Things are starting to mature...

IIRC, what they call auto (or auto rikshaw) is the motorized rikshaw. Both are tri-cycle.

Yes, they're called auto/auto rickshaw. In some parts of the country, autos (drivers) are notorious for their road navigation skills.

IMO it is essential for Jobs to do that in order to demand high quality and perfection. It is better to say things like that in the face of people rather than to smoothen the communication and then let them go or move them to different projects without explaining why. I would absolutely do the same thing in his shoes. It is the fastest possible way to get the message across. Now, this may be unpleasant and he may indeed show some lack of balance of temper but it may very well be on purpose. This is of course speculation on my part since I haven't met the guy and I have not worked for Apple.

It's certainly hard to deny Apple has done better with him at the wheel. So clearly his style -- whatever it actually is -- works.

I would agree but lots of Steve-wannabe CEOs adopt the cargo cult and think that being belligerent is key to getting stuff done.

This is exactly not the case. Steve gets away with it because he's maniacally focused on improving Apple.

It's not that he gets annoyed and spouts expletives, but WHY he does it, and FOR WHAT REASON.

Maniacal focus is assumed here. We're not even discussing doing things casually.