nytimes.com— Under its chief executive and founder Steven P. Jobs, Apple has created a culture of secrecy that has served it well in many ways — from new products to the health of Mr. Jobs.
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That question is what people have been talking about lately and really Steve is the driving force behind Apple. Word is he hasn't even begun grooming anyone to take over because Apple revolves around him.
Indeed. Nocera used a technicality to report that Jobs called him, while the important content of the call was "off the record." Then to further support Jobs' low opinion of him, Nocera reiterates wrong-headed remarks about Jobs' health situation and claims to have basically been correct. In effect, Nocera says the content of the conversation is off-the-record but then implicitly reveals the content by saying it's consistent with what he had said all along (which is actually a misrepresentation of the facts and a misrepresentation of what he told Jobs about the conversation being off the record). What a slime bucket.
Based on how much an average Apple user read gossip magazines and such, it was wise from Apple not to mention a thing about Job's health. They knew that was a bomb.
What the hell are you blathering on about exactly? It sounded like you were just stringing big words together to make yourself sound more intelligent and failed.
maexusJul 26, 2008
That question is what people have been talking about lately and really Steve is the driving force behind Apple. Word is he hasn't even begun grooming anyone to take over because Apple revolves around him.
third_eyeJul 26, 2008
It's not as if the reporter disclosed the actual illness Jobs is afflicted with. I say, the reporter did his job. There's journalism and sleaze.
buddhistmonkeyJul 26, 2008
Or how about an article about Digg's culture of digging some fool down just because he's racist?
streakJul 26, 2008
Indeed. Nocera used a technicality to report that Jobs called him, while the important content of the call was "off the record." Then to further support Jobs' low opinion of him, Nocera reiterates wrong-headed remarks about Jobs' health situation and claims to have basically been correct. In effect, Nocera says the content of the conversation is off-the-record but then implicitly reveals the content by saying it's consistent with what he had said all along (which is actually a misrepresentation of the facts and a misrepresentation of what he told Jobs about the conversation being off the record). What a slime bucket.
doctordbxJul 26, 2008
I always had the impression that Steve was such an egotistical douche that he wouldn't groom anyone to take over after him.
cfabbriumdJul 27, 2008
I think he's "an arrogant [expletive]"
unitedatheismJul 27, 2008
Based on how much an average Apple user read gossip magazines and such, it was wise from Apple not to mention a thing about Job's health. They knew that was a bomb.
fanclerksJul 28, 2008
What the hell are you blathering on about exactly? It sounded like you were just stringing big words together to make yourself sound more intelligent and failed.