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- crackah, on 01/17/2008, -38/+565I bet Bill Gates would have said yes.
- BurntToast, on 01/17/2008, -42/+554Wow... so not surprised.
- inactive, on 01/17/2008, -30/+476making non replaceable batteries in a laptop is rude.
- inactive, on 01/17/2008, -40/+406"That would be rude" is such a strange answer that it makes me think that Jobs may have actually been addressing the fact that so many other Apple fans, and even non-Apple fans, wanted a picture with him on the show floor that he had to say no, and now that she caught him in a spare moment (though it is unknown what he was doing on his iPhone) it would be rude of him to do a picture with her after turning down so many others.
Damn, I'm really really really reaching aren't I? Hahah. He was probably just being a pain. - gamabunta, on 01/17/2008, -17/+350Woz > Jobs
When I met Woz there was a crowd around him and everyone wanted a picture or an autograph. He didn't turn anyone down even though he was there to promote Segway Polo, not himself. He even stood there and talked with the fans.
Jobs lives in a bubble. - robmaguire, on 01/17/2008, -49/+362I didn't know he was paid to be an ass either. Or is that just a standard requirement for corporate executive these days?
- brnagi, on 01/17/2008, -75/+358It's kind of sad, seems kind of ignorant of Jobs.
- lostngone, on 01/17/2008, -11/+281You touched Steve Jobs without asking for permission?
HOW DARE YOU!!!! - mindchaotica, on 01/17/2008, -36/+297ya help a guy make a few billion, and then he forgets how he got there. you know on the wallets of the people that like bought his stuff.
- ElChapusero, on 01/17/2008, -31/+286LEAVE STEVE ALONE!!!!
- earlysound, on 01/17/2008, -20/+241there's something to be said for common courtesy. she asked him very politely, and he was on the show floor of their biggest event of the year. it's not like she barged into a board meeting! he could have at LEAST given her a polite "no."
- perhapsimcrazy, on 01/17/2008, -12/+216Anyone ever see Pirates of Silicon Valley
- treelovinhippie, on 01/17/2008, -14/+207Well Jobs is known for being a prick. Great businessman and visionary, but a prick.
- CTK14A, on 01/17/2008, -19/+207Violet Blue was excellent in "Do the White Thang", "Stop My Ass Is On Fire 11", and "Whore of the Rings."
Oh... Wrong Violet Blue. - woofers07, on 01/17/2008, -7/+174ignorant or arrogant?
- ferrariman60, on 01/17/2008, -3/+167I hate to break it to all the Steve-ophiles, but he IS an ass. Ask anyone who has worked with him. This isn't news, people. Jobs is a dick. It is probably a byproduct of the intensity that drives a man like him. He's brilliant, no argument here, but he's still an ass. He looks great on stage, but that's the point. You don't turn apple around by looking like the ass you are on stage, right? Just part of the job. When he's off stage, all bets are off.
- Magnus150, on 01/17/2008, -21/+174Steve is an *****, I thought this was to be expected? But man, he could sell buttrape and the macaddicts would eat it up!
- mllawso, on 01/17/2008, -4/+147Atari founder Nolan Bushnell was eager to reduce the number of computer chips that were used in the game's circuitry and he offered Steve Jobs $100 for every chip that he could discard from the machine's design. Jobs had very little experience in circuit design and frankly had no inclination to learn any more, so he turned to his friend Steve Wozniak for help. Jobs offered Wozniak half of whatever bonus money would be paid if Wozniak would work on optimizing the chip design. Wozniak performed the task admirably much to Atari's astonishment and when he was done with the redesign, they were able to reduce the number of chips in the circuitry by 50! In fact so exacting was Wozniak's design that his model was impossible to reproduce on the company's assembly line. For some reason, Jobs paid Wozniak only $350 for his work claiming that Atari had only paid them $700. Atari had in fact given Jobs $5000 for the work.
From http://www.stevejobs.info/biography-of-steve-jobs. ... - superpixel, on 01/17/2008, -13/+140I can understand him not wanting to set a precedent, but the snortle was totally uncalled for-- THAT is being rude and demeaning.
(Note: I'm talking about the woman who laughed at Violet's request, I realize Steve didn't laugh) - Dylson, on 01/17/2008, -7/+118I'm not either. I heard that Steve Jobs was a dick to work with, and I also heard he was just a dick in general. I didn't really believe it, but now I do. ***** him.
- mbthompson, on 01/17/2008, -18/+127Wow, what a first class prick! Loosen the turtleneck Steve, you need the oxygen.
- JoeDiggsIt, on 01/17/2008, -4/+100Reminds me when you get in an argument with a girlfriend, mother, defensive woman, after you say "That idea is, or what you said was stupid." Which turns into her saying, "YOU CALLED ME STUPID."
- daines88, on 01/17/2008, -2/+94From everything I've heard about him he's always been a bit of an ass, even from the beginning.
- CrimsonBlur, on 01/17/2008, -2/+89I know for a fact he would have said yes. Gates was at the launch for Halo 3 and was taking pictures with everyone, my friends have tons of pictures with him. Bill Gates is a really nice guy, I had a teacher that knew his father and him very well (since his father was young), and he would constantly talk about how great both of them are in person, and how he is happy Bill became so successful.
- winmywii, on 01/17/2008, -4/+89He probably turned her down because all the other apple fan boys would have came running and it would have turned into a 4 hour thing. He still didn't have to be a dick about it and his entourage didn't have to act like stuck up bitches.
- Rikushix, on 01/17/2008, -8/+92He wasn't outright offensive; he doesn't have any obligation to take a picture with her. But that's still not very nice, especially how he turned his back on her and whatnot.
- Evildudetx, on 01/17/2008, -40/+123This just adds fuel to the fire that mac users are elitist *****.
- pseudononymist, on 01/17/2008, -18/+99This is totally lame without video of him telling her off. I want proof, dammit.
- cardyology, on 01/17/2008, -16/+94What a ***** *****. He didn't let her take a photo because it wouldn't have made him any money.
- Sornos, on 01/17/2008, -1/+78Everyone loves the Woz. Who could dislike the guy?
- tbunreal, on 01/17/2008, -4/+81yes
- ronk, on 01/17/2008, -2/+76What really happened was Steve was checking the apple stocks on his iphone and got pretty p*ssed off that it took a dive.
- pseudononymist, on 01/17/2008, -5/+79Seriously?
- renegadeafk, on 01/17/2008, -23/+96Bill gates > Steve Jobs
- allengeer, on 01/17/2008, -67/+139is it just me or is that woman really unattractive?
maybe steve would have taken a picture with her if she wasnt so ugly. - Bartboy919, on 01/17/2008, -15/+86I don't think Bill Gates Would do such a thing.
- solidsnake1298, on 01/17/2008, -5/+69Def makes Bill Gates look a lot better. His recent interview with Gizmodo were awesome and enlightening of what Bill Gates is really like.
- scrappyvintage, on 01/17/2008, -17/+79Corporate fanboys/girls (coca-cola, apple, windows, etc) are so ***** annoying. Especially that nasalized sound they accent their grammar with.
"I just got told off by Steve Jobs" said the dork,"It was AWESOME!"
People like this make me gag. It's a corporation, not your best friend idiot. - monkeyrun, on 01/17/2008, -27/+88Steve Jobs said "That would be rude." he did not say she was being "rude".
Basically that means for whatever reason it would be rude of him to take a picture with her.
Probably because he turned down many picture requests that day?
OR maybe he is doing an interview with someone?
And that site is pretty NSFW. - elvenseven, on 01/17/2008, -3/+63That sounds more like what Steve would do.
- LordofChaosIori, on 01/17/2008, -4/+62Why doesn't he wear a damn belt?? It bugs me soo much.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -21/+79What a douchebag.
- andycr512, on 01/17/2008, -7/+61Oh, yeah, he's too good for the -common- person. He's -far- better than us. Sorry, we forget sometimes.
- inactive, on 01/17/2008, -3/+53He reminds me of the movie star people grew up having as a hero but when you finally meet them they turn out to be douchebags. I remember once I met Jim Beloushi in Vancouver while he was filming "K-9 3" (50 fag points if you saw it). The ***** tried to pick up my wife in front of me. She told him we were married to which he replied, "Baby, I'm Jim ***** Beloushi!" Why is it when people reach a level of fame they turn into ***** to everyday people. ***** elitists.
- elvenseven, on 01/17/2008, -17/+67Steve has no respect for others, even at Bill Gates during their interview if anyone remembers. And why is he so skinny?
- roberto_deneero, on 01/17/2008, -6/+55He does that in lieu of a salary.
- afx1, on 01/17/2008, -1/+49or a comment
- turpenine, on 01/17/2008, -20/+68belts are for people who can't afford pants that fit right the first time.
- NsinU8, on 01/17/2008, -6/+54From what I've heard, Jobs has always been an a-hole so it should be no surprise. Personally, I really don't care just keep churnin out the hot *****. I once I saw a guy that looked like Jimmy Walker try to shake Princes hand at a nightclub and Prince turned away putting his hand in the "talk to the hand" mode. The guy just said "f*ck you Prince, you fagg*t motherf*cker" to his face. Prince kinda turned red and walked away but it was great entertainment.
- inactive, on 01/17/2008, -4/+51Any fanboy or girl who does not expect gruff treatment from a man who for the last 25 years or so has been infamous for his crankiness (particularly with his designers and developers) is no fanboy or fangirl at all.
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