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The funny thing is that people get angry when the same logic is applied to tech legends.

Wozniak would have stayed in HP and probsbly remained fairly unknown if Jobs had not convinced him to start Apple with him.

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And vice versa. Jobs got where he was by (not likely coincidentally) finding a person with Woz's combination of genius and gullibility. Woz didn't get a remotely fair shake from Jobs, and there are not a ton of guys dumb enough to ride that ride and smart enough to deliver what Woz delivered.

Woz isn't dumb, just had different priorities in life. If you sum up the total happiness over the course of Jobs and Woz lives, Woz might come out ahead.

An excellent point. Who's the smart one at the end of the day? Woz seems to have all the money he needs and all the fame I think he can stand. There's a lot to be said for quitting while you're ahead.

Fame does not bode well for some archetypes. Some of us are really better off actively avoiding the spotlight.

Woz+Jobs were a partnership, not cronyism. Both are people coming together to build something, but cronyism is when certain people are elevated over others for personal reasons unrelated to thei contribution to the work.

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