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> This seems small, but it would have been almost blasphemy under the jobs era. I feel like Jobs was a lot more pragmatic than we give him credit for. I mean w
by makeitdouble 2y ago
> This seems small, but it would have been almost blasphemy under the jobs era.
I feel like Jobs was a lot more pragmatic than we give him credit for. I mean we had the HP iPods, iTunes on Windows etc.
And the iMac's catch copy was "BYODKM" at the very start, fully putting the spotlight on third parties and composability.
- ethagknight 2y agoI've followed Apple all my life and never heard of HP iPods!
- etempleton 2y agoIt was a weird win-win for Apple if I remember correctly. They were able to sell more iPods, get iTunes installed on all HP machines, and block HP from creating a rival music player. I honestly am not sure what HP got beyond the logo on the back of some iPods and the ability to try and associate themselves with a popular and cool product.
- sgerenser 2y agoI think HP in that era was definitely trying to be more "popular and cool." Not sure how much it really helped though.
- throwaway48476 2y agoHP of the era was falling apart and making stupid acquisitions.
- ethagknight 2y agoWould that have been pre-apple store, an effort to use HP's distribution/sales channels to get iPod into, like CompUSA or CircuitCity?
- seec 2y agoJobs was extremely pragmatic, which is why for all his fault Apple would always come up with a desirable technological solution. Most things said about Jobs are pop culture caricature derived from peoples talking shit about him (mostly because of success jaleousy).
- fennecbutt 2y agoDid you know him?
- seec 2y agoAre you idiotic? I can play the game too.
- al_borland 2y ago> And the iMac's catch copy was "BYODKM" at the very start I think you meany Mac mini there. It was definitely built as the gateway into the Mac ecosystem. Swap your tower for a Mac mini, and keep using the rest of your old hardware.