[vunderba]

By all accounts, he was an incredible bully not just to his employees but also to his family as well.

He refused to recognize his daughter even after a paternity test, and despite being a multi millionaire 1000 times over only paid child support when forced to by the courts.

Does that sound like the behavior of a good and ethical person?

[disqard]

Shhhhh, he's the patron saint of the tech world, and you're on HN -- do you really expect a large percentage of folks here to share your views?

FWIW, I think he did understand some very fundamental truths about how to sell technology to the masses, but he definitely diverged from Alan Kay's philosophy outlined in "Dynabook".

IMO, he's less of a "savior" and more of a "god-tier salesperson".

Edit: I mentioned the "Dynabook", because Jobs often used the "bicycle for the mind" line, in interviews and newspaper ads.

[staunch]

In fact, the average person in Silicon Valley is as clueless as you are about Steve Jobs and would agree he was merely a good salesperson.

But people that know what it takes to build great products almost universally respect his world-class design and leadership, and even his deep technical knowledge.