● 09.22.10
●● Context of Steve Jobs’ “Leave Us Alone” Remark Helps Reveal More Arrogance
Posted in Apple at 7:36 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
via Wikipedia
Summary: Evidence of Steve Jobs’ impatience leads to some strong responses
A FEW days ago we remarked on the character of Apple's CEO because the vanity seems to be partly rooted in this company’s idol. A Canadian reader of ours, FurnaceBoy who is typically a proponent of some Apple/Mac products, did not appreciate Jobs’ remarks and he referenced this new article from Canada.
The second-last thing Chelsea Kate Isaacs was expecting was a personal email from Steve Jobs.The very last thing was the iSnub.Isaacs, a 22-year-old Long Island University journalism student, had emailed the Apple Inc. founder when she couldn’t get a comment from Apple’s media-relations office to complete her school assignment.[...]“Nope,” wrote Jobs. “We have over 300 million users and we can’t respond to their requests unless they involve some kind of problem. Sorry.”I am a customer, Isaacs hammered out on her BlackBerry. I do have a problem. And then came the iSnub: “Please leave us alone.”
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FurnaceBoyschestowitz: Steve Jobs is a dick. http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/apple/article/864844–the-student-who-won-t-accept-leave-us-alone-from-steve-jobsSep 22 23:51TechrightsBot-scTitle: The student who won’t accept ‘leave us alone’ from Steve Jobs – thestar.com .::. Size~: 85.33 KBSep 22 23:51schestowitzI know. I blogged and µ-blogged itSep 22 23:52FurnaceBoyah.Sep 22 23:53schestowitzJobs is right in a waySep 22 23:55schestowitzGiven the full correspondencedSep 22 23:55schestowitzShe kept mailingSep 22 23:55schestowitzHe should learn to ignoreSep 22 23:55schestowitzAnd dump E-mail if that helpsSep 22 23:55FurnaceBoyshe’s a real person with real concernsSep 23 00:05FurnaceBoythe interaction is very revealingSep 23 00:05FurnaceBoy“Nope,” wrote Jobs. “We have over 300 million users and we can’t respond to their requests unless they involve some kind of problem. Sorry.”Sep 23 00:06FurnaceBoythat’s bullshit arroganceSep 23 00:06schestowitzthat’s jobsSep 23 00:26schestowitzyou used to defend Macs/AppleSep 23 00:27schestowitzI’d take RMS over JobsSep 23 00:27FurnaceBoyi still defend them from silliness, but i’ve never really liked jobsSep 23 00:34FurnaceBoybut, i don’t entirely blame him, i thikn the problem stems from apple being a public coSep 23 00:34schestowitzHe has good PRSep 23 00:34schestowitzJeans and allSep 23 00:34FurnaceBoysort of.Sep 23 00:34FurnaceBoyhe’s old nowSep 23 00:34FurnaceBoyhe used to go barefoot, like stallmanSep 23 00:34FurnaceBoyhe’s a curious product of the 20th CSep 23 00:35
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