Indeed a sad day. It should not have been Bill as he is making a difference with his billions. I'm optimistic the Jobs estate is going there too.....................................................................................time will tell as we didn't see it when he was alive.
Indeed a sad day. It should not have been Bill as he is making a difference with his billions. I'm optimistic the Jobs estate is going there too.....................................................................................time will tell as we didn't see it when he was alive.
It should have been Bill.
Are you stupid?
It'd be interesting to see what Jobs did for charities around the globe, and if it even comes close to Mrs. & Mrs. Gates. The Gates are maybe the best philantropists on the globe. They make a meaningfull, positive difference to billions...and not just because they give them Ipods. Just saying.
I guess I'm a little jaded at reading an outcry of grief for a man that oversaw the invention of neat gadgets that may or may not prove to be a net benefit to society, He is the pioneer of a new generation of young adults that have taken cocooning and social media to an unhealthy level.
Yes, I realize there is some irony here in me writing this on TTP.
RIP Steve Jobs...I hope you are remembered for more than just your material inventions.
Both men are / were multi billionaires that made their billions through consumerism. All good by me...business is business, we choose our products based on what makes sense in our lives.
So, after the billions the men have made, what is left of their legacy? Gates is actually doing good for the betterment of mankind- those that live outside their computers, Iphones, Ipads, laptops, or PCs (where I'm posting from).
There are arguments one way or another, back and forth, that can pro and con each companies market approach. I have replaced my Ipods every three years because they crap out. It's called planned obsolescence. Do I yell and scream about it? A little. Same as I do when I get a virus. And I curse myself for not getting on the Mac platforms early in our business life, as now we're stuck w/ PC. But these are just consumer products and business tools...you get what you pay for, and as a rule, products will only slightly outlive their warrantees. Both men’s companies have exploited that one.
On a humanitarian scale, Jobs doesn't come close to Gates.
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Let's all mourn the death of a man who fed our materialistic lusts with (not very) cheap electronics produced by (borderline) slave labour.
No doubt the guy was brilliant and a visionary, but... the iPhone is first and foremost a portal to more consumption.