[Info-vax] Fwd: Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died

[ChrisQ]

On 10/26/11 18:43, JF Mezei wrote:
> I am affraid my devotion to the cult of the Apple is beyond repair.

There may be a cure, but it might not be painless. Complete abstinence
for a start.

>
> I broke down and bought Steve Job's biography. haven't read much of it,
> but something interesting related to the owner of VMS.
>
> Steve Jobs had extremely high regards for Hwelett Packard, and for Mr
> Hewlett and Packard and how they were able to shape their company and
> infuse their philosophy to ensure the company survived their departure.
>
> This is exactly what is being said of Apple now. But I am curious to see
> if Jobs will discuss about how HP didn't keep its original culture since
> the late 1990s when LaCarly stepped in.

Easy to see what happened there: Board members, to a man. mesmerised by
the witch. A flash of the ankle is probably all it took :-)...

Regards.

Chris