The latest National Review offers a brief synopsis of Steve Jobs’ positive contribution to society.
He never embarked on a Bill Gates-style change-the-world quest or made showy forays into public policy a la Warren Buffett. He was instead devoted to working, almost until the very end, to ensure that Apple’s offerings remained, in his trademark phrase, “insanely great.” Such philanthropy as he and his wide engaged in was carried out without fanfare, and his real philanthropy was his work, which not only produced wonderful gadgets but also vast wealth and opportunity for beneficiaries ranging from American investors to Asian factory workers to retail salesmen around the world.
