Monday, July 12, 2010
Is Steve Jobs the Smartest CEO?
Posted by Michael Knutson in "Apple News" @ 02:00 AM
"Fortune magazine has compiled a list of what it believes are the smartest people in the technology industry, and topping the list of CEOs is Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, while designer Jony Ive was named smartest designer."
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Yes. In 1997 Apple was flirting with bankruptcy, and in thirteen (13) years, Steve Jobs has led them to the ranking of the most valuable technology company on the planet with a market capitalization today of about $250 billion. Fortune credits Jobs with changing four industries: music with iTunes, animated films with Pixar, mobile phones (telecommunications) with the iPhone, and mobile (portable) computing with the iPad. Many industry pundits complain about Jobs' dictatorial style, but how can one argue with the success that he's brought to Apple?
