Thursday, October 6, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- October 6, 2011


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

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