The clever story of ending Steve Jobs’ critiques of the Macintosh Calculator app<div class="feat-image">

</div><p><a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/guides/steve-jobs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Steve Jobs[/url] was infamous for his harsh critiques of the work of his team. Hardware or software, if Steve wasn’t 100% happy, you would certainly know about it.</p>
<p>Chris Espinosa, who wrote the first Macintosh calculator app and still works at Apple as its longest-serving employee, found a creative way around Steve’s never-ending critiques in what must be one of the best ever examples of managing upwards …</p>
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The clever story of ending Steve Jobs’ critiques of the Macintosh Calculator app