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Perhaps I am taking your post too literally, but I think this is an example of the mythos that Apple generates. I don't believe for a second that Jobs had the
by epscylonb 15y ago
Perhaps I am taking your post too literally, but I think this is an example of the mythos that Apple generates.
I don't believe for a second that Jobs had the iPad in mind in 2000.
They probably just brainstorm, try different stuff internally, see what works and see if they can make a product out of it that meets their high expectations. Jobs was no doubt an important part of this process but it is not impossible for the culture and process to outlive the person who helped create them.
I would not be surprised if Jobs was speaking honestly when he talked down tablets in 2008.
- pooriaazimi 15y agoI would not be surprised if Jobs was speaking honestly when he talked down tablets in 2008. No, he was lying ;) Watch his D8 talk (With Walt Mosberg), it's available in iTunes (Podcasts -> Apple Podcasts). He (Jobs) says that they began working on a multitouch tablet in the early 2000's, but around 2005 decided first ship a phone (When I saw the rubber band thing, I said: My God, we can make a phone out of it!). When that got successful, he put the tablet off the shelf and the rest is history. Again, watch the D8 talk. It's awesome.
- stcredzero 15y agoI don't believe for a second that Jobs had the iPad in mind in 2000. Bill Gates certainly had something like it in mind in 2000. I have an example of such a device in my living room. (tc1100 - Mine dates from 2001) The "raw" functionality (for a technically savvy person like me) far exceeds the typical use of the iPad. It even has the same screen resolution. Still, I don't do anything on the iPad that I didn't do on the tc1100, and do everything on the iPad -- the whole gestalt is just more pleasurable to use.