I'm 300 pages into the Steve Jobs book and so far, from all I gathered, my original opinion of him is pretty much the same, in that his ability to market Apple in such a way as to create a need was his main claim to fame. It does paint a picture of a rather immature man who if he didn't get his way was prone to tears, outbursts of anger, and just downright tantrums. All that said though even after 300 pages you get the sense the man was smart enough to surround himself with a team of people who were committed to make it the best. If people can take away anything from the life of Steve Jobs , it's prehaps that the when people work together to accomplish something look how much they can do.