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"Steve Jobs was quite happy to allow dreadful products like OSX 1.0 or the original Retina MacBook to go to market" Original Retina MacBook Pro June 11, 2012
by WildUtah 11y ago
"Steve Jobs was quite happy to allow dreadful products like OSX 1.0 or the original Retina MacBook to go to market"
Original Retina MacBook Pro June 11, 2012
Steve Jobs 1955-2011
I believe you may have made a mistake in judging who made the final decisions on quality control procedures for the initial release of the rMBP.
- Alupis 11y agoWell, in fairness, it's likely this product was already in the funnel back in 2011. However, Jobs wouldn't have been able to do a final review, but then again, do CEO's regularly review all of a company's products, or do they trust their team (product managers, quality testers and managers, etc...?
- iMark 11y agoAs important as Apple was to Steve Jobs, he may have had one or two more important matters on his mind in 2011.
- mixmastamyk 11y agoFrom my understanding, he was giving feedback up until the end, which is both commendable and sad at the same time. Still, it probably helped him not dwell on the negative.
- pilsetnieks 11y agoI think he meant the original MacBook Air