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When we think about other technologists selling consumer products, from Henry Ford (a close friend of Edison’s) to Steve Jobs, we see the model that has emerged. The lonely inventor is replaced by the team. The goal is not to make basic scientific discoveries but to apply science to products. The effort was closely related to the market, and the br
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Steve told me later that he admired my principles and the fact that failure wasn’t an option for me. But while I was driven, I was also willing to wait to do it the way I wanted, without cutting deals I shouldn’t or selling myself or the business short. John and Steve respected that, which I appreciated
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“It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can’t capture, and I found it fascinating,” Jobs recalled in a commencement speech at Stanford University.
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Bill Gates himself weighed in at 10:46 that night. His subject line, “Apple’s Jobs again,” indicated his frustration. “Steve Jobs’s ability to focus in on a few things that count, get people who get user interface right, and market things as revolutionary are amazing things,” he said.
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His intelligence and imagination were clear. But when you got to know him, what stood out was his ambition.