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"This suggests a way to predict areas where Apple will be weak: things Steve Jobs doesn't use. E.g. I doubt he is much into gaming." I'd agree with that given
by mattmaroon 17y ago
"This suggests a way to predict areas where Apple will be weak: things Steve Jobs doesn't use. E.g. I doubt he is much into gaming."
I'd agree with that given the initial insistence that native apps were unnecessary. Every sufficiently popular platform devolves into a vehicle for delivering games eventually. If he were a gamer, he would have known that.
- pxlpshr 17y agoHmmm, I'm not sure I agree that every popular platform "devolves" into gaming if you're implying that gaming is a step backward. I have fond memories playing games on my computer before computing was ever consider popular. Gaming got me into programming, not visa-versa, and even tech startups (my first real taste was a gaming startup). And, I'd argue that gaming has been a significant contributor to the speed at which modern computing has been adopted by consumers. Honestly, if it wasn't for games during the 80's and 90's, my upgrade cycle would have been significantly longer.
- mattmaroon 17y agoI said devolves because it becomes little more than a game delivery mechanism. Facebook is a great example of this. Take away games and it would look more like Myspace.
- gojomo 17y agoI'm pretty sure the initial insistence "native apps were unnecessary" was just a cover story while the dev tools and app store were being finished.
- nl 17y agoEvery sufficiently popular platform devolves into a vehicle for delivering games eventually. The Mac never has (not saying there are no games on it - just that they are pretty insignificant, unlike the iPhone where games are significant)