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My guess is that he is announcing that they're going to be undoing some of the nonsense of the last 6 months or so.

by blhack 16y ago

thaumaturgy 16y ago
I can't think of many occasions where Steve Jobs has backtracked on much of anything.
- ZeroGravitas 16y ago
  ??? People don't read anymore so the Kindle will fail. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/01/steve-jobs-peop/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/01/steve-jobs-peop/ People don't want to watch video on tiny screens, iPods are all about music. Tablets will fail because people like keyboards. PPC to Intel People don't need floppy drives (the first time he tried it, at Next) And a bushel more if you stop to think about it for a moment. You're right he didn't backtrack in the sense of actually admitting he was wrong or that he'd changed his mind, he just started doing the opposite of what he previously said, possibly also claiming to have invented it at the same time.
  - tvon 16y ago
    > You're right he didn't backtrack in the sense of actually admitting he was wrong or that he'd changed his mind, he just started doing the opposite of what he previously said, possibly also claiming to have invented it at the same time. That's seems like a snarky way of saying that an executive changes direction at a company when the landscape changes.
    - jokermatt999 16y ago
      There's nothing wrong with it, but when it's phrased in the form of "undoing some of the nonsense" and "backtracked", it seems like a hostile issue. It's perfectly ok to admit you were wrong about something -- in fact, I tend to respect people that can do that more. However, in Steve Jobs' case, I don't know if that could really work out too well. He's built up the reputation as a visionary, and publicly admit he's changing his mind on an issue like that would probably do him more harm than good.
- not_an_alien 16y ago
  He doesn't admit, but he backtracks all the time. If he didn't, we'd still be using Mac keyboards without arrow keys, the puck mouse, etc

My guess is that he is announcing that they're going to be undoing some of the nonsense of the last 6 months or so.

by blhack 16y ago

My guess is that he is announcing that they're going to be undoing some of the nonsense of the last 6 months or so.

thaumaturgy 16y ago

I can't think of many occasions where Steve Jobs has backtracked on much of anything.

ZeroGravitas 16y ago
??? People don't read anymore so the Kindle will fail. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/01/steve-jobs-peop/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/01/steve-jobs-peop/ People don't want to watch video on tiny screens, iPods are all about music. Tablets will fail because people like keyboards. PPC to Intel People don't need floppy drives (the first time he tried it, at Next) And a bushel more if you stop to think about it for a moment. You're right he didn't backtrack in the sense of actually admitting he was wrong or that he'd changed his mind, he just started doing the opposite of what he previously said, possibly also claiming to have invented it at the same time.
- tvon 16y ago
  > You're right he didn't backtrack in the sense of actually admitting he was wrong or that he'd changed his mind, he just started doing the opposite of what he previously said, possibly also claiming to have invented it at the same time. That's seems like a snarky way of saying that an executive changes direction at a company when the landscape changes.
  - jokermatt999 16y ago
    There's nothing wrong with it, but when it's phrased in the form of "undoing some of the nonsense" and "backtracked", it seems like a hostile issue. It's perfectly ok to admit you were wrong about something -- in fact, I tend to respect people that can do that more. However, in Steve Jobs' case, I don't know if that could really work out too well. He's built up the reputation as a visionary, and publicly admit he's changing his mind on an issue like that would probably do him more harm than good.
not_an_alien 16y ago
He doesn't admit, but he backtracks all the time. If he didn't, we'd still be using Mac keyboards without arrow keys, the puck mouse, etc