How Tim Cook sold out Steve Jobs - Anil Dash

North America Culture Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:13:50 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

There’s a tech industry habit of second-guessing “what would Steve Jobs have done" ever since he passed away, and most of the things people attribute to him seem like guesses about a guy who was very hard to predict and often inconsistent.
But recently, we have one of those very rare cases where we know exactly what Steve Jobs would not have done.
Tim Cook and Apple’s leadership team have sold out the very American opportunity that made Steve Jobs’ life and accomplishments possible, while betraying his famously contemptuous attitude towards bullshit institutions.

There’s a tech industry habit of second-guessing “what would Steve Jobs have done" ever since he passed away, and most of the things people attribute to him seem like guesses about a guy who was very hard to predict and often inconsistent.
But recently, we have one of those very rare cases where we know exactly what Steve Jobs would not have done.
Tim Cook and Apple’s leadership team have sold out the very American opportunity that made Steve Jobs’ life and accomplishments possible, while betraying his famously contemptuous attitude towards bullshit institutions.

Sources: Anildash