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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Steve Jobs was the Edison of personal computing.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Jobs was a glorified salesman. Edison was an oligarch notorious for lying, cheating, stealing, and his complete lack of ethics and morals.

I'm absolutely no fan of Jobs but Edison was the bigger bastard.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Wasn't Woz really the brain behind it all?

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