I have read that, unlike traditonal software development which talks of "requirtements gathering", Steve Jobs never really believed in "consumer surveys" and the like. He apparently mentioned that "consumers dont know what they want till we place a product in their hands". In this sense does he not look like a God (or for that matter an over-protective parent)? It is often the case that we pray God for something and we end up getting something else. It is said "God gives you what you need and not what you want". Isnt Steve Jobs something similar?
BTW talking of God and IT CEOs, there was a book long ago whose title read "What is the difference between God and Larry Ellison?" and the subtitle in small print says "God did not think he was Larry Ellison".
Long live the tech Gods of this generation who gave us Jobs (no pun intended) and a different (better?) world for us to live in.
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