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I didn't read it as belligerent. He stuck to facts only and avoided emotional vocabulary.

Totally agree. I don't understand why people are reading Woz's words are belligerent...maybe based on their own preconceived notions or experiences, but certainly not because of anything Woz said.

He simply stated the truth: "Steve didn't ever code."

It's not a judgement. He didn't say it made him inferior in any way. In fact, he praised him in the very next sentence saying "he was technical enough to alter and change and add to other designs".

I'm not sure any of this is a big revelation anyway...didn't we all pretty much know that Woz was the tech/programming guy and Jobs was the marketing/sales/business deal guy? They were amazingly successful together and it is doubtful that either one of them would have attained the same success if they had gone about it independently.

I disagree. I think it sounds belligerent. If he had stopped at "Steven didn't ever code" (which I'm not sure is accurate), maybe. But then he goes on to include zingers like "no original design" which is sort of a fighting phrase (and not part of the question) and "I did...all the feature choices" which we know is false, it becomes belligerent. Then Woz has to pile on even more about doing everything solely except for some tiny, trivial component. Belligerent in my book.

Agreed, this is classic Woz. He didn't take any of the offense that others seem to think he should have, nor was he heaping scorn on Jobs here. Just telling it like it is, as is his want.

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