Steve Jobs called long-time rival and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates as unimaginative and not really a product person,according to a biography of the deceased Apple Inc chief executive. Bill is basically unimaginative and has never invented anything,which is why I think hes more comfortable now in philanthropy than technology,Jobs told author Walter Isaacson. He just shamelessly ripped off other peoples ideas. Hed be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger,Jobs added. The biography Steve Jobs by Isaacson hits bookstores on Monday,but was released earlier-than-expected on Apples iBooks and Amazon.coms Kindle late Sunday. Gates,for his part,was slightly envious of Jobs mesmerising effect in people but found the technology icon weirdly flawed as a human being. But Gates,despite his differences with Jobs,enjoyed his frequent visits to Apples office in Cupertino,especially when he got to watch Jobs interaction with his employees,according to the biography. Steve was in his ultimate pied piper mode,proclaiming how the Mac will change the world and overworking people like mad with incredible tensions and complex personal relationships,Gates said. Isaacsons biography reveals that Jobs refused potentially life-saving cancer surgery for nine months,was bullied in school,tried various quirky diets as a teenager,and exhibited early strange behavior such as staring at others without blinking. The book paints an unprecedented,no-holds-barred portrait of a man who famously guarded his privacy fiercely but whose death ignited a global outpouring of grief and tribute. Isaacson,in an interview with 60 Minutes on CBS on Sunday,provided more insight on Jobs personality and character traits. While Jobs revolutionised multiple industries with his cutting-edge products,he was not the worlds best manager,Isaacson said.
