[daviddennis]

Steve Jobs is an interesting guy. He has a passion for what he does which is oddly missing in Gates and Ballmer. Well, Gates and Ballmer have a passion for pushing out their product to as many people as possible, but Jobs has a passion for making a great product, pure and simple.

I may not like Jobs politics (well, except for this particular stand, which is great), but I love the man's passion for his product and doing things insanely great. He's definitely achieved his life goal and ironically enough I don't think Gates or Ballmer have done that.

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[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"He's definitely achieved his life goal..."

If his life's goal was to be the most accomplished businessman in the world, he certainly did achieve it. It's a rare businessman who has driven one important paradigm shift, much less two, and three or more is just unheard-of. But there's Jobs, having shown the way in personal computing, animated films, personal media and, next up, mobile telephones. Honestly, compare that to some other business greats: Jack Welch, Ted Turner, Gates... one-trick-ponies, mostly. Even Richard Branson has hardly blazed the kind of trails Jobs has. Just a remarkable guy. I only hope this teachers-union story is the first crack in the ice of his stoneheaded liberalism.