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R.I.P. Steve Jobs

Submitted by bsfootprint on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 05:57
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Steve Jobs has passed away.

At only 56, he was too young to have left us.

While I never joined the cult of Mac (or Apple), I can't deny the quality of Apple's products during his reign, or the impact Jobs had on the tech world and on Apple's success.

The real question is: will Apple continue to excel at product vision and execution without Steve Jobs' guidance?

Here's a short roundup of news articles and other postings about Jobs' life and death:

Here's a list of Steve Jobs quotations.

Forbes has a great eulogy: What Steve Jobs Really Gave Us: Joy.

WaPo: Steve Jobs and Pixar: How it started.

Time: Steve Jobs the businessman: Can Apple thrive without him?

ABC News' Steve Jobs' Estranged Father Never Got Phone Call He Waited For gets personal.

Walt Mossberg: The Steve Jobs I Knew.

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Steve Jobs delivers another important message

Submitted by bsfootprint on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 00:19
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Steve Jobs delivers another important message

Steve Jobs delivers his most important message:

CONSUME

REPRODUCE

OBEY

SLEEP

THIS IS YOUR GOD

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iPhone antenna problem source identified, at long last!

Submitted by bsfootprint on Sun, 08/08/2010 - 17:49
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At last! We know who to blame for the Apple iPhone antenna problem.

The Apple Inc. executive in charge of the iPhone has left the company following a string of stumbles with the device, and what people familiar with the situation said was a falling out with Chief Executive Steve Jobs.

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One of these people also said Mr. Papermaster had difficulty maneuvering Apple's internal politics.

Sources: 
Apple Executive Leaves Amid iPhone Flap (online.wsj.com)
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Why Apple's iPad Will Fail

Submitted by bsfootprint on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 23:05
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Even Steve Jobs looks uncool holding an iPad...

The iPad will fail to duplicate the iPhone's market success. It won't live up to the hype.

The iPad, though probably a masterpiece of design and execution, isn't going to sell like the iPhone.

Why? It's not the price. It's a cultural problem.

The iPhone is selling like mad because it's cool. Non-techies like it. It's sleek, sexy, and subtle. It's functional, luring users by offering cell phone capabilities (it solves a real problem out of the box).

The iPhone is the perfect size: It's sleek, small, lightweight, unobtrusive. Not much larger than a typical cell phone. It feels good in your hand. Whipping one out in a restaurant, bar, or other public place will not make you feel like a dork. To a casual observer, it's just another cell phone. Yawn. And therein lies the iPhone's appeal. When you use one, it looks like you are merely fiddling with your cell phone or PDA. And yet it's so much more than that.

My brother (a hardcore biker) and his wife have two iPhones, and they use them constantly. To the point of addiction.

But the iPad? No such luck. Pulling an iPad out of your backpack (you aren't going to keep it in your purse or pants pocket, are you?) in a public setting will announce your nerdiness to the world in big, flashing, neon letters. You may be a 'cool' nerd, but nerdy still. Even Steve Jobs (the poster boy for hip, cool techies) looks über-dorky holding one.

I know many people who do (or would) use an iPhone without hesitation, but "just don't get" things like the Amazon Kindle. They can't picture themselves dragging around a larger device, regardless of features.

Yeah, some people will buy the iPad. It might take a chunk out of the netbook market. But there are strong cultural factors that Apple must overcome in order to succeed with the iPad. The iPad, and other tech toys like it, will not become a ubiquitous presence like the iPhone–until the cultural issues become irrelevant, that is. And that may take a decade or more. Continue reading or add a comment»

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