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The difference is that if Apple were to do something like this they'd actually ship product and not just release a far-fetched concept.
by mojombo 18y ago
The difference is that if Apple were to do something like this they'd actually ship product and not just release a far-fetched concept.
- unalone 18y agoI remember the article on why Apple doesn't make conceptual phones. This article reminded me of that. Apple's magic isn't that they have ideas of beautiful things. I'm sure every company does. Apple's magic is that the beautiful things they imagine come true. (And I'd guess that's why a lot of people are Apple fans, myself included: because Apple seems to spit in the face of the idea that you can dream but it'll never come true. It's almost a giddy feeling.)
- nickb 18y agohttp://counternotions.com/2008/08/12/concept-products/ http://counternotions.com/2008/08/12/concept-products/ A commercial company’s ability to innovate is inversely proportional to its proclivity to publicly release conceptual products.
- unalone 18y agoThat's the post I mentioned. So true.
- felipe 18y agoExactly! "Real Artists Ship" http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Real_Artists_Ship.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Real_Artists_Ship...
- unalone 18y agoThat's an incredible story. What a concise look at the drive that Jobs puts into Apple employees. And, from what Apple's been churning out, it seems to work. I also recall hearing that Apple engineers didn't think the iMac was technically possible, and Jobs made them build it anyway.