Not a good Job
Of New movie on Apple pioneer inaccurate, says Wozniak
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says a new film about the late Steve Jobs is factually wrong.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said a new film about the late Steve Jobs is factually “wrong”, while the movie’s makers countered saying it is meant as entertainment – not a literal retelling of the computer pioneer’s life.
Wozniak said the movie jOBS – which premiered on Friday at the Sundance Film Festival – erred in its depiction of the characters as well as the relationships between them – especially the one between him and Jobs.
“We never had such interaction and roles,” Wozniak, who quit Apple in 1987 after 12 years, told the tech blog Gizmodo.
“I’m not even sure what it’s getting at,” he said, adding that the “personalities are very wrong – although mine is closer”.
“The ideas of computers affecting society did not come from Jobs. They inspired me and were widely spoken at the Homebrew Computer Club,” he said, referring to a hobby group to which they belonged.
The film, one of two about the iconic Apple founder who died in 2011, is due for release in the United States in April.
The film’s producers responded to Wozniak’s comments in a statement cited by Entertainment Weekly.
“The film is not a documentary, nor is it meant to be a blow-byblow, word-for-word account of all conversations and events,” it said.
Wozniak, who made his criticism after seeing jus one short movie clip, conceded that inaccuracies did not necessarily mean the film was bad. — AFP