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> Steve Jobs proclaims that “if you see a stylus, they blew it”. > But only idiots never change their minds. > It’s now September 2015: All hail the 12.9” iPa
by eridius 9y ago
> Steve Jobs proclaims that “if you see a stylus, they blew it”.
> But only idiots never change their minds.
> It’s now September 2015: All hail the 12.9” iPad Pro…with a keyboard and stylus (pardon, a Pencil).
Why do people love to trot out that Steve Jobs quote and then completely misinterpret it? The context of that quote was a device that requires a stylus. Steve was not dissing the concept of styluses in general.
- duskwuff 9y agoIndeed. That comment was implicitly referring to operating systems like Palm OS and Windows CE which had user interfaces which were essentially impossible to use without a stylus. (You could sometimes muddle your way through with a careful fingernail, but it was awkward going.) The Apple Pencil is something rather different -- it's an entirely optional add-on for artists/designers who want to use the device as a drawing tablet.
- gommm 9y agoTo be fair though, Palm OS' handwriting recognition Graffiti was very very efficient and convenient. I still miss it when using my iphone.
- _ph_ 9y agoYes, I would like to have the option to use the Apple Pencil with an iPhone with Graffiti or some modern alternative. Handwriting still beats typing on the on-screen keyboard.
- kalleboo 9y agoThe company that bought PalmSource actually released Graffiti as an Android keyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.access_company.graffiti_pro&hl=ja https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.access_com...
- comex 9y agoThe post also implies that the quote was a response to the Surface, when in fact Steve Jobs said it two years before the Surface was released.