Steve Jobs declared insane after online blog post - 2/21/07
CEO of Apple, creator of iPod headed for the funny farm
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The Apple camp is in a frenzy as its
leader's future may be in jeopardy. Steve Jobs, recently declared
insane, is expected to leave the company as he may be unfit to make
business decisions. Doctros say that he could be a danger to himself as well as others.
The news came just
after Jobs published an online article, "Thoughts On Music," in which he
discussed Apple's iTunes music service which makes millions of dollars
per year selling copy-protected music. But what followed were the
ravings of a madman, as Jobs suggested that the best way to sell
copyrighted music is by removing the copy protection, making it
effortless to distribute the content for free.
"In such a world,
any player can play music purchased from any store, and any store can
sell music which is playable on all players," Jobs wrote.
He
failed to mention that in such a world, music can be copied to any other player/hard drive/cd/the internet, possibly
distributing it to an estimated 300 million illegal downloaders
worldwide.
Apple's stock instantly plunged after the
announcement, as can be expected. When Mr. Jobs tried to return to Apple headquarters, his
key card would not unlock the door. He knocked on the windows for a few
minutes, but employees were told to remain at their desks and "wait for
the crazy man to go away."
"He's always been a bit nutty," said
longtime Apple employee Andy Rickman. "He has this weird obsession with cats. And the one-button thing, that was his fault. But this... he's clearly fallen off the deep end."
We caught up with Steve Jobs on a street corner living
underneath a porch, using a cardboard box for shelter. He spoke
candidly about the situation.
"They froze my bank accounts, my
car was repossessed, and my wife left me," he told us. "She took
everything, all I have left is
this can of soup. I don't understand; I just wanted to give people a
choice."
At least for now, it looks like Mr.
Job's delusions will not become reality, much to the European Union's
chagrin. By not responding at all, music companies have quietly
signaled that they would prefer to make money on their content, rather
than file for bankruptcy. Most consumers don't care what format their
music is written in anyway; they just want the latest iPod.
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Written By: swadmin
Date Posted: 2/21/2007
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