After reading Folklore and Andy Hertzfeld's book, "Revolution in the Valley", one gets the sense that it was pretty classic Steve Jobs to turn down ideas initially. Usually, he would return a few days later and suggest the idea as if it were his own.
Pretty link-baity headline though; I don't see any hatred of iMac anywhere in there.
Pretty link-baity headline though; I don't see any hatred of iMac anywhere in there.