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Steve Jobs biographer: "Bill Gates was smarter than Steve Jobs by almost any conventional measure"

0. phoneArena posted on 05 Apr 2012, 07:46

Walter Isaacson who Steve Jobs picked for his official biographer wrote an extremely interesting nearly 600-page opus on probably the most successful CEO of the century…

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1. Cyan3boN posted on 05 Apr 2012, 07:54 31 2

true, gates is the smarty pants, jobs was just a good manager, who jinxed the people into buying his I products

6. PhoneArenaUser posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:06 12 1

Agree.

25. PhoneArenaUser posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:58 11

In mine opinion, talking about Apple, Steve Jobs was really good marketing specialist and nothing more, Steve Jobs talks about 'visions' was just a bull s**t! The real persons who saw any real 'visions' and made them come true was people who was working down in the labs!

2. andro. posted on 05 Apr 2012, 07:57 17 6

Bill Gates probably was smarter but ultimately next to Steve jobs was less blood thristy and less able to effectively advertise.

Steve Jobs had a better ability to take control and influence peoples mindset in order to maximise sales of any product. Steve Jobs 'Job' became easier over the years as the icult phenomenon developed and all he needed to do was say 'this is cool' for ifans to buy something

5. PhoneArenaUser posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:06 6 1

Agree.

7. SuperAndroidEvo posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:14 16 2

Yes they are both geniuses, Bill Gates is the intellectiual with vision on how the PC world would evolve. Steve Jobs was a marketing mastermind who could sell ice to an Eskimo.

Both had thier strenghts but Bill Gates turned modern PC's to what they are today. He can see things that others could not & was able to make great business decisions that ultimatly made him the wealthest man in the whole world at one point.

Easily Bill Gates was head over heels smarter than Steve Jobs!

11. darkkjedii posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:23 1 24

Such dumb comments

14. SuperAndroidEvo posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:29 13 3

What is dumb about the comments? Your comment is less than desirable!

15. Virile posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:32 3 13

And yours is any different?

22. SuperAndroidEvo posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:51 11 1

You are kidding me right? Do I really need to explain this to you? OK here I go:

My comment #7 was a comment on the topic. My comment #14 was a response to comment #11.

Your point is.............. what again? lol

26. SuperAndroidEvo posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:03 4 4

Virile I am not sure if your comment was directed to me, but if it wasn't then I apologize.

If it was then my comment #22 still stands!

49. Chronos posted on 06 Apr 2012, 01:07

Virile's comment was a response to darkkjedi, not yours.

20. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:48 3 1

Atleast he's not dum like you....

35. remixfa posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:48 9

less effectively advertise? maybe in the phone department but MS stomps apple in sales in every other category. nothing is as prolific as the windows OS or the Office suite.

38. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 05 Apr 2012, 10:26 4 1

he was actually ish**p god.

3. PackMan posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:00 14 1

And he gives his money to charity too.

30. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:09 6 2

Apple never gives charity.
Apple never gives sponsors

4. PhoneArenaUser posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:05 15 1

Talking about Apple, in mine opinion Steve Jobs was good marketing specialist and nothing more.

9. thelegend6657 posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:19 2 15

true , but i still like his product more

17. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:43 4 2

True you love his penitentiary echo system!!!!

21. frydaexiii posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:48 6

It's not even "his product"

Steve Jobs initially did not like the idea of Apps, The one thing that even gave the iPhone a place in the smartphone market.

and did you really think that Steve Jobs single handedly designed that stupid 2 piece glass iPhone design? If he did he was probably a bigger idiot than I thought.

39. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 05 Apr 2012, 10:27 3

very true..!!!

52. thelegend6657 posted on 06 Apr 2012, 03:44

Well when you think of Facebook you think of mark zuckerberg not all the people that worked together with him to make the product successful .
In how most people see it , apple is Steve jobs product

24. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:58 1 1

Open you'r wolly eye's....

31. HTCFreak posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:22 2 7

Why does thelegends comment get thumbed-down? it's his personal choise! It's like hating someone because he likes fries while you like chicken. Really people, stop the hate! :)

34. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:47 3 3

Why doe's it bother you?
What's it to you?

51. thelegend6657 posted on 06 Apr 2012, 03:42

Htc freak is the best fan droid I ever seen .
Btw I like HTC quite a lot too

45. EclipseGSX posted on 05 Apr 2012, 14:18

no one gives a f**k thats why

16. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:40 5 1

I don't think so.... more like
He was a kleptomaniac...
He was a subversive miscreant
He was a malignant person
He made Apple divulge

29. PackMan posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:08 3

I think you are WE LIKE THIS
YOU JElLIOUS GUY,
SO YOU SWITCHED SIDES HUH?

8. karanstyle posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:17 7 1

Oops!!

Its an ""iOuch"" For iFans. :-P

10. darkkjedii posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:22 1 10

Awww shut up ur posts make no sense at all
Pepsi coke and every other business do the same thing.
Tell us something we didn't know.

19. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:46 3 1

You'r a subservient to fruit!

28. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:03 3 1

Steve jobs want'd Android dead in his will, befor
he died, with along other's.....

But he's dead himself! Hipocrite!!!

41. archangel9 posted on 05 Apr 2012, 11:34 2

yep thats true..In fact,Android was kicking Apple's butt in every which way . People who get Iphones,Ipads,etc just want to be part of the "in crowd".Android is revolutionary in its own way and I'm proud of that coming from BB.

12. frydaexiii posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:25 15 1

Bill Gates - Made computers affordable and available for everyone, unifying the world. Donates to charity as well as funds medical researches

Steve Jobs - Marketed products that created a bunch of elitist wannabe hipsters. Claims everything that's not his "vision" but similar and better a stolen product.

I don't know why people even put these 2 guys in the same league...

13. karanstyle posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:27 4

Totally Agreed "yPhone 4 $?" = "Why Phone for $?" :-P

18. bossmt_2 posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:44 2 4

I don't think this is news. Jobs was a smart man, but Jobs was a salesman, Gates is a nerd, look at the 2 it's really all the evidence you need. Jobs could find a winner and focus on things that sell very well (notice the down play of Mac products to focus on iPods, iPhones, and later iPad) but Woz was the brains behind Apple in the early days and you really do need guys like Jobs. No one person is perfect to start a buisness.

23. karanstyle posted on 05 Apr 2012, 08:51 4 3

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH NOW AS SKY TOO HAS A LIMIT!!

f**k You!! Phone Arena and your Baised Reviews and ARTICLES!!

I hereby comfirm to leave your f**ked up site, that writes nothing more than senseless s**t for iPhone and Android.

NOTE:
Because I need to read the technology update not read a iFan or FanDroid.

Conclusion(f**k Off):
So, better keep your "Cr@pple's yPhone 4 $" in your Pocket...
I never hated Cr@pple or Android but today I hate it because of you Phone Arena ppl.

I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY IF YOU BAN ME FROM HERE AS I DONT HAVE TO EVEN DEACTIVATE MY ACCOUNT FROM HERE...!!!

37. iamcc posted on 05 Apr 2012, 10:11 4

Yikes!

27. PAPINYC (limited) 19 hours ago posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:03 6

Just re-Affirms Jobz was an iDiOt, no wonder his iTurds always break.

32. Eingild posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:43 4 3

Jobs is more of a leader and a visionary, while Gates is on hell of a genius.

33. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 09:44 1 1

Cause he like's , use's , support's Apple!
You should know that by now.....

36. p4ulm86 posted on 05 Apr 2012, 10:03 8 1

Jobs Is Dead. Bill Gates is alive. Bill gates is Winning in my book. lol

40. taco50 (banned) posted on 05 Apr 2012, 11:00 6

Bill Gates was more books smart. Steve Jobs had better social and design intelligence.

44. Pings posted on 05 Apr 2012, 12:55 1

"Steve Jobs had better social and design intelligence"?

No Steve Jobs had a marketng team. He ripped of every idea Apple has ever had and they marketed it as somthing new and revolutionary. Do you remember the TV commercials saying Mac's are more secure and they don't crash? That wasn't true at all. Pwn2own proved Apple is by far the least secure in the computer world. What like there is a difference, a gray screen (Mac), and blue screen (PC). Apple had a better marketng team that's it. Not to much of that was Steve Jobs. Really it was someone else's idea and Jobs just OK'ed the final idea.

42. archangel9 posted on 05 Apr 2012, 11:37 4

At one time I wanted to buy a Imac or a macbook pro but 1200-1800 is ridiculous for a computer. So i stick with HP and I throw Fedora 16 and Kubuntu 11.10 on my PC and it's waaaayyy prettier and better than a Mac.

46. Whateverman posted on 05 Apr 2012, 14:22

I know many people don't agree, but its well worth the money to get a Mac. I havent needed a repair, replacement, or a virus is over 6 years. I do have to replace my graphics card, and upgrade the hard drive for more room. But compared to many other people I know who had to replace their entire systems...I'm getting off cheap. I've had a few PC's and I don't miss replacing them at all! But to each his or her own.

47. sinfiery posted on 05 Apr 2012, 14:34

I've had my Gateway laptop for 5 years now, with no problems at all.
Replaced the keyboard once, cost me $18 and 10 minutes of my time. I broke it, it didn't just degenerate either.

Anecdotal evidence is absolutely pointless.
Apple lives and dies by it, and their not dead.

48. Whateverman posted on 05 Apr 2012, 14:59

That's cool! Had a Gateway and an Asus, both dead in under four years. Maybe Vista was the issue but still scared me away from Windows.

43. Jerry209 posted on 05 Apr 2012, 12:47

Steve was a great with words vs. Gates with parts and chips

50. haikallp posted on 06 Apr 2012, 03:19 1

its quite obvious..Steve Jobs is just a great speaker and manager, but thats it..

53. PhoneArenaUser posted on 06 Apr 2012, 13:03

Agree.

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