The first paragraph made me close the tab. I'm glad he put it up top, so I didn't needlessly waste my time with such a douche. I should have known better than to click on a Cringely story.

You should read the rest.

Agreed. He put his worst face forward. The article is all uphill from there.

I disagree. Right or wrong on this point, he's engaging in a bit of analysis -- which is, after all, his job. I think Steve would respect that (even if, from a PR/marketing standpoint, he didn't particularly like it -- re Apple's closed-mouth position on unreleased product and marketing).

Bob knew Steve, pretty well. Both adults, who can handle more than one dimension concurrently.

(P.S. I didn't know Steve, and I know Bob only through a few old emails. So, this is just my opinion.

As long as I've gone this far, I'll add that I find the press's read of the 4S misleading. The guts are significantly changed; people seem to be having a hissy fit because the shell was not. Good grief -- the shell has already had X revisions to get pretty darned good.)

You know what was missing from yesterday's event (well, except for Steve, obviously)? "One more thing..."

As much as I don't think it will happen, I can certainly imagine a pre-recorded iPhone 5 announcement starting with Jobs saying that. Realistically, there are too many cues that it won't happen, especially the announced free 3G(S).

That's a bold prediction.

I assume you mean "I’m sure the phone will appear in a week or two" in reference to the iPhone 5. That's incredibly bold. Maybe this spring, but in two weeks?

If they do that, there will be a recorded message from him. He wouldn't miss this for nothing.

But it's very doubtful. Launching it now would shorten the life of the 4 and 4S and spell doom to the now free 3GS.

In this world a few are giants, a few midgets and most just quietly get on with their lives as best as they can.

Jobs was undeniably a giant. Cringely seems to be a midget who happened to find a megaphone.

The first paragraph was unecessary, and therefore probably the entire point of that post, the rest being faux sympathy to fit in with the general mood.

>It would have been lost in the news of Jobs’s death, killing the marketing value he would have loved.

I don't know Steve Jobs, so I can't say anything about this statement.

Is there anybody out there who knew him personally? If so, would he really have done what Mark claims?