Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-03-14
Books mentioned on Part Four: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs
Ed and Robert conclude the epic story of Steve Jobs with a look at how his peculiarities determined the shape and horrible abusive nature of much of the modern consumer electronics industry. See omnystudio.
Robert Evans recommended The One Device by Brian Merchant, and discussed Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Ed Zitron discussed Infinite loop by Michael S. Malone and Infinite Loop by Meghan O'Brien.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is an acclaimed biography that chronicles the tumultuous life, visionary innovations, and relentless drive of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs through extensive interviews with the subject and those who knew him.
Discussed“Isaacson writes, 'God gave us ten styluses,' he would say, waving his fingers. 'Let's not invent another.'”
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The One Device
The One Device by Brian Merchant is a meticulous 2016 historical examination of the creation and cultural impact of the iPhone, tracing its technological roots and manufacturing realities.
Recommended“that's where Brian Merchant's 2016 history of the iPhone the one device comes in”
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Infinite loop
Infinite Loop: How Apple, the World's Most Insanely Great Computer Company, Went Insane by Michael S.
Discussed“I had started to cuz I had read infinite Loop by that point which I think is like the first really critical piece of big reporting on jobs”
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Infinite Loop
Discussed“By that point, I had read 'Infinite Loop,' which was the first truly critical examination of Jobs.”
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