Steve Jobs

Murray, Mike, xv, 139, 152, 195–96, 197, 200, 203–4, 206

Muse (band), 498

Museum of Modern Art (New York), 445

music industry, 394–95, 398, 399–400, 503

MusicMatch, 406

MusicNet, 395, 403, 404

Myth of the Machine, The (Mumford), 57

Napster, 382, 394, 402

Narcissistic Personality Disorder, 265–66

NASDAQ, 379

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 8–9

National Medal of Technology, 192–93

National Press Club, 228

National Security Agency, 241

National Semiconductor, 75, 79, 296, 297

NBC, 400

Negroponte, Nicholas, 185

Nepal, 106

netbook concept, 494

Netflix, 545

Netscape, 291

Neville Brothers, 410

Newman, Randy, 288, 432

News Corp., 507–8

newser.com, 523

Newsweek, 165–66, 218, 236, 290, 323, 355, 393, 445, 494, 495–96

Newton (Apple), 308–9, 338, 385

Newton, Isaac, 69

New York Post, 507

New York Times, 228, 233, 281, 290, 291, 384, 408, 411, 451, 478, 494, 498, 504–5, 516

NeXT, xviii, 166, 245, 246, 259, 268, 297, 363, 374, 445, 447, 458

Apple and, 213–15, 217–18, 221–22, 298–300, 305–6

Apple’s staff “raid” on, 213–15

bundled features of, 224–25, 234

circuit board of, 222, 233–34

design of, 222–23

electronic book of, 234–35

failure of, 293–94

finances of, 226–28

Gates and, 229–30, 236–37

headquarters of, 223–24

IBM and, 231–32

idea behind, 211–12, 214

late release of, 234–36

launch of, 232–35

Lewin and, 212–13, 224

licensing issue and, 231–32

logo of, 219–21

matte finish of, 223

Microsoft and, 236–37

name of, 219

NextStep system of, 231–32, 294

operating system of, 366

optical disk of, 234–35

Perot and, 227–28

price of, 235

reaction to, 236

retreats of, 226

sales of, 237

unseen craftsmanship in, 223

Ng, Stan, 387

Nicks, Stevie, 479

Nietzsche, Friedrich, 119

Nine Inch Nails, 397

1984 (Orwell), 162

Nocera, Joe, 223, 451, 478

Noer, Michael, 497–98

No Line on the Horizon (U2) 424

Norton, Jeffrey, 494

Novel (parlor game), 548

Noyce, Robert, 9–10, 121, 537

Obama, Barack, 495, 497, 555

SJ’s dinner for, 545–47

SJ’s meeting with, 544–45

Obama administration, 258

Oh Mercy (Dylan), 412

Omen, The (film), 69

“One Too Many Mornings” (song), 416

Ono, Yoko, 180, 331, 374, 418

OpenMind (mental health network), 265

Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 363

Oppenheimer, Peter, 460, 557

Oracle, 283, 296, 349, 372, 545

Oregon Feeling Center, 50

O’Reilly, Bill, 508

Ornish, Dean, 454

Orwell, George, 160, 162, 169

Osborne, Adam, 123, 135

Ostrovsky, Alex, 410

Otellini, Paul, xv, 447–48, 492, 493

Otogawa, Kobun Chino, see Chino, Kobun

Outkast, 418

“Outlaw Blues” (song), 417

Ovitz, Michael, 436–37

Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 225

Oxford University Press, 224

Oyama, Terry, 128–29

Ozzie, Ray, 533–34

Packard, David, xix, 9, 25, 306, 534–35, 569

Page, Larry, 275, 511–12, 552

Page, Rich, 136–37, 212, 214

Palm, 459

Palmisano, Sam, 333

Panasonic, 356–57

Pantone company, 83

Paris Review, 255

Parker, Maynard, 236

Parrish, Maxfield, 91

Pascal (computer language), 94

P.A. Semi, 492–93

Patton, George S., 2

Patton (film), 203–4, 206

Paulsen, David, 225

PayPal, 410

PBS, 227

PC World, 395–96

Pearlstine, Norman, 330

Pearson Education, 511

Peddle, Chuck, 72

Pei, I. M., 128, 180, 224

People’s Computer Company, 59

PepsiCo., 149–52

corporate headquarters of, 151–52

Perfect Thing, The (Levy), 412

Perkins, Tony, 295, 395

Perot, Ross, 227–28, 231

Personal Computer Festival, 70, 71

Pfeifer, Herbert, 194

Philips Electronics, 385, 388

Picasso, Pablo, 330, 332

Pileggi, Nick, 256

Pininfarina, Sergio, 126

Pinter, Harold, 204

Pixar, xviii, 166, 242, 248, 304, 311, 314, 322, 363, 450

ant movies rivalry and, 427–30

CAPS system of, 242

digital animation business of, 242–44

Disney’s merger with, 432–43

Disney’s Toy Story deal with, 284–88, 290–91

financial losses of, 245–48

headquarters of, 430–32

IPO of, 291

mass market debate and, 241–42, 247

name of, 240

Reyes program of, 241

Showplace computer program of, 247

SJ’s investment in, 248–49

Toy Story premiere and, 289–90

Pixar Image Computer, 240–41, 242, 245

Plastic Ono Band, 51

Plato, 19

Playboy, 189

Plimpton, George, 255

Pocahontas (film), 289

Podolny, Joel, 461

Polaroid, xix, 8, 207, 567

Pollack, Andrew, 233

Polo Shop, 251–52

Pong (video game), 43, 52–54

Popular Mechanics, 59

Popular Science, 170

PortalPlayer, 387

Portola Institute, 59

Powell, Laurene, xv, xviii, 267–83, 267, 302, 365, 402, 452, 467, 476, 482, 497, 541–42, 554, 559

background of, 269–70

children of, 282–83

College Track program and, 543

marriage of, 272–74

organic food company of, 274

Palo Alto home of, 274–77, 278

pregnancy of, 271–72

SJ assessed by, 543–44

SJ’s cancer ordeal and, 453–55, 483–86, 548–50, 555

SJ’s first meeting with, 268–69

SJ’s marriage proposal to, 270–72

20th wedding anniversary of, 529–30

PowerBook G3, 338, 373, 470

PowerBook G4, 470

Power Computing, 335–36

Power Macintosh G3, 338, 349, 373

PowerPC (microprocessor), 446–47

President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, 544

Presley, Elvis, 487

Press, Tony, 429

Pressplay, 395, 403, 404

primal scream therapy, 50, 51, 57