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no I think he is not living up to the responsibility his position comes with. He is extremely influential because of how popular the iPods, iPhones...have become.
While he is certainly stating a fact he is also not taking the personal initiative to follow that up with a "...but we are going to..." statement. He is in a uniquely powerful position where he CAN influence if people read or not. But he would prefer to charge $20 for updates to iTouch's already purchased but include those same added features and updates come with new devices at the same price.
If Jobs had a vested interest in ebooks then he would have followed the facts up with that "...but we are going to..." statement. He did not because he does not have anything to gain from doing so...
After reading about him and Woz I have a feel for his values...and they are not charitable or benevolent. Sure he could have been making an off hand statement, but in his position within society he is obligated to help make things better. He simply chose not to honor and respect his lot in life and the very people who put him there. He could have done something good, instead he either dropped the ball or he simply was acting out of his wallet.
And yes, it is reasonable that a large (I feel majority) portion of the Apple fans will simply be even more dismissive about reading over being spoon fed from formulaic pablum that offers little to stimulate creativity and imagination.
As for the comparison to being US President...he might have MORE influence on the general public because there are people who actually respect him as a man, valuing his opinions. Beyond that point, it's not my fault as i didn't vote for him.
And that is my take on the issue...
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