[Info-vax] Steve Jobes [was: Apple says ...]

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 10/8/2011 3:39 AM, George Cornelius wrote:
> In article<4e8e0bd4$0$2477$e4fe514c at news2.news.xs4all.nl>, MG<marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl>  writes:
>> Unlike Ken Olsen, Steve Jobs is often deified and gets media coverage
>> all the time; or else his registered trademarks and logos.  Only some
>> online publications, along with a few institutions (like one American
>> university) made mention of Olsen's death, in terms recognition in
>> the mass-media and overall mention in general.  Even DEC 'inheritor'
>> HP barely made mention of Ken Olsen's passing away.  So, yes, there
>> is definitely a difference alright.
>
> Well, Jobs was a national figure.  Olson, even in Digital's heyday,
> was known to few.  Both attempted to market premium products at
> premium prices.  But Olson is well known for disdaining marketing,
> and disdaining the consumer market as well.

And he drove DEC right into the ground!  R.I.P. DEC
>
> I have never purchased an Apple product.  But it is clear that
> Jobs made his mark in the consumer marketplace, and he did it by
> selling technology to a select group of consumers.  I will not
> belittle that - it was something that worked for him, and something
> that kept him in the public eye year after year.
>
> George