Steve Wozniak gave his own unique and valuable perspective on Steve Jobs, Jobs’ health and Apple culture in an interview on NBC11 in San Jose over the weekend, saying, “What [Jobs] says, we ought to accept,” referring to the public’s insatiable curiosity about the Apple CEO. “No matter how much he gave, in explanations and explanations and explanations, there [are] a lot of people that keep wanting more and more.”
In addition to defending Job’s public statements on his health and the culture of privacy at Apple generally, Woz allowed that “Apple has some incredible people…followers of the Apple mentality, followers of Steve himself,” who will lessen the impact of a short six month absence. “The products coming out of Apple, out of tech companies, have a long tech pipeline…they work their way through for a year, year and a half…Those products are in the pipeline, they’re not going to be disturbed.”
Woz even spoke of an epiphany he had in the shower, about how Jobs’ medical leave might benefit Apple: “He wants a rest. The rest and peacefulness. What do you do when you rest? Sometimes your mind floats. A person like him works out better concepts and products and ways the future could be and way we live our lives better than any individual could. Probably a great thing for Apple.”
Gotta love Woz’s positivity.
