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Daniel Kottke has agreed to engage in what he thinks Point.fr Jobs , the film about the life Apple’s co-creator currently on screens. He was the best friend of Steve Jobs at Reed College, an institution of Oregon where Paul and Clara Jobs, the adoptive parents of the future Apple co-creator, sent him to study. At the time, Jobs listening loop “Tambourine Man” and “Hurricane” by Bob Dylan. “He slept on the floor, her hair glued to a huge transistor” recalled Kottke. The two then became friends with Robert Friedland, a loudmouthed five years older, which will subsequently fortune in mining in Venezuela.

Uncle latter has an orchard, called All One Farm in Oregon. Jobs participates harvests Kottke. But above all, it is with him that Steve Jobs went for the first time in India. “Steve Jobs dreamed of meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a follower of Transcendental Meditation cherished Beatles and Mia Farrow.” Together, they do not see the grand master, but the taste of the unknown, LSD, and after meeting a monk Jobs ok to mow the head in “purification”. Daniel Kottke then remained close to Steve Jobs on their return from India and attended the very first Apple success. The two childhood friends were then scrambled, especially when Steve Jobs had trouble recognizing her first daughter Lisa. Shortly before the death of Steve Jobs, both residents of Palo Alto had reconnected.

“I would not say this is a great movie, but it’s a good movie “said Daniel Kottke, who was consulted for the first version of the script. “The scenario reproduces well the first year. So I’m happy with my character” (played by actor California Lukas Haas, who played Samuel in Witness , ed.) “In my opinion, the film is not poured into hagiography or the cliché, and actor Ashton Kutcher returns emotionally well the character of Steve Jobs could be as passionate, at times, to win.”


It seems that Jobs had all the good ideas

By cons, Daniel Kottke includes the disappointment of Steve Wozniak, co- creator Steve Jobs with the firm at the apple, which multiplies the time the spikes against the film to the point of angry Ashton Kutcher, who defends himself in turn. “In the film, it seems that Steve Jobs had all the good ideas. Yet it’s more complicated than that. Initially, it is best that Woz had good ideas, the genius of Steve Jobs start was to see the potential, however, in the film, we did not feel that I said when I saw the first script.. they corrected it a little, but not enough for my taste . Do not underestimate its role. ”

Daniel Kottke remained close to Woz – “We regularly send emails and I am one of his biggest fans!” enthuses Kottke, who believes that he should have accepted to give his version of events. “It’s a shame he did not respond to any request for production.” For its part, Woz helped create another film that should return to the saga of Apple and Steve Jobs’ life drawing including the authorized biography by Walter Isaacson. Produced by Sony, it will be written by Aaron Sorkin, who was notably the writer The Social Network , devoted to the beginnings of Facebook.