[otalp]

The myth that software was excellent under Jobs is just hat - a myth. I mean, iTunes was commissioned by Jobs, as well as many of early, clunkier iOS versions(no notification centre until much later, no copy/paste in the original iPhone, etc.

[wl]

Jobs didn't commission iTunes. He bought it. It used to be known as SoundJam MP.

[gcb0]

that's even worse as he could see plain as day the product they were investing in. with a commission you may claim it was a failed vision implementation

[wl]

At the time, SoundJam MP was the best music player on any platform. Early versions of iTunes were pretty awesome, too.