want him to. I am more excited to read about this man's (true) life than anyone in history. Is that bad?
(commonly) Those that think it's time to be involved in the story of their own life are those who feel that the ride is going to begin its final chapter, which will also be in the storytelling.
I don't mean Steve is near-death, far from it. However, I do believe that he will be retiring sooner than we want him to. I am more excited to read about this man's (true) life than anyone in history. Is that bad?
It's not an autobiography.
If you want insider info thats highly interesting, check out folklore.org. It's only the first few years of apple, but the stories are fascinating.
I tend to agree although it seems sadly inevitable that people in a position of dominance, be it in business or politics, start to fear the loss of power and influence, and do what they can to hold onto it. Jobs has had many successes over the years, but never anything like what Apple is currently experiencing with iOS devices, and you have to wonder what the psychological effects of that are. I like to think it's still all about creating 'insanely great' products, but I don't know.
Anyway, I'm still a great admirer of the man and will look forward to reading this book.
I thought the same thing. Just that, in a small innocuous typeface, and an arty shot of him partly lit against a simple black background, would suit his minimalistic design sensibilities one would have thought. At least that's how I would design it if it were me.
Steve has spent the last decade turning Apple into a company that operates in the image of his philosophy. That is instilled in the very essence of the company. Apple will continue without Jobs and Ive, whenever that may occur, for quite a while.I'm wondering that how does Apple live without Steve and Ive
I'm wondering that how does Apple live without Steve and Ive
Walt Disney died and the company he built still strives to this day.
I'm wondering that how does Apple live without Steve and Ive
Did Disney live without Walt? Yep.
EDIT: Heh, Alisstar was thinking (and posting) the same thing at the same time.
You do realize that Jobs is not an engineer. Nor has he ever programmed anything.
I have read all the patents where he's the first name listed. There's only about a half dozen, mostly ideas related to iPods and icons. And that gooseneck monitor arm. Oh, and he came up with the slide-to-power-off thingie you see if you hold down the iPhone power button.
My favorite: while the iPhone was being worked on by his employees, he applied for a patent for a telephone dial UI driven by a clickwheel. It was almost as cool as the Onion's "MacBook Wheel" parody:
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I like the title! I am fortunate (or unfortunate depending on how you see it ) of actually having the name Job. I remember when I bought my first mac many moons ago and actually thinking that his name was pronounced the same as mine except for the "s" at the end.
