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Wow. Really interesting to see Steve spin the smaller music collection of iTunes as a positive. I think this is going to make me consider his words more closely

by dshep 16y ago

Wow. Really interesting to see Steve spin the smaller music collection of iTunes as a positive. I think this is going to make me consider his words more closely in the future.

DrStalker 16y ago
Then the iPad was delayed in Australia they announced it as a positive thing; the product was so popular they were diverting the stock meant for Australia to the US, and wasn't it great news for Australia that we were going to get such an awesome product! Apple's ability to spin is amazing, but not as amazing as the number of people eating up every word of it without thinking about what they are hearing.
- alttab 16y ago
  And yet, people still wait in line full knowing Jobs has a reputation for being an ass sometimes. A rich, rich ass.
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    Other CEOs are not asses because they don't care about you. Apple cares about you enough to give you the treatment it would give anyone else and doesn't insult your intelligence trying to bullshit you.
    - StavrosK 16y ago
      Apparently I should have included the sarcasm tags :(
chunkbot 16y ago
My personal favorite: Steve Jobs Says 7-Inch Tablets Are ‘Dead on Arrival’... Apparently, these devices are too small for a pleasant touchscreen experience. I typed this from my 3.5 inch iPhone.
- wvenable 16y ago
  To be fair, an iPhone fits in your pocket.
- chc 16y ago
  He said it's too small for an experience like you get on the iPad. And sure enough, apps on the iPhone are much more simplistic than apps on the iPad.
  - cromulent 16y ago
    Yes. “7-inch tablets are tweeners: too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with the iPad,” is what he said.
    - gscott 16y ago
      Likely Steve Jobs has a 7" iPad prototype on his desk now... He can throw out a few remarks to try to stear people away from that size until Apple has that size in the market.
      - kenjackson 16y ago
        Nobody reads anymore... not until the iPad came out with an eReader... now reading is magical! Steve Jobs is an absolute marketing genius. He's not exactly an unbiased observer.
    - GHFigs 16y ago
      Source?
      - cromulent 16y ago
        http://www.google.fi/#hl=en&source=hp&q=7-inch+tablets+are+tweeners%3A+too+big+to+compete+with+a+smartphone+and+too+small+to+compete+with+the+iPad&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=dc3e446cd35b16c0 http://www.google.fi/#hl=en&source=hp&q=7-inch+table...
bl4k 16y ago
Apple argue to suit their own purpose all the time. Remember how iOS would never need native apps or an app store? The tablet form factor was 'awkward'? That people didn't want cheaper laptops? If somebody bothered to go through all the keynotes and other statements there would a lot of examples. There is nothing wrong with this, it means Apple can adapt - but you shouldn't take everything they say as true forever

by dshep 16y ago

Wow. Really interesting to see Steve spin the smaller music collection of iTunes as a positive. I think this is going to make me consider his words more closely in the future.

DrStalker 16y ago

Then the iPad was delayed in Australia they announced it as a positive thing; the product was so popular they were diverting the stock meant for Australia to the US, and wasn't it great news for Australia that we were going to get such an awesome product! Apple's ability to spin is amazing, but not as amazing as the number of people eating up every word of it without thinking about what they are hearing.

alttab 16y ago
And yet, people still wait in line full knowing Jobs has a reputation for being an ass sometimes. A rich, rich ass.
- StavrosK 16y ago
  Other CEOs are not asses because they don't care about you. Apple cares about you enough to give you the treatment it would give anyone else and doesn't insult your intelligence trying to bullshit you.
  - StavrosK 16y ago
    Apparently I should have included the sarcasm tags :(

chunkbot 16y ago

My personal favorite: Steve Jobs Says 7-Inch Tablets Are ‘Dead on Arrival’... Apparently, these devices are too small for a pleasant touchscreen experience. I typed this from my 3.5 inch iPhone.

wvenable 16y ago
To be fair, an iPhone fits in your pocket.
chc 16y ago
He said it's too small for an experience like you get on the iPad. And sure enough, apps on the iPhone are much more simplistic than apps on the iPad.
- cromulent 16y ago
  Yes. “7-inch tablets are tweeners: too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with the iPad,” is what he said.
  - gscott 16y ago
    Likely Steve Jobs has a 7" iPad prototype on his desk now... He can throw out a few remarks to try to stear people away from that size until Apple has that size in the market.
    - kenjackson 16y ago
      Nobody reads anymore... not until the iPad came out with an eReader... now reading is magical! Steve Jobs is an absolute marketing genius. He's not exactly an unbiased observer.
  - GHFigs 16y ago
    Source?
    - cromulent 16y ago
      http://www.google.fi/#hl=en&source=hp&q=7-inch+tablets+are+tweeners%3A+too+big+to+compete+with+a+smartphone+and+too+small+to+compete+with+the+iPad&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=dc3e446cd35b16c0 http://www.google.fi/#hl=en&source=hp&q=7-inch+table...

bl4k 16y ago

Apple argue to suit their own purpose all the time. Remember how iOS would never need native apps or an app store? The tablet form factor was 'awkward'? That people didn't want cheaper laptops? If somebody bothered to go through all the keynotes and other statements there would a lot of examples. There is nothing wrong with this, it means Apple can adapt - but you shouldn't take everything they say as true forever