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		linsomniac 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Remembering Steve Jobs >allegedly being an asshole Are you talking about the guy that had a deal with a Mercedes dealership to provide him a new car every 6 months so he could drive around without license plates so he could park in handicapped spaces?

bigyabai 7 months ago [–]

The very same guy who pawned off a $5,000 contract to Wozniak by lying and saying it was worth $750 (of which Woz pocketed $375).

Interesting how the halo effect seems to revise the rest of Jobs' story. He was a conman, plain and simple.

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