Steve Jobs used to play the part of the passionate visionary quite well. Watch the made-for-tv movie Pirates of Silicon Valley for an interesting and apparently accurate summary of the Steve Jobs / Bill Gates stories (beware of VERY bad dialog).

Now, watching Steve Jobs at the latest MacWorld Expo, he comes across like a
tired old salesman (I know, I know, that’s what he is). I’m not sure which is worse: Obviously believeing the hype you spin, or obviously not believing it.

That said, a new ad for the ugly new iMac (which will sell zillions, thanks to the Walmart Effect: tacky sells) features a fantastic song called Sunburn by the British band, Muse. I hadn’t heard them before, but I should have.