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The iPhone is not about processing power, the iPad and the MacBook are not about processing power. The iPod neither. Jobs knew that if was to fight the how fas
by Supermighty 16y ago
The iPhone is not about processing power, the iPad and the MacBook are not about processing power. The iPod neither.
Jobs knew that if was to fight the how fast is it battle he would lose. So he changed the fight to one of ease of use and style.
Changing the positioning of the Xserve is what Jobs should have done, he didn't. So yes in the end it was about the Xserves lack of speed and power. But you miss the point (Jobs too) that it never should have competed on speed and power to begin with.
- gaius 16y agoWell you say that, but 3D on the iPad is very impressive. The XServe was a server product, its job was to sit quietly in the background doing work that for whatever reason desktops couldn't do, or would be suboptimal for. What to Apple desktop users with significant compute needs (e.g. movie makers, CAD users, scientific users) do? Maybe they can use Mathematica and submit the jobs to Linux boxes running the Mathematica back-end (or whatever) but why not provide the seamless experience?