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I think all we know what we're witnessing here, even if some people are afraid to say what it is. This isn't the first event since Jobs' death, but I think 2 y
by jcromartie 13y ago
I think all we know what we're witnessing here, even if some people are afraid to say what it is.
This isn't the first event since Jobs' death, but I think 2 years is about right for the momentum that he left behind to start running down.
Even if Jobs was pushing Apple to build shiny consumer-oriented gadgets, he was still pushing. Nobody can replace what he brought to the company.
P.S. I'm not saying it's the end of Apple. I'm sure they can keep making good stuff for a long time. I'm saying that this is an inflection point, where Apple is now moving away from Jobs' vision and towards someone else's. Anything that started under Jobs is wrapped up now, and what we're seeing today is wholly the product of this next phase of Apple.
- slouch 13y agoExcept the television set he worked on? > “‘I’d like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use,’ he told me. ‘It would be seamlessly synced with all of your devices and with iCloud.’ No longer would users have to fiddle with complex remotes for DVD players and cable channels. ‘It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it.’”
- mahyarm 13y agoI think the more accurate part is jobs had the social clout to push things in Apple. Because of the typical CYA culture corprations create, most people couldn't afford to be as brazen as steve jobs politically, which gave him and apple the ability to be more innovative and have higher standards.