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As an instinctual contrarian, I had something of an allergic reaction to the hagiography, esp. by people who had very little actually to do with Jobs. Many times during the last two days I had the impulse to try to counter what I saw as knee-jerk, saccharine self-insertion in the guise of mourning. But each time, I took a deep breath, and let people have their moment. I agree with you that he wasn't perfect. But he was a remarkable human being, and I'm ok with a social convention that, at least for a short time after a person's death, focuses on the good parts of his life, and the lessons we can learn from them. The rest of your comment is speculation on the motives of Samsung and Google. Anyone who says, "this one reason is not the reason, and this other reason is the real one" is wrong. Especially at the level of this kind of product launch that's a cooperation between two such huge companies, the decision is likely mind-bogglingly complex. And, honestly, I think a product launch decision can actually have a real-world impact on sales, so it's potentially a lot more meaningful decision than tweeting #thankyoustevejobs. Again, I'm sure the decision is a byzantine one. But the gggp comment appears to be advocating an antagonistic attitude toward the recently dead. That's simply and obviously disrespectful. |