“Steve Jobs doesn't use a Mac, and won't, because it's too crappy in his opinion.”

—  Steve Wozniak

Commenting on Steve Jobs's stewardship after his return to Apple, before the release of Mac OS X, MacTech Vol. 14 No. 5 (May 1998) http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.14/14.05/May98FactoryFloor/index.html

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