Rating:  Summary: A library read Review: Typo laden and factual errors-- and NO citations. (Come on!) I enjoyed reliving some of the computing history that I grew up in, but one error for example describes the Atari 2600 as their venture into the home computing market (it was simply a cartridge based game machine to my recollection). Malone also seems to want to villify Jobs and portray everyone else as having a tragic flaw as if this was all a giant Greek tradgey. I had to return this book to the library as I became sickened by the arrogance and personalities, backstabbing, and ruthless (anti)corporate politics of the Silicon Valley business world portrayed here. Of course it could all be true.
Rating:  Summary: The story of Apple doesn't get better then this. Review: What can I say. Great Book!!! I got hooked right from the foreword. The writing is crisp and the author has done a elegant job of balancing the history,technology and, people connected with Apple.The chapters are excellently divided according to the stages the company went through. For eg. the first chapter is called 'ROOTS', then 'SEED', 'SPROUT', 'SAPLING' etc. For me this the best book on Apple or for that matter the best book on the history of any computer company. Bravos to you Mr. Malone.
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