Comments on: Steve Jobs Did Not Engineer The First Apple Computers http://www.geckoandfly.com/2006/12/10/steve-jobs-did-not-engineer-the-first-apple-computers/ Blogger Templates, Make Money Online Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:49:47 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Edward G. Nilges http://www.geckoandfly.com/2006/12/10/steve-jobs-did-not-engineer-the-first-apple-computers/#comment-81165 Edward G. Nilges Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:48:06 +0000 http://www.geckoandfly.com/2006/12/10/steve-jobs-did-not-engineer-the-first-apple-computers/#comment-81165 No, Wozniak, and after him, anonymous and in many cases abused engineers, were responsible for Jobs' products. The only difference between Sculley and Jobs was that Jobs understood that a computer isn't a bottle of soda pop. Corporate myth-making conceals the fact that collectives can accomplish things that individuals cannot, without destroying the individuality of contributors. Woz was able to do great things in the culture of the 1970s, which owing to the influence of hippiedom lowered the glamor and authority of corporate executives just enough to give Woz some freedom. No, Wozniak, and after him, anonymous and in many cases abused engineers, were responsible for Jobs’ products. The only difference between Sculley and Jobs was that Jobs understood that a computer isn’t a bottle of soda pop.

Corporate myth-making conceals the fact that collectives can accomplish things that individuals cannot, without destroying the individuality of contributors. Woz was able to do great things in the culture of the 1970s, which owing to the influence of hippiedom lowered the glamor and authority of corporate executives just enough to give Woz some freedom.

]]> By: sanimoyo http://www.geckoandfly.com/2006/12/10/steve-jobs-did-not-engineer-the-first-apple-computers/#comment-78609 sanimoyo Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:07:25 +0000 http://www.geckoandfly.com/2006/12/10/steve-jobs-did-not-engineer-the-first-apple-computers/#comment-78609 Steve Jobs is a genius in his own way FULL STOP Steve Jobs is a genius in his own way FULL STOP

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