The Performas were pretty sad, but you could easily keep away from them. Mac OS and Performa are not the same thing. Nor is Windows a machine. Mac OS 8 was still better than Windows 95 and what did you buy anyway, a Compaq?
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Original iPhone Engineer Greg Christie Gives Details on Development Process
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The Performas were pretty sad, but you could easily keep away from them. Mac OS and Performa are not the same thing. Nor is Windows a machine. Mac OS 8 was still better than Windows 95 and what did you buy anyway, a Compaq?
Nonsense!! This is getting old now!
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Not at all! He is gone and forgotten by many.
Copy and paste Apple Engineer Recalls the iPhone's Birth into Google, then just click on the top WSJ link.
"Christie gave two progress reports to Jobs each month, in a small, windowless meeting room at the company's Cupertino headquarters. Few people had access to the room and even cleaning people were not allowed to enter. The secrecy surrounding the original iPhone's design was incredible, with Jobs even requiring employees to encrypt images of the device."
Cool! BTW, is it possible to "double down" on that?! ;-)
Cool! BTW, is it possible to "double down" on that?! ;-)
I have used Logitech mice since the late 90's. But I never see Logitech as an Apple-like company. They most certainly don't pay that much attention to details. They make decent mice with half baked designs, and terrible software. They are still the best imho but they could do so much better.
so the whole sugared watered lined was from a man with his hands tied behind his back by the board?
btw being a greater leader of a company (second time around) has got nothing to do with your abilities to pick your replacements. the ones that complement you may not be your best replacements.
what does this mean in this context? if it was done before both in im and other messaging apps then it must have been somone elses idea right?
I have a harder time imagining how other companies seemingly put so little effort into their products. It's so easy to find products where I find myself thinking, "Who thought this was acceptable to ship?" Whether it's poor build quality, UI inconsistency or performance issues, there are so many products on the market that are shockingly unpolished. Apple isn't perfect, especially in recent times, but still do a lot better than most of their competitors.
Try!
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If you're unable to agree more, try agreeing LESS
The original post is 100% correct grammar.. he agrees 100% with the discussion, hence he couldn't agree any more to a higher degree. To agree less means he's not quite on board. Which is the opposite of what he meant. He's correct.. you are trying to find fault where there is none.. behave..[COLOR="#808080"
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why?
because ever since apple used it, all new products, either hardware or software companies, have been using it all the time
You do realize that Apple had the Newton and Plam@ Treo were just cheap knockoffs of the Newton?
In all fairness, that's all well and good, until you weigh the products released prior to Jobs's death and after.
Clearly, as the article states, Steve "cleared everything", in other words, his taste, his preferences, his direction permeated every single aspect of Apple products.
The fact that he is no longer here to do that, and no two people are exactly the same and have the same taste and preferences, is starting to show. So, while the man was brilliant and an effective leader, his micro-managing resulted in him being indispensable. Apple and Steve were "one".
That said, this is an issue of personal preference. Many will say that Apple products are better than ever. Others will say there's been a decline in (perceived) quality. Your opinion will vary based on which side of the preference argument you fall into.
And to us, the consumers, the products are what matter. I could care less about Apple's internal structure or how efficiently or effectively the company is run. I don't work for, or are (directly) invested in Apple. If I perceive the product to be better than before, were cool. If I don't, we're not. Lately, it's been the latter.
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You do realize that Greg Christie still overseas Human Interface at Apple? I doubt Ive held a gun to his head forcing him to implement something he didn't approve of.
Honestly for a few years into the iPhones release, Blackberry was still doing really well. I know a few people that up until a year ago refused to give up their Blackberries.
Yeah or things like cut, copy and paste or mms supports which iPhone users were told for years we didn't need (just send a pic as an email attachment) then rolled out as an innovative update that other phones had for years.
In a way Apple have recognised this, and the benefits of having a single person sign off on design, by moving Ive into his current position. One of the key differences between Apple since the the NeXT reverse takeover was having a single gatekeeper to clear things rather than a committee.
Guess who made the "Mighty Mouse"? Logitech.
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Don't avoid saying a simple "thank you" for my trying to help; it's a politeness violation
Anyone who dismisses the lawsuit and iPhone as just another evolutionary product is being willfully ignorant and probably never created anything in their lives.