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Re:What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT? by scruffyherder on Monday July 23, 2018 @08:18AM (#17592171)
Who do you think persuaded AT&T? It sure wasn't thousands of engineers.

I suspect you have never even seen a Microsoft CE phone.

Who do you think negotiated with the record labels? Hollywood?

Hate to say it but engineers that aren't pointed to a goal and kept on task are worse than useless.

Go ask anyone about Nokia, RIM and even the once mighty IBM and Microsoft how good is lots of engineers if they are blind and directionless.

Jobs set out to change the world, and did for a while.

Now professional users are shunned with 5+ year old machines at full retail.

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Re:What was it like to be a software engineer at NeXT? by justinjlynn on Monday July 23, 2018 @06:04PM (#17596398)
That much is true, Jobs was good at getting people in a room and "smooth talking" (to read manipulating) them until he got what he wanted.
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