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BusinessWeek: Steve Jobs, The Great Innovator

by , 3:30 PM EDT, October 27th, 2004

BusinessWeek has named Apple CEO Steve Jobs one of its "Great Innovators" as part of a weekly series the business magazine is running on people who have innovated in technology, management, finance, marketing, or government. This week's installment features Mr. Jobs as a tech innovator based on his success in founding Apple, resurrecting Apple, and running Pixar. From the article:

Jobs's contribution? More than anyone else, he brought digital technology to the masses. As a visionary, he saw that computers could be much more than drab productivity tools. Instead, they could help unleash human creativity and sheer enjoyment. A marketing genius, he conceived of elegant products that captured consumers' imaginations. And as a relentless perfectionist, he came up with creations that actually delivered on their promise -- raising the bar for rivals. "From the time he was a kid, Steve thought his products could change the world," says Lee Clow, chairman of TBWA/Chiat/Day and Jobs' longtime ad man.

Other people so honored as Great Innovators include Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, venture capitalists Robert Swanson and Herbert Boyer, Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson, and Elvis Presley. You can see the full list at BusinessWeek's Great Innovators home page.

There is more on Steve Jobs in the full article.

The Mac Observer Spin:

Steve Jobs pretty much has a blank check to do anything he wants right now. He is getting a lot of credit for the goings on at both Apple and Pixar, and the mainstream media that was once so critical of Apple is now bending over backwards to say as many nice things about the company as it can. Indeed, you pretty much have to look at the lunatic fringe to find anything to complain about when it comes to Apple these days.

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Close Name:Biff Posts: 1479 Joined: 08 Apr 2004
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GO RED SOX!

View Name:RealityCheck -   Troll Posts: 392 Joined: 06 May 2004
Subject: iPod Photo - Smallest Screen & Worst Battery Life
Close Name:Biff Posts: 1479 Joined: 08 Apr 2004
Subject: LOL

APPL closed at how much? It would seem that Wall Street is full of lunatic fringe. Hehe.

Close Name:jimothy Posts: 612 Joined: 04 Jun 2004
Subject: God bless the iLemmings!

God bless the iLemmings, the millions of them who continue to buy and love their iPods.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: RC wants and Photo iPod

Looks like everyone one is becoming an iLemming, RC. Too bad for you. Looks like no one shares your desperate opinions anymore. I guess that's because they own and love Apple products. But not you. You stand proud RC. No new, fun and cool stuff for you. Stand by your principles there buddy. Don't let the iLemmings drag you down to their level of bliss. Me? I'm a sucker for the kool-aid. It's so refreshing.

Did you actually say, "hoot?" What is that exactly? Is that the same as the bee knees?

Close Name:iGrouch Posts: 660 Joined: 18 Oct 2001
Subject:

GO IPOD RED SOX

Close Name:Guest
Subject: What about Al "the Great Creator" Gore...

You know the guy that created the "internet"

Close Name:usvwro Posts: 26 Joined: 06 May 2004
Subject: Photo, iPod

Yup. one of the windooze using "I will never own an Apple" lemmings has changed her tune compeletely. Grandma saw the Photo iPod and immediately let everyone know it was number one on her Christmas gift lists. God help the next person who asks her if she has pictures of the grandkids.

Apple just may have a real stealthy product here. Album art in color? No way grandparents with lots of grandkids. Way. I expect we'll even succeed in getting her to listen to music once she has it.

Just maybe the eleves in Cupertino know more than the rest of us?

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Re: RC

"No new, fun and cool stuff for you. Stand by your principles there buddy. Don't let the iLemmings drag you down to their level of bliss."

Don't you mean "up" to our level.

We want all the RC drones on the bottom.

Poor RC. If battery life was the only reason to buy a device, the iPod would have never sold like it did. Clearly there is more than to the iPod than the same old tired list of compliants from the PC drones…screen size? what's up with that. It's not like you view a Monet on the thing. The iPod screen is perfect for what it is intended to do. Apple knows how to design stuff to do what it is supposed to do and nothing more, particularly if the "more" part would interfere with its original purpose. It doesn't promise that you are going to be able to run photoshop from your iPod and show it off on the 2 inch screen. RC may as well complain that it doesn't dispense coffee since I bet a lot of people drink coffee while listening to music.

Apple is listening to the complaints and the criticism; but they are wisely considering all factors and making prudent choices, not just putting in the kitchen sink like MS and their ilk.

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