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I just picked him because he's probably the most well known bullshit-merchant "face" of a tech company, feel free to swap him out for someone even worse!
I would argue that Jobs was not a "bullshit merchant". Under his direction, Apple changed the personal computing landscape—multiple times. There was certainly an element of showmanship and marketing behind these innovations. But I wouldn't classify them as bullshit.
When I hear bullshit merchant, I immediately think Steve Ballmer and Larry Ellison.
If you need a different example, you're always free to use Elon "full self driving in two years" Musk.