> By the way, what have you done that’s so great? Do you create anything, or just criticize others work and belittle their motivations?
Yes, let's hi-light and praise what's probably one of the most absolute jerkiest part of the exchange.
You don't have to make something popular to do something great. And no matter how great Jobs thinks he is, he didn't personally create most of the things Apple puts out -- the team of dedicated employees at Apple did. Jobs is deriding and belittling their work just the same.
Then why would he say it? The implication that he thinks he's done something great is clear (not saying that he hasn't done great things, but the semantics of his statement are clear, "go away guy who hasn't made billions of dollars and come back when your bank account is full").
I didn't read anything about the relation between greatness and bank accounts. It seems like you want to paint him according to your existing preconceptions. I read, "I really do take this stuff to heart, and you're telling me I'm just in it for the money.". I'd probably fire back something similar at 2 am (and regret it in the morning).
Yes, let's hi-light and praise what's probably one of the most absolute jerkiest part of the exchange.
You don't have to make something popular to do something great. And no matter how great Jobs thinks he is, he didn't personally create most of the things Apple puts out -- the team of dedicated employees at Apple did. Jobs is deriding and belittling their work just the same.