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>like Jobs claimed that 'nobody reads anymore' and some time later Apple now sells iBooks The point Jobs was making was that a device used exclusively for read
by jstevens85 17y ago
>like Jobs claimed that 'nobody reads anymore' and some time later Apple now sells iBooks
The point Jobs was making was that a device used exclusively for reading would never be successful. He wasn't suggesting that it would be pointless to participate in the ebook market, just that it would need to be on a general purpose mobile platform.
- lispm 17y agoJobs on why the Kindle will fail: “It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore,” he said. “Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.” I'm not sure I can read your interpretation into it. From what I read, Jobs says that 'people' don't read anymore - even books on paper. So it is useless to bring books in any new ebook form, because the market is not there. Books in general is an outdated concept according to Jobs at that time.
- artsrc 17y agoIn addition to up voting you I would like to add that this is a pattern. Steve Jobs dishes some use then provides for it. Perhaps the interpretations are: 1. Misdirection or 2. Change of mind (being wrong). I favour 1.