Steve Jobs #2 Top IT Influencer -- Bill Gates #1
Steve Jobs #2 Top IT Influencer -- Bill Gates #1
by , 2:10 PM EST, November 7th, 2007
The Computing Technology Industry Association has named Apple CEO Steve Jobs one of the top most influential personalities over the past 25 years in the IT industry. Mr. Jobs took second place on the list behind Microsoft's Bill Gates.
The list was comprised from a poll of IT industry professionals. 73 percent of the 473 respondents named Mr. Jobs as the most influential, while 84 percent named Mr. Gates. PC maker Michael Dell came in third, and Linux creator Linus Torvalds took fourth place.
Mr. Jobs is credited with revolutionizing the PC market first with the Apple II, and then later with the Macintosh. He has also been seen as the driving force behind Apple's growth and innovative product line since his return to the company.
The Apple II took made computers affordable and accessible to average people, and he Macintosh introduced computer users to the graphic interface and also to the mouse. Apple's trend-leading product decisions have helped to shape the PC industry in many ways including mainstream use of USB and FireWire, easy to implement wireless networking, and the demise of the floppy disk drive.
Apple is also the company behind the iconic iPod and the still-new iPhone. The iPod has become the most popular portable digital media player in the market, and Apple's iTunes Store is the single largest legit music download service.
Mr. Jobs and Apple's influence in the technology arena can be seen in competitor products, to, ranging from operating system interfaces to media players, and even industrial designs outside of the computer and electronics industries.
Observer Comments
Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:07 pm Subject: That list is a farce
Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:32 pm Subject:
Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:36 pm Subject: Re: Complete RUBBISH!
naughty, naughty, Steve Ballmer. The article is on the top most influential personalities over the past 25 years in the IT industry and says nothing about positive or negative influences. If it only referenced positive accords then your Billy would never have made the mark, the titty-boy he is. And Steve B didn't make it cause he has no influence either way what with his foot engineered in his mouth most of the time. But our Man Steve doesn't need to pump weights to keep sand out of his specs. He's a for-seer who never talks the cant while titty-boy Bill is a profiteer who can't see the future past the dollar. Let's see now... influence, influence, influence. A world without Bill vs a world without Steve. Well, one gave us the iPod and the other the Zune. One gave us six successful regal beasts in a row and the other a not so pleasant view in the mangled world of OS. Oh, and the other guy, that Steve B? Why Bill keeps him round to pontificate cause he's so dorky he makes Bill look slightly less dorky.
And Steve Ballmer; This is a democratic forum. No one has any right to deface your posts (post49). I hope you have informed Mac Observer. Keep commenting.
Cheers,
mhikl
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