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So what did he do in 7 years? Ideas are cheap. Maybe the company didn't execute so well due to the bloat and inertia, or maybe the brand itself had other vulner
by pishpash 4y ago
So what did he do in 7 years? Ideas are cheap. Maybe the company didn't execute so well due to the bloat and inertia, or maybe the brand itself had other vulnerabilities which are missing from this vision.
- gloryjulio 4y agoIt's due to to technology like Newton from apple. There is nothing u can do about it
- pishpash 4y agoRecognizing the technology wasn't going to be available in 10 years in a 10-year plan seems important. But you can't expect that from somebody who might legitimately think building hardware was as easy as hacking software.
- gloryjulio 4y agoI agree that he is way too optimistic. And from what I heard from Meta's employee, their hardware org is just not that good and the high level direction is very lacking.
- texasbigdata 4y agoSomeone on HN once said (perhaps fact check this), it took Steve Jobs 7 years from the iPod touch to the iphone. Time perception can be skewed.
- chillfox 4y agoThe iPod Touch and iPhone were both introduced early in 2007. Perhaps you are thinking about the iPod which was released late in 2001.
- texasbigdata 4y agoAh yes sorry.
- alexandre_m 4y agoIt's the iPad concept that came first, in the early 2000s, and they had a prototype for multitouch display. Then they decided to work on the first iPhone for several years after that.