When the Steve Jobs / Apple / Religion Analogy Goes Too Far

Friday, September 13th, 2013

In a review entitled “How Steve Jobs and Apple Turned Technology into a Religion,” Chris O’Brien explains that Jobs managed to bring about the apotheosis of silicon-based products, pointing out, in particular, that Jobs was involved in Eastern religious practices, and that Apple executives have talked about making “a cult product,” spread by salespeople known as “evangelists.” continue reading

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