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by kamaal 4908 days ago
Saying that Steve Jobs shipped frequently than Wozniak is like saying the manager of a software team ships more frequently than the programmers who wrote it, since he is the one who sends out the 'release notification email'.
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Actually what he's referring to is that Woz basically made the Apple 1, made the Apple 2, and then, having produced two once-in-a-lifetime masterworks, essentially retired.

Jobs, though less technically useful on any one hands-on task, never retired even after getting rich. He just kept shipping, ultimately an order of magnitude more projects and a way more grandiose total portfolio.

And who helped him keep shipping? Or did you forget the thousands of other workers at Apple? Let's get real.
Where by "real" you mean what, exactly?

"Out of Jobs and Wozniak who shipped more?" "thousands of other apple workers because I don't like Jobs" ?

No. Apple and its products are the result of countless hours of work from thousands of employees. Step out the damn reality distortion field already.
Step out the damn reality distortion field already.

Likewise.

Who do you think built and rebuilt the aforementioned company?

The thousands of people who worked on Apple producs acknowledge that Jobs was fundamental because of is hyper focus and vision.

If you stop hating the man you might learn a thing or two.

I don't hate anyone. In fact, I respect Steve a whole lot for pursuing his passion and vision for technology. I just hate the lies people believe. Shipping involves more than any one individual. It's an ongoing collaborative process. Read up:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20124720-37/jonathan-ive-s...