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If you see a stylus they blew it, said Steve Jobs about tablets that required one.
by valuearb 10y ago
If you see a stylus they blew it, said Steve Jobs about tablets that required one.
- an_account 10y agoThis was address in the article. "Only idiots never change their mind."
- matthewmacleod 10y agorequired one. That's key.
- rorykoehler 10y agoThe iPad Pro doesn't require it. It is an amazing value adding tool though if you know how to use it.
- _ph_ 10y agoHe was saying it about smartphones, at the introduction of the iPhone. Its competitors at the time did require a stylus for all UI interaction. Indeed, he is right, if you require a stylus to operate a smartphone, the UI is not going to work well. But neither the iPhone nor the iPad require a stylus. The iPad offers it as an option. But I also would like to be able to take notes on an iPhone plus sized device with a stylus, I don't see that as a contradiction.
- macspoofing 10y agoJobs said a lot of things, not all of it smart or correct. A stylus and a mouse and a keyboard have a place.
- mwfunk 10y agoHe was comparing the design goals of the original iPhone to the preexisting smartphone market 12+ years ago. The fact that it was designed to not require a stylus for basic usage WAS a big deal. If you never used a Palm Treo or a Windows tablet or a PocketPC device in the early 2000s, you may not realize what he's talking about, but a stylus was absolutely required for most or all basic operations on competing devices at the time, and that UI model was (clearly, in hindsight) holding back the entire industry. If you don't remember having to use Graffiti to scrawl out characters on the bottom third of a PalmOS device, this quote has likely never been contextualized for you.