Jobsian

English

Etymology

From Jobs +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Jobsian (comparative more Jobsian, superlative most Jobsian)

1. Of or pertaining to Steve Jobs (1955-2011), American businessman and co-founder of the computer company Apple Inc.
   • 1992, Robert X Cringely, Accidental empires:

     The Apple II division was being ignored, the Lisa division was deliberately destroyed in a fit of Jobsian pique, and the Macintosh division was exhausted...

   • 2001, Alan Deutschman, The Second Coming of Steve Jobs:

     And a wedding walk was so unique, so unconventional, so unexpected that it was positively Jobsian.

   • 2001 November, Maximum PC:

     As you can see here, WinXP's Luna interface is clearly superior to anything the Jobsian crowd in Cupertino has to offer.

See also

• Macolyte
• reality distortion field