[jprobert]

The difference between your example and the Steve Jobs anecdote is that one is backend and the other is customer facing. Getting all of the details right for the customer is paramount for him but I doubt he would fret over the minute details on the backend.

[zwischenzug]

Indeed; iTunes was a complete POS as a piece of commercial music managing software, and with a little focus _very_ easily fixed. He didn't seem to care about that too much.