This is a very good biography. You end up understanding the brilliance that was Jobs while at the same time also seeing that he was an absolutely ghastly person in so many ways. Not a person I would want to have to deal with but a person whose output one can only admire.
I am not an Apple freak. I have only one Apple product – the iPod. But I must admit to a sneaking hankering for an iPad – not sure why … but it is the creation of objects of desire that made Steve Jobs a standout.
He both understood and exploited human nature. He was a control freak. He treated family and old friends badly on a regular basis. But he was key to the creation of the world’s most valuable company. Go figure.
