Walter Isaacson

Steve Jobs responsible for Adobe Flash Player demise?

Sat, 2011-11-12 14:38 - By

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Since Adobe announced it would no longer develop Flash Player for mobile devices on Wednesday, many have been wondering if Steve Jobs' objection to its use had something to do with its demise. According to Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson, Jobs said Flash was "a spaghetti-ball piece of technology that has lousy performance and really bad security problems".

Sony Pictures acquires rights to Steve Jobs’ biography

Tue, 2011-10-11 10:39 - By

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Sony Pictures, also responsible for the movie ‘The Social Network’, has reportedly spent more $1 million in acquiring the rights to the official biography of late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. The biography, written by Walter Isaacson, wrote the book based on interviews he conducted with Jobs, his family, close friends and colleagues.