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by Yukari Iwatani Kane


  Schiller, Phil, 18, 24, 25, 31, 67, 70, 132–34, 158; Apple v. Samsung and, 220–21; Cook as CEO and, 157; iPhone 4S product launch and, 145; iPhone 5 unveiling, 237–38; Samsung Galaxy launch and, 289–90; WWDC 2013 and, 322, 324

  Schmidt, Eric, 168, 170–71

  Scorsese, Martin, 153

  Scott Paper Company, 99

  Sculley, John, 11, 188, 194; recruited by Jobs, famous words, 11

  Seagate Technology, 269, 271

  Securities and Exchange Commission, inquiry into Apple’s disclosures of Jobs’s health, 28, 34

  Securities Daily newspaper, 253

  Segall, Ken, 328

  Shanks, David, 164

  Sharp Electronics, 258, 262, 264–65

  Shaver, Lea, 211

  Shaw Wu, 46

  Shicoh, 262

  Shin, J. K., 221, 292

  Siemens, 119

  Simon and Schuster publishers, 87–88, 162, 164–65

  Simpson, Mona (Jobs’s sister), 84

  Sina Weibo (web site), 128, 252, 280

  Siri, 82, 142–43, 145–55, 156, 234 241, 249, 321, 333; ad campaigns, 153–54; Cook and, 155, 158; Cue and, 244; launched as beta, 151–52; underperformance, 234–35, 236, 285; voices of, 146, 147–48, 321; at WWDC (2012), 236–37

  60 Minutes (TV show), 107, 337

  skeuomorphism, 244, 323, 324

  Skobbler, 240

  Skutnik, Lenny, 276

  Slade, Mike, 91

  Sony, xiii, 119, 158, 177, 238, 249; Morita and, 192, 194

  Spero, Joseph, 183

  Spotify, 325

  SRI International, 149

  Stanford University: Jobs’ commencement speech, 2, 16; Jobs’s memorial service, 88–89, 179; Medical Center, Jobs’s surgery at, 15

  Stealth-Company.com, 149

  Steve Jobs (Isaacson), 87–88, 107, 180–81, 217, 313–14

  “Steve Jobs Was Always Kind to Me (Or, Regrets of an Asshole)” (Lam), 87

  Stewart, Jon, 53–54

  Stringer, Christopher, 219–20

  Stringer, Howard, 77

  Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior, 208

  Suiter, Tom, 74–77

  Sullivan, Kathleen, 179–80

  Sun Danyong, 107, 108–11, 196

  Sun Tzu, 113

  suppliers and manufacturing, 331; American manufacturer, 277, 298, 322; Apple’s diminishing influence, 263–64; Apple’s hubris and, 261–63, 264; Apple’s response to critics, 127–28; China workers’ revolt, 250–53; Chinese government displeasure with Apple, 278–82; conditions for workers, 107, 111, 115–18, 121–28, 197–200; Cook’s responsibility for, 4, 60, 116, 117, 118, 128, 158, 260, 261–62; environmental hazards, 119–22, 126; factory explosions, 121–22, 123–24; Foxconn’s partnership with Apple, 253–60; internal Apple team to manage supplier responsibility, 117–18; Ma Jun’s investigations of, 119–23; New York Times reports on, 125–26; NPR radio show on, 124–25; outsourcing decision, 125; Pegatron and others replacing Foxconn, 260–64; pressure on, 111, 115, 116, 124, 126, 128, 250, 261–62, 264; Samsung as supplier, 173, 174; Sharp Electronics as supplier, 264–65. See also Foxconn

  Swisher, Kara, 306, 307, 308

  Snyder, Orin, 312, 313

  Tangerine company, 138

  TBWA/Chiat/Day ad agency, 14, 67

  TechCrunch blog, 44, 150

  Tedlow, Richard, 245–46

  Teem, Delores, 96

  Tencent QQ (IM service, China), 109

  Tesco, 132

  Tevanian, Avie, 87, 156–57

  Thiel, Peter, 141

  Thielking, Marcus, 240

  This American Life (radio show), 124, 125

  “Thoughts on Flash” (Jobs), 45

  Time magazine, 121

  “Can Google Solve Death,” 337–38

  Jobs pitches iPad to, 41

  TMZ news site, 85

  Top 100 meeting, 66–71, 106; in 2010, 68–71; Cook’s first, 157–58

  Toshiba Mobile Display, 262

  Toyota, 187–88

  Toy Story (film), 89

  TPK, 262

  Twain, Mark, 23

  Urbach, Henry, 183

  U. S. Congress: Apple’s lobbying efforts, 295; Senate hearings on Apple tax evasion (2013), 294–303

  U. S. Department of Justice, Apple price-fixing case, 164, 165, 278, 302–5, 309, 312–18; bench trial, 304, 312–16; Cue testimony, 314–15, 316; Jobs’s specter and, 313–14, 316; judge (see Cote, Denise); lawyers, 312–13; publishers’ settlement, 164–65, 304; ruling against Apple, 316–18, 331

  U. S. Department of Justice, App Store inquiry, 46

  U. S. economy, 2008 financial crisis, 30

  U. S. International Trade Commission, 273, 311–12, 330

  U. S. Patent and Trademark Office, Jobs’s exhibit, 181, 215–16

  U. S. patent law, 166–67, 181, 210, 273; Apple v. Samsung verdict and, 266; Edison and, 211; importance of Apple-Samsung battle to, 211–12; “standard essential” patents, 181–82. See also Apple v. Samsung

  Verge technology blog, 266, 293

  Verhoeven, Charles “Charlie,” 216, 219, 227–28, 271

  Verizon Wireless, 73

  Vizio, 259

  Wall Street Journal: author at, xiii; iPhone 4S product launch and, 144; Jobs calls Mossberg, 83; Jobs pitches iPad to, 41, 42; Jobs’s health status and, 18–19; Jobs’s liver transplant and, 33; Mossberg and Jobs meet, 34–35; Schiller interview, 290; Siri article, 149; story on Apple without Jobs, 32

  Walmart, 334, 335

  Walt Disney World, 85

  Wang, Jeeyeun, 223

  Wang, Kris, 71–72

  Wang Sheng, 252

  Washington Post, 296

  Watson, Albert, 88

  Whipple procedure, 22, 25

  Williams, Jeff, 61, 118, 122

  WilmerHale law firm, 218

  Wintek, 119–20

  Wolf, David

  Wong, Gilbert, 71–72, 80

  Wong Ka-kui, 207

  Wood, Molly, 293

  Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), 9; 2008 meeting, 9, 17–18; 2009 meeting, 33; 2010 meeting (iPhone 4 unveiling, technical glitches, Jobs’s behavior), 49–50; 2011 meeting (Jobs’s final appearance), 78–79; 2012 meeting (Maps intro), 236–37; 2013 meeting (manifesto), 319–27; Jobs’s mastery and, 324; Jobs’ vetting presentations, 9–10; at Moscone Center, 17, 144

  Wozniak, Steve, 11, 150, 154, 322–23

  Wirtschaftswoche, 323

  Xiaomi (Beijing Xiaomi Technology), 332

  Xiao Zhan, 120

  York, Jerry, 28, 29

  YouTube, 39

  Yo-Yo Ma, 89

  ZTE, 282

  Zuckerman, Mark, 249

  About the Author

  Yukari Iwatani Kane is a former technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal in San Francisco who has covered Apple and related technology trends. In 2011, she was named a Gerald Loeb Award finalist as part of a Wall Street Journal team for a series on Internet privacy. Prior to covering Apple, she was based in Tokyo, reporting on the Japanese technology industry, including Sony and Nintendo. Before working at the Wall Street Journal, she spent seven years writing technology stories for Reuters in Tokyo, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

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