One man isn't the company, and Jobs didn't singlehandedly create all those great machines. But he is inextricably linked to all the pieces of hardware that inspire such irrational affection in geeks and others like us. That's our link to him, and that's why the passing of a CEO none of us met feels strangely personal.
I've read a number of articles comparing Jobs with Walt Disney, and it really rings true for me. They had very much the same relationship with the brands they created.
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ninetydegrees
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on 2011-10-12 02:31 am (UTC)I've read a number of articles comparing Jobs with Walt Disney, and it really rings true for me. They had very much the same relationship with the brands they created.