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"I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong," Jobs said. "I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."
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“Bill is basically unimaginative and has never invented anything, which is why I think he’s more comfortable now in philanthropy than technology. He just shamelessly ripped off other people’s ideas.”
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“You’re headed for a one-term presidency,” he told Obama at the start of their meeting, insisting that the administration needed to be more business-friendly. As an example, Jobs described the ease with which companies can build factories in China compared to the United States, where “regulations and unnecessary costs” make it difficult for them.
Jobs also criticized America’s education system, saying it was “crippled by union work rules,” noted Isaacson. “Until the teachers’ unions were broken, there was almost no hope for education reform.” Jobs proposed allowing principals to hire and fire teachers based on merit, that schools stay open until 6 p.m. and that they be open 11 months a year.
That said, Jobs was still willing to help Obama’s re-election campaign…
Jobs suggested that Obama meet six or seven other CEOs who could express the needs of innovative businesses — but when White House aides added more names to the list, Jobs insisted that it was growing too big and that “he had no intention of coming.” In preparation for the dinner, Jobs exhibited his notorious attention to detail, telling venture capitalist John Doerr that the menu of shrimp, cod and lentil salad was “far too fancy” and objecting to a chocolate truffle dessert. But he was overruled by the White House, which cited the president’s fondness for cream pie.
Though Jobs was not that impressed by Obama, later telling Isaacson that his focus on the reasons that things can’t get done “infuriates” him, they kept in touch and talked by phone a few more times. Jobs even offered to help create Obama’s political ads for the 2012 campaign. “He had made the same offer in 2008, but he’d become annoyed when Obama’s strategist David Axelrod wasn’t totally deferential,” writes Isaacson. Jobs later told the author that he wanted to do for Obama what the legendary “morning in America” ads did for Ronald Reagan.
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John
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I'll have to have a read at this I think.
He certainly didn't manage to destroy android.
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Originally posted by Russ
"I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong," Jobs said. "I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."
Too late Mr Jobs 
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Hammer
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Biography mate.
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noshua
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Is this for real?
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AndyKent
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Originally posted by Hammer
Biography mate.
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John
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Isaacson also spoke with 60 Minutes about Steve Jobs’ deciding to treat his cancer, which they believed was curable, since It had a slow growth, with an alternative diet, spiritual method. He did not want anyone to open his body, be violated that way. Of course at the end, he did express regrets of his choice. “We talked about this a lot. He wanted to talk about it, how he regretted it….I think he felt he should have been operated on sooner,” said Walter Isaacson.
This always annoys me, especially in intelligent, educated people.
You can have surgery that will probably work, or you can eat some vegetables, which probably won't.
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adiohead
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So, Android is a stolen product, used by thieves.
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Russ
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Isaacson also spoke with 60 Minutes about Steve Jobs’ deciding to treat his cancer, which they believed was curable, since It had a slow growth, with an alternative diet, spiritual method. He did not want anyone to open his body, be violated that way. Of course at the end, he did express regrets of his choice. “We talked about this a lot. He wanted to talk about it, how he regretted it….I think he felt he should have been operated on sooner,” said Walter Isaacson.
This always annoys me, especially in intelligent, educated people.
You can have surgery that will probably work, or you can eat some vegetables, which probably won't.
in the book it says he didnt want to be opened up, as he didnt want his body violated
[Edited on 21-10-2011 by Russ]
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John
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That worked out well for him didn't it.
Do you have it btw Russ? ie is it available for me to download.
[Edited on 21-10-2011 by John]
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Russ
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i thought that John I think fear was a part of it
dont think its out yet, i read it on 9to5 or tuaw this morning
edit 24th - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319190000&sr=8-1
[Edited on 21-10-2011 by Russ]
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adiohead
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Guy from the A Team cured his cancer by diet.
Hemp is also supposed to be good.
But surgery would have been the best option, imho
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Fuck Steve Jobs.
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Brett
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Quite funny how he calls others thieves really
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Originally posted by John
That worked out well for him didn't it.
Each to their own, he lived his life, did what he wanted to do. Whats wrong about that?
Not for anyone else to say his beliefs were wrong.
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Quite funny how he calls others thieves really
You can taste the ironing can't you! 
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iThieves
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John
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Originally posted by AndyKent
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That worked out well for him didn't it.
Each to their own, he lived his life, did what he wanted to do. Whats wrong about that?
Not for anyone else to say his beliefs were wrong.
Apart from him? He said he regretted it.
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Who ever wrote that which Edd posted up needs a fucking spelling test 
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John
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I've never understood the Bill Gates beef, other than he is insanely rich which people don't seem to like.
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I've as much respect for Bill Gates as I have for Steve Jobs, I'm not a fan of microsoft's product but I can still see what Bill has done for the world.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIC5wxT_zOU
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