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Re:McKinsey, technocratic management, and structural inequality by janhenr on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @02:35AM (#22233265)
The question if somebody else would have made the smartphone is besides the point.

Apple made the iPhone under the leadership of Steve Jobs, meaning the company profits enormously and thus the company can reward Steve Jobs enormously.

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Re:McKinsey, technocratic management, and structural inequality by FabHK on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @11:16AM (#22237279)
The question wasn't whether the company can afford to reward him enormously, though, but whether it should reward him enormously.
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