There is an understandable question-mark over Mr Giuliani's ability to work with others.

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But with Jobs gone, Forstall seems to have let his ego outstrip his ability to work well with others.

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What we nonexperts do possess is the ability to know enough about how these information systems work that we can be useful discussing them with others.

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