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by javert 5377 days ago
How does Woz saying that Steve Jobs was incredibly kind, sync up with the statment on Jobs' Wikipedia page that Jobs stole thousands of dollars from Woz when they were both at Atari [1]?

Is there something more to this story?

[1] search for $700 on Jobs' wikipedia page

3 comments

I've read him say that he didn't think it was a big deal. Woz seems a pretty forgiving guy.

Me, I'd be pissed b/c people like Jobs always seems to think engineers are just sitting around waiting to get punked. I hate that someone has to be like Jobs to do so well. But, I also recognize he was successful and had a great vision, I won't begrudge him that.

Why can't goodness and success go together more often, without good people just looking like patsies?

You don't have to be dishonest to do well.
Because Wozniak is a kindhearted man and because Jobs did eventually pay it back with 10000% interest.

Wozniak would never have become a millionaire without a salesman like Jobs.

The greatest hacker will never overcome economics.

People change.