I confess. I’m an Apple fanboy. I try not to be dogmatic about it. Plenty of other companies make great products too, but there’s something special about Apple products that inspires an almost militant loyalty in their customers.
I’m convinced a big part of that “something special” is the mystical persona that is Steve Jobs.
His resignation from Apple CEO yesterday is the biggest tech story of the year and has inspired countless blog posts almost all of which are more insightful than this one. Reading some of the posts, I found myself continually asking the question:
What was it about Steve Jobs that made him legendary?
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