New and notable for October 4th 2011 through October 6th 2011
What I’m reading and finding for October 4th 2011 through October 6th 2011:
- Steve Jobs Was Always Kind To Me (Or, Regrets of An Asshole) | The Wirecutter-
I met Steve Jobs while I worked at Gizmodo. He was always a gentleman. Steve liked me and he liked Gizmodo. And I liked him back. Some of my friends who I use - Apple – Remembering Steve Jobs-
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
- Exclusive: Microsoft considers bidding for Yahoo| Reuters-
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to
- the understatement: Google’s Management Doesn’t Use Google+-
Management caring deeply about their company’s products and using them every day is almost always a prerequisite of making great products. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg really does use Facebook all day. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo tweeted at least 30 times just yesterday. At the other extreme, I started at Apple under Gil Amelio, who used to have his emails printed out for him. On that basis alone it was hardly surprising he was a disaster.
So how about Google CEO Larry Page? It’s been over 3 months show all text - Apple-
Apple designs and creates iPod and iTunes, Mac laptop and desktop computers, the OS X operating system, and the revolutionary iPhone and iPad.
- Live Apple iPhone 5 event coverage – gdgt live-