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IMO, you and the GP are onto something with the term "celebrity CEO". In Jeff's case, he seems like a celebrity CEO for his employees/developers, who we identify with, though not for his customers, who we are largely not.

His customers probably expected better products, whereas his developers expected another round of amazing perks and fun work.



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