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Spoof TV Comedy Series Set To Satirise Steve Jobs

Spoof TV Comedy Series Set To Satirise Steve Jobs

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The New York Times has reported that popular US cable channel Epix and Media Rights Capital studio are all set to develop a new comedy TV series 'iCon', which will be a satirical take on the life of Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The two companies announced that the series, which will be written by Dan Lyons, is going to be “a savage satire centering on a fictional Silicon Valley C.E.O. whose ego is a study in power and greed.”  The writer, Dan Lyons, is a...



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A Professor of Ethics at Hofstra University has joined in with the post-death bashing of Steve Jobs, saying that he shouldn't be deified or considered as a role model for young people because his personal life and morals were...


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Google coder lashes out at company's failings

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New Apple CEO Tim Cook, who recently took charge of Apple after former CEO Steve Jobs decided to call it quits, has written a letter to Apple employees, promising that the company will continue to build on Steve’s...


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