At 50:23 is the first time I've ever seen video of Jobs on the worse side what appears like a genuinely unpleasant, almost confrontational exchange. He keeps his cool though, and manages to sort of shift the contours of the conversation. Really indicative of the time and place--can you imagine him having to answer that sort of question (posed in that sort of tone) today, given Apple's astronomical success?
I can absolutely imagine Jobs answering a question about, for example, the App Store approval process in a similar way. He knows what he is doing, he knows how to be persuasive and how to not come of as an idiot.
Given Apple’s success (also, he’s now the CEO), however, Jobs doesn’t have to answer questions like that. It would be nice if he had to from time to time.
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At 50:23 is the first time I've ever seen video of Jobs on the worse side what appears like a genuinely unpleasant, almost confrontational exchange. He keeps his cool though, and manages to sort of shift the contours of the conversation. Really indicative of the time and place--can you imagine him having to answer that sort of question (posed in that sort of tone) today, given Apple's astronomical success?
I can absolutely imagine Jobs answering a question about, for example, the App Store approval process in a similar way. He knows what he is doing, he knows how to be persuasive and how to not come of as an idiot.
Given Apple’s success (also, he’s now the CEO), however, Jobs doesn’t have to answer questions like that. It would be nice if he had to from time to time.
Watch the D conference videos. He deals with some none too pleasant subjects in them.