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From Lefsetz:

Mr. Jobs is on the brink of a Q rating meltdown.

Oh, he hasn’t changed. Not much. But suddenly, all his wisdom and all his talent have resulted in Apple being top dog. And EVERYBODY shoots for the top dog.

Stunningly, Jobs isn’t even aware of the coming backlash. As evidenced by his failure to foresee the early adopter reaction to the iPhone price drop.

There have to be fewer special events. Steve’s got to do some press where he laughs at himself. The record labels and movie studios and TV networks have done SUCH a good job of depicting him as a tyrant that some of it is now sticking. Steve’s RIGHT! But right isn’t everything.

Steve has always walked a fine line between the industry and the fan. But now, it’s getting him in trouble. He’s isolated, he’s alone, out in the desert.

In order to win in the twenty first century, first and foremost you have to be aligned with the public. The Tommy Mottola decade is over. It’s not about your flashy life and power, if you believe that, you’ve watched too much "Cribs". It’s about being honest and delivering for the public at large, with your cash and power being mere BYPRODUCTS!

Buying tunes from Starbucks via Wi-Fi on your iPod Touch? That doesn’t get my hormones going. How about a subscription that can verify via Wi-Fi, i.e. when you enter Starbucks? How about more music for less money? How about further illustrating you’re in OUR world, not THEIRS!