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I love reading posts from the past like this, ironic how things actually played out for Apple. Interestingly a few of the points actually happened, specifically

I love reading posts from the past like this, ironic how things actually played out for Apple. Interestingly a few of the points actually happened, specifically; point #7, point #12, point #14 and more interestingly "39. Build a laptop that weighs 2 pounds." - kind of fitting that this played out for Apple focusing on thinner and lighter products than competitor offerings. This takes me back to the days leading up the new release of the first iPhone. Everyone was predicting that an Apple phone would fail, that Apple should stick to what they know and in a short amount of time they proved everyone wrong and became the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world.

ColinDabritz 11y ago
These were interesting to me: 16. Take better care of your customers -- Apple support is pretty good, especially if you can get to a store 26. If you sell it, make it -- Their supply chain integration and control is impressive today 38. Make it easier for ISVs to make applications -- The app store and the development ecosystem is important for apple 50. Give Steve Jobs as much authority as he wants in new product development -- This paid off hugely 53. Recharge your strategy for Europe -- Apple is a very global company and is pushing into lots of markets 59. Invest heavily in Newton technology -- Apple parked that particular project, but the iPhone and iPad followed Some clearly joke entries, and some misses and terrible ideas, but definitely some interesting insights as well.