As far as Apple goes, it was a different company every few years from the time I joined in 1984.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I started working at Apple about 18 months after I bought my Apple II.
I had been doing MP3 players and handheld computers since 1990-1991, and so they sought me out because of my experience. And about 18 generations of iPod and three generations of iPhone later, I decided to leave Apple.
I'm not only a fan of Apple products, I have stock in the company. I think Steve Jobs has started one of the greatest corporations in the world.
I think Apple is a great device company.
I love all things Apple and have done since 1996.
I think that we're on a path that Apple was determined to be on since the '70s, which was to try and make technology relevant and personal.
I was lucky - I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents' garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years, Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees.
Apple is always focused on out-innovating itself... and that is something I am very proud to be a part of.
I started on an Apple II, which I had bought at the very end of 1978 for half of my annual income. I made $4,500 a year, and I spent half of it on the computer.
I left Apple in April of 1984, pretty soon after the introduction of the Mac.