A former lieutenant of Steve Jobs’s once told me something surprising about his ex-boss. “Steve is a monopolist at heart,” he said. “He’s just like Bill Gates. He just hasn’t been as successful.” Well, Jobs is getting there. This summer, Apple’s market capitalization surged past Google’s, making it the financial king of Silicon Valley. True, Apple still holds only 11 percent of the U.S. consumer PC market, according to researcher NPD, but its influence is far greater than that market share suggests. The iconic iPod dominates its market, and the iTunes music store has sold more than 5 billion songs, making it the No. 1 music retailer in America, ahead of Wal-Mart, according to IDC. Apple’s iPhone is the No. 3 smart phone in the United States, according to NPD.

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A friend of a friend of a friend told me that….. and Lyons acts all surprised. I believe that as much as I believe that Violet Blue ever blushes over anything.

It appears that Lyons has an unrequited case of man-love for Jobs or pathological over-compensation and is now fighting back. For all you suckers like me that really believed that the FSJ blog was all in good fun without any malice, WAKE UP.

It was pathetic that one of the commenters had to educate Lyons on what a monolopy actually is.

I am sorry Dan that Steve didn’t return your crush. There are more CEOs in the sea.