Walt Mossberg reflects on how an afternoon walk with Steve Jobs became a reflection of the former Apple CEO's determined, goal-driven personality.
The Steve Jobs I Knew -- Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal
That Steve Jobs was a genius, a giant influence on multiple industries and billions of lives, has been written many times since he retired as Apple's chief executive in August. He was a historical figure on the scale of a Thomas Edison or Henry Ford, and set the mold for many other corporate leaders in many other industries.
He did what a CEO should. He hired and inspired great people; managed for the long term, not the quarter or the short-term stock price; made big bets and took big risks. He insisted on the highest product quality and on building things to delight and empower actual users, not intermediaries like corporate IT directors. As he liked to say, he lived at the intersection of technology and liberal arts.
And he could sell. Man, he could sell.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Mideast tweets gratitude for Steve Jobs, credits Apple in Arab Spring -- Hannah Allam, Toronto Star/McClatchy Newspapers
How Steve Jobs changed news -- David Kenner, Foreign Policy
It's a fantasy to think that we are winning in Afghanistan -- Sherard Cowper-Coles, The Telegraph
The shattering of U.S.-Pakistani links -- Derek Burney, Globe And Mail
Dialogue dead in Yemen? -- UPI
At the U.N., a blow to Syria’s freedom -- Washington Post editorial
Is Israel Its Own Worst Enemy? -- Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times
Anwar Sadat's vision for Egypt -- Scott MacLeod, L.A. Times
Indian-Afghan pact likely to boost tension with Pakistan -- Saeed Shah, McClatchy Newspapers
Rage and fear in Athens and Berlin -- Faisal Islam, Spectator
Is the targeted killing of Americans legal? -- Ivan Sascha Sheehan, UPI
'Furious' mess has Justice in full panic -- Michael A. Walsh, New York Post