Maybe the death of Fake Steve Jobs has previously been exaggerated, but the satirical blog may finally have ended with a post that says I'm sailing away:
Just FYI, I'll be launching a new site under my own name in the near future. Should be next week. I'll announce it here as soon as it's ready and provide a link. I hope you'll come check it out. Meanwhile I've compiled a "Greatest Hits" book for anyone who'd like a small keepsake of the FSJ blog.
Real Dan Lyons, the man behind Fake Steve, has left Forbes for Newsweek, which might seem to have a somewhat cosier relationship with Apple's egocentric and autocratic boss. The BBC's Maggie Shiels comments: "Apparently Apple complained about their new signing. Dan did reveal that he understood Mr Jobs was not best pleased with the parody that portrayed him as egocentric and autocratic."
Silicon Alley Insider has a direct quote:
"I hear that I've been blacklisted, and that Apple reached out directly to Newsweek to complain about my hiring" Dan tells us. Seriously.
Still, according to The New York Times, there may be a movie in the works:
Mr Lyons translated the appeal of his blog into a novel, "Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, a Parody," published in October by Da Capo Press, and he is writing a screenplay based on the book for Hollywood production house, Media Rights Capital. Unlike the book, Mr Lyons said, the screenplay will feature a generic chief executive.
