Re: [NTLK] Steve Jobs Newton Interview?

From: Jacques Bourda (jacques.bourda_at_telenet.be)
Date: Mon Jul 19 2004 - 04:54:36 PDT

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Steve Jobs wasn't part of the original Macintosh team because he didn't believe in that project. He stayed with the Lisa team, but joined Macintosh after a while because he was 'asked' to. I think he then already 'thought differently' than the Lisa team leader and couldn't accept a different point of vue.

>That's kind of a wacky comment considering he (SJ) was responsible for
>helping to develop one of the most forward looking products ever seen
>in personal computing.
>
>When macintosh came out in 1984 I guess Apple had nothing to offer you
>then either. You had to wait another 10 years to buy a watered down
>version of the same concept from MS.

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