If Jobs were irrelevant, why would his name inspire such vitriol in people like you? If you truly believe Apple and Steve Jobs are insignificant, just move on to stuff that you think is important.

They're saving $100,000, didn't you RTFS?

Its all Apple's fault.

This is news? Wow, the human race is going downhill.

Ads are fine. Ads pretending to be stories are NOT fine.

"Should of" is not a usage, it's a misspelling of "should've". "Should've" is a usage.

What's immature about it? He called out the list of reasons that caused him to lose interest in working at Google, and he did it articulately. There was no name-calling or whining. Kudos to him for being honest and moving on.

Flash video is H.264.

Well, I AM a sound engineer, and not only are the "field of recording" and the "recording industry" completely interconnected, but particularly in the context of the Grammys the distinction you are making does not exist. To the Grammys, the "field of recording" IS the "recording industry". Perhaps that fact is objectionable, but that has nothing to do with anyone's feelings about Steve Jobs in particular. He fits the award just fine.

How is it a crock? Perhaps his contributions to the recording industry were negative or damaging, but it's absurd to argue they weren't significant.

He doesn't ignore the existence of Netfix or iTunes at all, he champions them. And he's not arguing that anyone give everything away for free, he's arguing that a reasonable business model is the best way to counter the threat of piracy.

Maybe try actually reading the article.

So "not very" then.

Not only that, it's "mobile device makers, including RIM, Nokia, and Apple". Who else? I smell Android fanboy.

Oh good, I was afraid we might have a thread without moronic Apple cracks. Thanks for putting things right, AC!