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> I’ve been pondering this for the remainder of the week. One factor is that the iPhone defined the apex of personal computing. In the early years of PCs, every
by EMIRELADERO 2y ago
> I’ve been pondering this for the remainder of the week. One factor is that the iPhone defined the apex of personal computing. In the early years of PCs, everyone knew we wanted portability. Most of us — including me — thought we reached that with laptops. But laptops don’t go with us everywhere, and, it turns out, we want computers that go with us everywhere. That’s the iPhone, and the original iPhone in 2007 established the all-touch-screen form factor and general concept right out of the gate. That first iPhone blew our minds the moment Steve Jobs showed it to us.
Gruber seems to think of iPhones as portable, use-everywhere computers when such characterization puts Apple in good light. However, his opinion about what the iPhone is seems to change when dealing with sideloading and, in general, App Store shenanigans:
> The iPhone and iPad are not PCs; they’re consoles for games and apps.
(From https://daringfireball.net/2024/01/coming_to_grips_with_apples_seemingly_unshakable_sense_of_app_store_entitlement https://daringfireball.net/2024/01/coming_to_grips_with_appl...)
- idle_zealot 2y agoYeah, he's consistently frustrating on this issue. It seems he actively wants Apple to control general-purpose computing and will make whatever characterization necessary for that to sound reasonable. I really wish we had portable general-purpose pocket computers, but there isn't really an option on the market for that, and it's not a hardware issue.
- andrewmutz 2y agoHis perspective is as pro-Apple as it gets. This article about his keynote disappointment was mostly spent fawning over apples headphones and watch and how Tim Cook is a sage. Unable to criticize Apple for anything, he even concludes his remarks blaming himself.
- m463 2y agoI agree. Honestly I think apple has become both too impersonal and too controlling. SJ at the helm would have made things more personal, and might have headed off all the rot that has led to poor developer relations, anti-trust, and relentless profiteering without clear benefits.
- WoodenChair 2y agoYes, he’s what I’ve termed an Apple apologist: https://www.observationalhazard.com/2021/08/apple-apologetics.html?m=1 https://www.observationalhazard.com/2021/08/apple-apologetic...
- MBCook 2y ago“I’ve termed”? People have been calling him that for 20+ years. I disagree with the characterization.
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