When Apple announced his resignation in August, the canonization began. Barrels of ink recounted all of the carrot and none of the stick. With the announcement of his death, coverage and conversations continue along those lines. That’s to be expected, and like Kubrick, is set to become conventional wisdom.
Steve Jobs was a good man who loved and was loved, and earned every accolade he’s garnered. But he doesn’t deserve a hagiography, and I doubt he would have wanted one. Apple wasn’t built by a saint. It was built by an iron-fisted visionary.
There are a lot of geniuses in the world, and a lot of aesthetes. But that’s not enough. Sometimes it takes Bad Steve to bring products to market. Real artists ship.
– In Praise of Bad Steve - D.B. Grady - Technology - The AtlanticSu di me
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