I was just having this discussion last night with my mother ( she wanted to know who Steve Jobs was and why everyone was in a frenzy,) and it occurred to me that what we see happening is exactly what we see in North Korea, Cuba, the Old Soviet Union; anyplace where there is a “cult of personality” style of leadership.

And I look at all the media, and especially the “apple” media that hang on every word, I look at the people that go to apple specific conference / trade shows and would pretty much give a kidney to be in the room when “He” speaks…

I look at all that and I can’t help but think back to 1984 and the iconic commercial for the original Mac, with all the grey faced drones listening to the words of the leader on the big screen … and I can’t help but think that apple has become exactly what it hated most.