Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell claims that Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook isn’t the next Steve Jobs. Bushnell met Steve Jobs in 1974, when Jobs showed up at Atari in sandals and demanded a job interview. Atari employed him as a $5-an-hour developer. In his opinion, Cook probably thinks he’s innovating, when in fact it’s just micro-evolution. “If I were to choose somebody to run international manufacturing and processing and keep the wheels on the bus, Tim Cook is about as good as anybody can get,” said Bushnell. He is more impressed with Google’s approach, which focuses on testing new products and ideas even when some might fail. Continue reading »

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