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2011-10-06 , 17:53
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Originally Posted by debernardis View Post
I strongly think that his legacy are not macs, istuff or money for shareholders. His legacy is this: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/j...bs-061505.html
I had never read it before, I didn't like him and his products. But this thing made me shiver. Respect.
Let's not puffer him up too much, folks. He was a great businessman and that's about it. He at least made electronics approachable to more people--but he was no saint. i.e. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...ted-inhumanely

Tell me.. does that bring a tear to your eye as well? Let's not go overboard for a man you didn't personally know and kept telling people 'you're holding it wrong!' Think differently.

Also... from http://xkcd.com/961/

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