Steve Jobs Named 'Financial Times' Person of the Year

[Lord Blackadder]

Apple's winning awards because the company continues to grow fast, and that means money for shareholders.

Whether you like Jobs or hate him, it's pretty clear that he not only helped create the company, he later brought it back from a moribund state and made it a major player in the consumer technology world.

 

[dmcdan0]

His right ear, is very red. Must mean his ears are burning.

 

[aprofetto8]

He should be knighted.

Sir Steve Jobs.

 

[Nicksd84]

If Steve Jobs is the man of the year, decade, millennium, why don't more CEOs follow his example and get paid $1 per year?

Cuz they're not gettin that Disney/Pixar money on the side. But honestly Congrats to Steve for all the accolades. His marrying up of ease of use with depth of features coupled with stable platforms is pretty much unparalleled. Good work Steve and all the Apple people!

 

[cvaldes]

If Steve Jobs is the man of the year, decade, millennium, why don't more CEOs follow his example and get paid $1 per year?

Entitlement.

 

[shartypants]

Hard to argue with that. Just look at Apple's stock price, and their awesome products.

 

[Dr McKay]

I was recently awarded the "gassy guy" trophy at the office.

The true winner here.

 

[wirelessmacuser]

Here's to the Steve-o and all he has done to move the industry forward kicking and screaming all the way. I shudder to think how backward it would be today if not for his energy.

How quickly people forget the real brains behind the brand, the man with the original vision and engineering expertise.

The iconic Steve Wozniak.

If not for him, Apple would have been just another Silicon Valley Startup that Flared Up and Fizzled.

That said, I _do_ give Steve Jobs a lot of credit. He's the Master Pitchman and Brilliant Marketing Guru, that has resurrected what the prior management nearly killed off, after Jobs was forced out of the company the first time around.

The flip of it, is that he's also the really great guy (when he was younger, before he let the money go to his head) that morphed into the sometimes menacing, always dictatorial, supreme control freak that the zealots bow down to today.

Nonetheless as the posts on this forum validate, it's the almighty dollar that impresses the cult like clan that await his every word, his every move as though their life depended on it. And hey! If that works for them, then all's well in AppleLand.

Celebrate the great consumer electronics company Apple has become, we needed a replacement for Sony anyway...

 

[macrumorsmo]

Right person after all.

The Financial Times has a business/economic slant to who they pick as the person of the year. eg, Lloyd Blankfein (Goldman Sachs) was last year's pick.



P.

You are perfectly right. Makes sense that he is the Financial Time's Person of the Year. My thoughts should be more directed to the Time's person of the year. Congrats to Steve.

 

[GoodWatch]

If Steve Jobs is the man of the year, decade, millennium, why don't more CEOs follow his example and get paid $1 per year?

Yes, poor, poor Steve with only 1$ a year:

As of October 2009, Jobs owned 5.426 million shares of Apple, most of which was granted in 2003 when Jobs was given 10 million shares. He also owned 138 million shares of Disney, which he received in exchange for Disney's acquisition of Pixar. Forbes estimated his net wealth at $5.1 billion in 2009, making him the 43rd wealthiest American. Jobs has been criticised for his lack of public philanthropy despite his wealth, particularly in recent years as other billionaires (such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet) have pledged significant portions of their fortunes to charity. As of 2006, Jobs had not appeared on national tallies of charitable donations totalling $1 million or more, as compiled by Indiana University's Centre on Philanthropy. Although he may well have donated significant sums anonymously, some have doubted this assumption, given Jobs' equally poor track record on corporate philanthropy; after resuming control of Apple in 1997, Jobs eliminated all corporate philanthropy programs as a temporary cost-cutting measure until profitability improved. Despite the company's record-breaking profits and $40 billion cash on hand, Jobs has not reinstated a philanthropic division at Apple.

Source: Wiki

 

[pr5owner]

Yes, poor, poor Steve with only 1$ a year:

As of October 2009, Jobs owned 5.426 million shares of Apple, most of which was granted in 2003 when Jobs was given 10 million shares. He also owned 138 million shares of Disney, which he received in exchange for Disney's acquisition of Pixar. Forbes estimated his net wealth at $5.1 billion in 2009, making him the 43rd wealthiest American. Jobs has been criticised for his lack of public philanthropy despite his wealth, particularly in recent years as other billionaires (such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet) have pledged significant portions of their fortunes to charity. As of 2006, Jobs had not appeared on national tallies of charitable donations totalling $1 million or more, as compiled by Indiana University's Centre on Philanthropy. Although he may well have donated significant sums anonymously, some have doubted this assumption, given Jobs' equally poor track record on corporate philanthropy; after resuming control of Apple in 1997, Jobs eliminated all corporate philanthropy programs as a temporary cost-cutting measure until profitability improved. Despite the company's record-breaking profits and $40 billion cash on hand, Jobs has not reinstated a philanthropic division at Apple.

Source: Wiki

dont forget the facebook guy as well, i think he gave away half his money.

Then theres SJ, if he donated half his wealth hes down to a low sum of 3 billion, jeeze i dont know how he going to make it if he donated anything.

 

[dXTC]

How quickly people forget the real brains behind the brand, the man with the original vision and engineering expertise.

The iconic Steve Wozniak.

If not for him, Apple would have been just another Silicon Valley Startup that Flared Up and Fizzled.

That said, I _do_ give Steve Jobs a lot of credit. He's the Master Pitchman and Brilliant Marketing Guru, that has resurrected what the prior management nearly killed off, after Jobs was forced out of the company the first time around.

The flip of it, is that he's also the really great guy (when he was younger, before he let the money go to his head) that morphed into the sometimes menacing, always dictatorial, supreme control freak that the zealots bow down to today.

Nonetheless as the posts on this forum validate, it's the almighty dollar that impresses the cult like clan that await his every word, his every move as though their life depended on it. And hey! If that works for them, then all's well in AppleLand.

Celebrate the great consumer electronics company Apple has become, we needed a replacement for Sony anyway...

So many points to validate here...

First, I agree that Tha Woz deserves serious props.

Next, you take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the Life of Jobs...

The cult of Mac await Steve's words with zeal. Apple's competitors also await Steve's words... but with fear instead.

I don't think that Jobs could have done all this single-handedly, though. Personally, I give a boatload of credit to Jonathan Ive and Apple's design team. IMHO, Ive puts the "sexy" into just about every product he touches, and makes the Paris Hilton wannabes of the world squeal, "OMG I need to be SEEN with this!!!"

 

[CrackedButter]

How quickly people forget the real brains behind the brand, the man with the original vision and engineering expertise.

The iconic Steve Wozniak.

If not for him, Apple would have been just another Silicon Valley Startup that Flared Up and Fizzled.

We'll never know if Steve could achieve what he has done without Steve W (he didn't the second time round btw).

So what is the point in bringing this up? The man won the award deal with it. As you said Steve had the engineering expertise, how does that factor in any way whatsoever without the marketing and selling ability that Steve J had.

 

[SandynJosh]

dont forget the facebook guy as well, i think he gave away half his money.

Then theres SJ, if he donated half his wealth hes down to a low sum of 3 billion, jeeze i dont know how he going to make it if he donated anything.

I have it on authority that Steve anonymously throws his entire gross salary into a Salvation Army pot somewhere in Silicone Valley. Not net, mind you, but gross.

I'd like to see any company head match that!

 

[firewood]

If Steve Jobs is the man of the year, decade, millennium, why don't more CEOs follow his example and get paid $1 per year?

Greed. Not enough confidence at their own ability to create longer term value. And an inferiority complex about their lack of a big enough.... yacht.

 

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Yes, poor, poor Steve with only 1$ a year:

As of October 2009, Jobs owned 5.426 million shares of Apple, most of which was granted in 2003 when Jobs was given 10 million shares. He also owned 138 million shares of Disney, which he received in exchange for Disney's acquisition of Pixar. Forbes estimated his net wealth at $5.1 billion in 2009, making him the 43rd wealthiest American. Jobs has been criticised for his lack of public philanthropy despite his wealth, particularly in recent years as other billionaires (such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet) have pledged significant portions of their fortunes to charity. As of 2006, Jobs had not appeared on national tallies of charitable donations totalling $1 million or more, as compiled by Indiana University's Centre on Philanthropy. Although he may well have donated significant sums anonymously, some have doubted this assumption, given Jobs' equally poor track record on corporate philanthropy; after resuming control of Apple in 1997, Jobs eliminated all corporate philanthropy programs as a temporary cost-cutting measure until profitability improved. Despite the company's record-breaking profits and $40 billion cash on hand, Jobs has not reinstated a philanthropic division at Apple.

Source: Wiki

dont forget the facebook guy as well, i think he gave away half his money.

Then theres SJ, if he donated half his wealth hes down to a low sum of 3 billion, jeeze i dont know how he going to make it if he donated anything.

Steve jobs is a selfish prick

U know he fathered a bastard child he adamantly denied was his?

He has tons of money yet he is such a narcissist

 

[Yukon Jack]

...as compiled by Indiana University's Centre on Philanthropy.

You know, I live right down the street from this office and I could swear the sign in front says "center" not "centre" (whatever is a sen-tra anyway?).

 

[KingYaba]

Jobs looks devilish.

 

[Raidersmojo]

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Yes, poor, poor Steve with only 1$ a year:

As of October 2009, Jobs owned 5.426 million shares of Apple, most of which was granted in 2003 when Jobs was given 10 million shares. He also owned 138 million shares of Disney, which he received in exchange for Disney's acquisition of Pixar. Forbes estimated his net wealth at $5.1 billion in 2009, making him the 43rd wealthiest American. Jobs has been criticised for his lack of public philanthropy despite his wealth, particularly in recent years as other billionaires (such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet) have pledged significant portions of their fortunes to charity. As of 2006, Jobs had not appeared on national tallies of charitable donations totalling $1 million or more, as compiled by Indiana University's Centre on Philanthropy. Although he may well have donated significant sums anonymously, some have doubted this assumption, given Jobs' equally poor track record on corporate philanthropy; after resuming control of Apple in 1997, Jobs eliminated all corporate philanthropy programs as a temporary cost-cutting measure until profitability improved. Despite the company's record-breaking profits and $40 billion cash on hand, Jobs has not reinstated a philanthropic division at Apple.

Source: Wiki
dont forget the facebook guy as well, i think he gave away half his money.

Then theres SJ, if he donated half his wealth hes down to a low sum of 3 billion, jeeze i dont know how he going to make it if he donated anything.
Steve jobs is a selfish prick

U know he fathered a bastard child he adamantly denied was his?

He has tons of money yet he is such a narcissist

so, just because you have a lot of money that you EARNED, and you don't donate it you're a narcissist? I am going to take it both of you two are liberals?

the man has come up with brilliant products people are willing to pay for and works harder than most americans do. he should be able to keep whatever money he wants. if he doesn't want to give any, he doesn't have too. he earned the right.

 

[aristotle]

I am as much of a fan of Apple and Steve as any other here, but I got to be honest and say he does not deserve this. I would rather have seen Assange be the Times person of the year. I think Assange had more of an international impact then Steve. This year anyway. On another note, man of the decade, probably Steve.

Let us see how you feel about Assange in about a year from now.

 

[morespce54]

That picture, with the dark Apple logo in back, makes him look like a vampire.

I thinks it's cool. Who did this?

 

[trunten]

I like the fact that the pic is kind of a metaphorical representation of how massive his head has got 'cause of all the awards. Fair play though.
P.S. Donating money to good causes isn't a "liberal" thing to do, just decent (that's not aimed at SJ; I have no idea what he does with his money).

 

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Originally Posted by GoodWatch View Post
Yes, poor, poor Steve with only 1$ a year:

As of October 2009, Jobs owned 5.426 million shares of Apple, most of which was granted in 2003 when Jobs was given 10 million shares. He also owned 138 million shares of Disney, which he received in exchange for Disney's acquisition of Pixar. Forbes estimated his net wealth at $5.1 billion in 2009, making him the 43rd wealthiest American. Jobs has been criticised for his lack of public philanthropy despite his wealth, particularly in recent years as other billionaires (such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet) have pledged significant portions of their fortunes to charity. As of 2006, Jobs had not appeared on national tallies of charitable donations totalling $1 million or more, as compiled by Indiana University's Centre on Philanthropy. Although he may well have donated significant sums anonymously, some have doubted this assumption, given Jobs' equally poor track record on corporate philanthropy; after resuming control of Apple in 1997, Jobs eliminated all corporate philanthropy programs as a temporary cost-cutting measure until profitability improved. Despite the company's record-breaking profits and $40 billion cash on hand, Jobs has not reinstated a philanthropic division at Apple.

Source: Wiki
dont forget the facebook guy as well, i think he gave away half his money.

Then theres SJ, if he donated half his wealth hes down to a low sum of 3 billion, jeeze i dont know how he going to make it if he donated anything.
Steve jobs is a selfish prick

U know he fathered a bastard child he adamantly denied was his?

He has tons of money yet he is such a narcissist

so, just because you have a lot of money that you EARNED, and you don't donate it you're a narcissist? I am going to take it both of you two are liberals?

the man has come up with brilliant products people are willing to pay for and works harder than most americans do. he should be able to keep whatever money he wants. if he doesn't want to give any, he doesn't have too. he earned the right.

What about being a good father? I suppose republicans don't care of their kids?

 

[GoodWatch]

so, just because you have a lot of money that you EARNED, and you don't donate it you're a narcissist? I am going to take it both of you two are liberals?

the man has come up with brilliant products people are willing to pay for and works harder than most americans do. he should be able to keep whatever money he wants. if he doesn't want to give any, he doesn't have too. he earned the right.

The people he employs have come up with brilliant products and receiving 10 million shares is something completely different from having earned them. The 'Liberals' comment is something I don't understand. That he works harder is an assumption. I think nurses in a chemotherapy ward work harder but that's just my 'Liberal' side speaking here of course

 

[lkrupp]

I am as much of a fan of Apple and Steve as any other here, but I got to be honest and say he does not deserve this. I would rather have seen Assange be the Times person of the year. I think Assange had more of an international impact then Steve. This year anyway. On another note, man of the decade, probably Steve.

And exactly what impact has Julian Assange had on anything? Has he changed the way diplomacy is conducted? No. Has anyone been charged with a crime or forced to resign because of WikiLeaks? No. Has a ground swell of indignation risen up among the masses? No. Has anything at all been changed? Nope. Assange is a pitiful narcissist with delusions of grandeur. His organization has had no effect whatsoever on the world other than to endanger people's lives. He should be in jail, not on some magazine cover. He hates the U.S. He's a prick.