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Old 10-12-2011, 10:49 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by DanaC View Post
I think the man was a genius and will be much missed.
He was not a genius. In fact, I suspect he was rather nasty. As was Walter Cronkite and Peter Jennings. What Jobs did was empower the geniuses. He was all about the product; screw the finance. He made the company so profitable by ignoring profits. The product was more important. He knew what a genius could do - and encouraged such people.

Management never makes these decisions. Management only defines a strategic objective. Decisions are made and succeed when management permits them to happen. Jobs did that.
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