'Steve Jobs' Easily Tops Best Seller Lists in Debut Week

[Ugg]

More likely overly pessimistic. I'd venture to say that the book is very well-written, but pedestrian in some aspects because there's so much information to cover and some areas (childhood, NeXT) are compressed and suffer a bit.

Disappointing that Steve's other sister - Patty Jobs - wasn't interviewed for the book.

I also feel Bill Gates comes across as having a bit of sour grapes in some of his comments used in the book.

I too was disappointed that Patty wasn't interviewed. Jobs said they didn't get along, perhaps she simply didn't want to get involved.

It's always disappointing about what's left out of a biography and I would have really liked to know more about his time at NeXT too.

Bill and Steve's relationship was really fascinating and I'm just amazed that Bill was able to put up with him.

I just finished it this morning. There were a few parts where I would have wanted more details, but I had to keep reminding myself that the book is about Steve Jobs, not Apple, although the two were inextricably intertwined.

I was particularly fascinated by the information about Steve's family. Although I was aware that he was adopted and had a daughter named Lisa, I didn't know much about his sister, wife, or children. It's remarkable how they stayed out of the limelight compared to other celebrities' families.

I would have liked a multi-volume bio. There's just too much to compress into 500+ pages.

The family bit was pretty fascinating and I kept thinking over and over that Laurene must be a saint to put up with him and that being one of his children must be an incredibly difficult existence. It'll be interesting to see the path his children take in life.

Also, I assume that Laurene is now the largest single shareholder in Disney and wonder how she will handle that? As well as how will she handle Steve as a marketable entity.

 

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Tech opinion piece in today's Cupertino home town daily:

Biggest thing I learned from Jobs' bio: Apple's golden age is over

'Steve Jobs,' by Walter Isaacson, is a great read that delivers a surprising insight: Apple's ability to deliver transformative innovation was more dependent on the role of Steve Jobs than even his most devoted fans could have imagined.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/opinion