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I have a category in the back of my mind labeled 'Stuff Apple should do to prove that they can do it without Jobs." Top of that list is an iOS laptop. But just

by netcan 12y ago

I have a category in the back of my mind labeled 'Stuff Apple should do to prove that they can do it without Jobs." Top of that list is an iOS laptop. But just below that is getting back to their tradition of being a popular easier to use option for professional and prosumer media/art. Stuff like this should be coming from Apple. For example, it would be awesome if they created prosumer software for filming with a wireless multi-camera setup and edit it all live on a macbook. would love it if upstart young-Turks like web shows could get closer to the production quality of TV talk shows. Something that makes the right people go wow.

nezza-_- 12y ago
I think (and naturally don't have a source) that most people would say "Oh god that would never happened with Jobs" if they launched an iOS laptop...
ericras 12y ago
Apple seems to not want to get into the prosumer market because it is a tiny fraction of the size of the general iPhone/iPad/Beats consumer market. The buzz about future Apple products seems to be about things that could achieve that sort of scale. (TV, watch, something video game related, etc)
- dublinben 12y ago
  Their prosumer computers essentially only exist so that developers can enrich their mobile platform. Growth is essentially flat on the Mac line, whereas iPhone sales have grown steadily since launch.
cpr 12y ago
Apple's consumer apps do have image stabilization options. Wait, is iMovie still a thing?
Terretta 12y ago
> “‘Stuff Apple should do to prove that they can do it without Jobs.’ Top of that list is an iOS laptop.” You can get an iOS laptop today, basically an ASUS Transformer: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/ultrathin-keyboard-cover-ipad-5 http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/ultrathin-keyboard-cov...
hyperpape 12y ago
Amusingly, Jobs actually panned the idea of a laptop with a touch screen. Doesn't mean he wouldn't have done it if he changed his mind/marketing, but he did state it was an ergonomic disaster, and the history suggests he (and Apple) believed it.

by netcan 12y ago

nezza-_- 12y ago

I think (and naturally don't have a source) that most people would say "Oh god that would never happened with Jobs" if they launched an iOS laptop...

ericras 12y ago

Apple seems to not want to get into the prosumer market because it is a tiny fraction of the size of the general iPhone/iPad/Beats consumer market. The buzz about future Apple products seems to be about things that could achieve that sort of scale. (TV, watch, something video game related, etc)

dublinben 12y ago
Their prosumer computers essentially only exist so that developers can enrich their mobile platform. Growth is essentially flat on the Mac line, whereas iPhone sales have grown steadily since launch.

cpr 12y ago

Apple's consumer apps do have image stabilization options. Wait, is iMovie still a thing?

Terretta 12y ago

> “‘Stuff Apple should do to prove that they can do it without Jobs.’ Top of that list is an iOS laptop.” You can get an iOS laptop today, basically an ASUS Transformer: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/ultrathin-keyboard-cover-ipad-5 http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/ultrathin-keyboard-cov...

hyperpape 12y ago

Amusingly, Jobs actually panned the idea of a laptop with a touch screen. Doesn't mean he wouldn't have done it if he changed his mind/marketing, but he did state it was an ergonomic disaster, and the history suggests he (and Apple) believed it.