Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography

by Karen Blumenthal

1980s, I wrote about technology and the new personal computer business for the Dallas Morning News. I also wrote and edited stories about Apple competitors Compaq and Dell for the Wall Street Journal. I never had the chance to see Steve Jobs in action, but certainly followed his career and Apple’s ups and downs over nearly three decades. In early 2011, I had the opportunity to work on a project with Harvard Business School Professor Cynthia Montgomery that included a detailed look at Steve Jobs’s management strategy over his career. It was an eye-opening experience, and when this book came along, Professor Montgomery generously granted me permission to use her research notes, which became my launching point. I am grateful to Terry Anzur and Carlton Ho for filling me in on the Homestead High class of 1972, to Rob Cook, a Pixar retiree, and Dave Culyba of Carnegie Mellon for explaining the math of computer animation, and to WSJ colleagues Walt Mossberg, Jim Carlton, and Steve Yoder for taking the time to share their