Re:Meta Is Said to Plan Thousands More Layoffs as Soon as Th...
by robertlagrant on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:39AM
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From what I understand, he would like to be remembered similarly to Steve Jobs, as an inventor of the future. I think this was his way of doing that.
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Re:Meta Is Said to Plan Thousands More Layoffs as Soon as Th...
by peanuty1 on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:48AM
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People loved Steve Jobs though whereas people hate Mark.
Re:Meta Is Said to Plan Thousands More Layoffs as Soon as Th...
by Traubenfuchs on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:56AM
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He failed to produce his own brand. The only thing that comes to mind when anyone thinks about Mark is "Facebook scandals", "looks, moves and talks like a reptiloid/robot" and "the mataverse that no one wanted failure (no legs!)". I bet he wishes he would have been what Elon Musk was, someone with pretty much his own cult. Elon Musk still has his cult followers and online knights despite his increasingly erratic behavior and general unpleasantness.
Re:Meta Is Said to Plan Thousands More Layoffs as Soon as Th...
by djmips on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @09:05AM
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Not everyone loves Steve Jobs. Lots of people don't. I don't.
I do hate that Zuck ruined the word meta for everyone.
Re:Meta Is Said to Plan Thousands More Layoffs as Soon as Th...
by red-iron-pine on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @09:25AM
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Steve Jobs was a misanthropic douche who routinely abused his own staff and screwed over many of those around him, including, famously, Woz.
He just had really, really good marketing, and products that landed at just the right time.
Re:Meta Is Said to Plan Thousands More Layoffs as Soon as Th...
by midoridensha on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @08:25PM
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Your characterization of him is correct, but he didn't accomplish what he did through sheer luck and marketing; he also had a really good sense of what (average) consumers wanted in a technology product, which his competitors seemed to mostly lack.
Re:Meta Is Said to Plan Thousands More Layoffs as Soon as Th...
by robertlagrant on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @05:26AM
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Steve Jobs "landing products at just the right time" is a synonym for "was a wildly successful businessman".