Why Jobs is no Edison(american.com)
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Why Jobs is no Edison
http://www.american.com/archive/2011/september/why-jobs-is-no-edison/article_print
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Apple II would have been impossible without innovations by Xerox’s PARC
Minor quibble; the author is probably talking about the Mac -- not the Apple II, which predates the PARC visit by at least two years.
Minor quibble; the author is probably talking about the Mac -- not the Apple II, which predates the PARC visit by at least two years.
Even more minor quibble: the parent comment is probably talking about the Lisa which predated the Mac by more than two years.
More like, Why Jobs is no Tesla, Edison took credit for the work of others.
But Jobs took credit for the work of others(Wozniak) too.
No he did not. He always talked about "we at apple", and always gave credit to the engineering and designer teams.
The story of Wozniak and Jobs is widely known, Jobs described Wozniak on more than one occasion as a brilliant engineer and that without him, Apple would not have existed.
The story of Wozniak and Jobs is widely known, Jobs described Wozniak on more than one occasion as a brilliant engineer and that without him, Apple would not have existed.
To clarify, I was agreeing that Tesla was beyond them all. :)
The area where Jobs has done what no one else has -- made technology into art we love to buy, use and enjoy, and opened the world up to connecting, sharing and creating, is in the same spirit of what Tesla brought into the world with his innovations with electricity.
I think we can agree that Electricity is a little more fundamental to day-to-day raising the quality of more people's lives in this world than a phone, computer, or ipad. It might be less and less each day, but I still think electricity can transform everyone's life.
The area where Jobs has done what no one else has -- made technology into art we love to buy, use and enjoy, and opened the world up to connecting, sharing and creating, is in the same spirit of what Tesla brought into the world with his innovations with electricity.
I think we can agree that Electricity is a little more fundamental to day-to-day raising the quality of more people's lives in this world than a phone, computer, or ipad. It might be less and less each day, but I still think electricity can transform everyone's life.
So Jobs is idea/credit snatcher Edison, and Tesla owns them all. I can agree with this.
The one things Jobs has done that no one has is changed how the masses use technology in such a short period of time. I don't think many fall into that category.
The one things Jobs has done that no one has is changed how the masses use technology in such a short period of time. I don't think many fall into that category.
This is a response to another article that made the comparison. Given that neither Apple nor Jobs have suggested Jobs is an Edison, and given that I haven’t heard anyone calling Jobs an Edison outside of the article this author cites, I’d call this “Feeding a troll.”
Sure, one person called Jobs an Edison, but it doesn’t feel particularly worthy of a reply, much less of a spot on the HN front page.
Sure, one person called Jobs an Edison, but it doesn’t feel particularly worthy of a reply, much less of a spot on the HN front page.
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Both men led organizations that took the "raw materials" of their generation and created end-to-end solutions that very quickly dominated the market.
In Edison's time the interesting innovations were happening at the first-order level. Now most of the interesting innovations are happening higher up the technological food chain.
In Edison's time the interesting innovations were happening at the first-order level. Now most of the interesting innovations are happening higher up the technological food chain.
That's not what the "Entrepenurial Walk of Fame" sitting in front of the Kendall Square Marriott says.
http://boston.tumblr.com/post/10274370791
http://boston.tumblr.com/post/10274370791
As far as I know Jobs hasn't publicly electrocuted animals in an attempt to scare consumers away from competing products. Yep. Clearly no Edison.
My mother in law (in 80s) says: "iPhone and iPads will not get us out of the recession". That sums things up.
Edison is no Tesla !!!
I believe he has no idea about War of Currents and who won it.
I believe he has no idea about War of Currents and who won it.
The difference though is people love their iPods and macs but rarely think about electricity and the lightbulb.
If there is one person you could compare Jobs to, this would be Henri Ford, who's vision also combined existing technologies into something new, brilliant, making something simpler, more useful and more accessible for the large public.