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Indeed Jobs himself described computers as like trucks (large ute/pickup), whereas most people only need a regular car.[0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

• sangnoir 10y ago
  Jobs was a salesman. He said a lot of stuff - and not all of it stood up to scrutiny. He said no one would use phablets and called them the 'Hummers' of phones - this was back when a 5-inch phones were considered huge. He also denigrated 7-inch tablets by saying users would need to file-down their fingers to use them (and yet iPhone users could comfortably use 3.5-inch screens). Apple proceeded to profitably venture into both product categories with the iPhone 6+ and the iPad mini. We are now in a post-'Post-PC' world: iPad sales have plateaued/slumped over the last couple of years. If there is money to be made selling computers, Apple will sell them regardless of what they said in the past.
  • icantdrive55 10y ago
    He was also a gadget guy, who loved computers, has a deep appreciation for music, and from a humble backround. Yea--he said a few things, but less than a lot of CEOs. He was so much more than a Salesman. I will never forget some of his last thoughts. This one always haunted me, 'Tim is not a gadget guy, and that was my only concern.' Steve won me over to Apple. I never thought I would be that guy. As it stands now, I doubt I would buy a new Apple Product ever again.