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lurker14 on Aug 26, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Apple employees avoid getting in the elevator ...

If your analysis is correct, then NeXT was a success for Steve Jobs, which is the claim this thread started at.

wpietri on Aug 26, 2011 [–]

In the sense that Bernie Madoff's investment firm was a success for Bernie Maddoff, sure, I guess. But as far as achieving his stated aims, definitely a failure. Similarly a failure on the standard by which high-tech investments are judged.

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