He learned from his economic failures and maintained a laser-beam focus on improving products for his consumers. Steve Jobs also served as an admirable example for entrepreneurs in another way, as Timothy P. Carney documents for Washington Examiner readers.
Compared to his competitors, though, he didn’t really try to change the world through politics.
Under Jobs, Apple largely avoided the unseemly games of campaign contributions and lobbying.
Consider this extraordinary fact: despite being a $100-billion-a-year company in a rapidly changing industry, Apple never formed a political action committee.
Also, Apple spent less on lobbying than its competitors. …
… This approach — minding their own business, literally — earned Apple the ire of government. …
… To stay out of the politics game, relatively speaking, takes courage. It takes the courage that your own ideas can thrive in a market, without protective regulation or handouts. It also takes courage to tell politicians to buzz off.
