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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 05, 2018 @08:43AM (#16078469)
> Jobs didn't break the law

Jobs often took an “ask for forgivenss” approach. Copying Xerox [1], screwing Wozniak [2], the naming schtick with the Beatles, et cetera.

[1] http://www.mac-history.net/computer-history/2012-03-22/apple...

[2] http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/steve-wozniak-cried-jobs-kept-atari...

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by forapurpose on Friday January 05, 2018 @06:52PM (#16082821)
>> Jobs didn't break the law

> Jobs often took an “ask for forgivenss” approach.

So we agree: He didn't break the law. Being a jerk to his co-founder is not at all comparable.

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by brandonmenc on Friday January 05, 2018 @11:33AM (#16079599)
> screwing Wozniak

This is an unpopular opinion, but if it weren't for Jobs, Woz would have remained an unknown HP engineer.

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 05, 2018 @01:37PM (#16080552)
> This is an unpopular opinion, but if it weren't for Jobs, Woz would have remained an unknown HP engineer

I completely agree. I also think Steve Jobs was a great man. Part of his greatness was knowing which rules he could bend, which rules he could break, and deftly negotiating the aftermath.

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by forapurpose on Saturday January 06, 2018 @03:56AM (#16084476)
> greatness was knowing which rules he could bend, which rules he could break, and deftly negotiating the aftermath.

Greatness isn't hurting other people, but finding ways to get things done that benefit all stakeholders, including society and community.

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