For some reason I seem to be taking a really strong dislike to Jobs recently and this interview only ended up making me dislike him further.
I mean, the whole setup had a very 'demilitarized zone/neutral territory' feel to it, and it looked like we were going to get some insights into the past/present/future of computing from two guys who have been instrumental in making it what it is today. Instead Jobs kept mentioning iPhone features at evey opportunity. (the iPhone looks like a great product -- but this was not the place to promote it). He really lacked class in that department.
The other thing that annoyed me about Jobs was his response to the PC vs. Mac ads. I hate negative advertising of any kind so these ads have always bugged me. Might have been a tad funny at first, but after that they have just been one cheap shot after the other. So Jobs talking about "PC guy is what makes it work" really seems a bit fake. I suppose he didn't have a lot of options at that point though -- they were pretending to be best buddies, and the ads are already out there.
Oh, and finally -- his response to the question about giving stuff back to the world. I mean seriously -- according to Forbes latest lists, Gates has 56 billion dollars and Jobs has 5.7 billion. Which is a tenth of what Gates has, but it's still a completely ridiculous sum of money. I don't think its unreasonable to expect him to speak out in favor of some causes or make some charitable contributions. In his defense, of course, he could be doing such things anonymously. Or he might be putting it off to a future date. I sincerely hope this is the case..
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For some reason I seem to be taking a really strong dislike to Jobs recently and this interview only ended up making me dislike him further.
I mean, the whole setup had a very 'demilitarized zone/neutral territory' feel to it, and it looked like we were going to get some insights into the past/present/future of computing from two guys who have been instrumental in making it what it is today. Instead Jobs kept mentioning iPhone features at evey opportunity. (the iPhone looks like a great product -- but this was not the place to promote it). He really lacked class in that department.
The other thing that annoyed me about Jobs was his response to the PC vs. Mac ads. I hate negative advertising of any kind so these ads have always bugged me. Might have been a tad funny at first, but after that they have just been one cheap shot after the other. So Jobs talking about "PC guy is what makes it work" really seems a bit fake. I suppose he didn't have a lot of options at that point though -- they were pretending to be best buddies, and the ads are already out there.
Oh, and finally -- his response to the question about giving stuff back to the world. I mean seriously -- according to Forbes latest lists, Gates has 56 billion dollars and Jobs has 5.7 billion. Which is a tenth of what Gates has, but it's still a completely ridiculous sum of money. I don't think its unreasonable to expect him to speak out in favor of some causes or make some charitable contributions. In his defense, of course, he could be doing such things anonymously. Or he might be putting it off to a future date. I sincerely hope this is the case..