TABLET!!!!11!!!!!one!!! OMGWTFBBQ.
I kind of hope there is never a tablet just to see all of your dreams crushed.
I kind of hope there is never a tablet just to see all of your dreams crushed.
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Apple Rehires Newton Developer Michael Tchao
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I'm buying long as it's better than Microsoft XBox 360 54.3% Failure rate! Now they gotta buy Electronic Arts before Microsoft does!
This is great news!
Maybe now, Apple will make an iPhone or Tablet that is more capable than the current not-so-smart iToy and include an EXTERNAL KEYBOARD and PEN INPUT and turn it into a seriously smart, powerful and portable computer with some of the cool features that the Newton had in 1997 !!
Maybe now, Apple will make an iPhone or Tablet that is more capable than the current not-so-smart iToy and include an EXTERNAL KEYBOARD and PEN INPUT and turn it into a seriously smart, powerful and portable computer with some of the cool features that the Newton had in 1997 !!
The CEO is the president of them all.
Its like the same system that we have for universities in india.
All universities only have a Vice Chancellor and the Governor of State is the Chancellor of all the universities of that state.
Maybe it's to aid in Apple's next big push in wearable electronics.
The only successful wearable, clothing integrated computer product to date is the Nike+iPod... and he did it.
iGlasses - augmented reality display for humans. (Robocop anyone?)
iTie Clip - records all your conversations for later reference and forwards them to the government for monitoring of inappropriate political beliefs.
iWallet - Apple already take most of your money, now they want your wallet as well.
The only successful wearable, clothing integrated computer product to date is the Nike+iPod... and he did it.
iGlasses - augmented reality display for humans. (Robocop anyone?)
iTie Clip - records all your conversations for later reference and forwards them to the government for monitoring of inappropriate political beliefs.
iWallet - Apple already take most of your money, now they want your wallet as well.
Steve Jobs himself is behind some failed products... Those who never fail are those who do nothing.
Newton is not a failed product by any means.
You obviously don't know what you are talking about. Newto was actually a successful product that Apple couldn't afford at the time. Sometimes retrenchment is required in order to save a company. Newton was very impressive considering the hardware tech available back then for portable devices.
Dave
You obviously don't know what you are talking about. Newto was actually a successful product that Apple couldn't afford at the time. Sometimes retrenchment is required in order to save a company. Newton was very impressive considering the hardware tech available back then for portable devices.
Dave
Well, we need to distinguish between 'commercial success' and 'technological success' here... I agree it was a fine technological achievement for its time, but honestly, never really took off in the marketplace at the time, so Apple cut their losses, and canned it. That's what most people are referring to when they mention 'failed'.
But Apple learned from their Newton marketplace experience and introduced even better products. They'd done stuff like that -- for instance, with the original Mac Portable, they noted all of the design issues and pretty much addressed them all with the first PowerBook a few years later.
Bring on Newton 2010.
It'd be great if it happens but we're pretty spoilt now with the ipod touch/iphone being such good little handhelds. The Newton did a lot of stuff better though, for sure.
The market wasn't ready for the Newton, that doesn't mean there was anything wrong with the device itself.
It'd be great if it happens but we're pretty spoilt now with the ipod touch/iphone being such good little handhelds. The Newton did a lot of stuff better though, for sure.
The market wasn't ready for the Newton, that doesn't mean there was anything wrong with the device itself.
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This could mean a number of things that are not tablet related. Honestly I don't really get the hype with a tablet. I'd like to see Apple do something that hasn't been done before.
This could mean a number of things that are not tablet related. Honestly I don't really get the hype with a tablet. I'd like to see Apple do something that hasn't been done before.
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I love this guy!
I only wish I was as uninhibited as ShiftyPig. I wish I felt free to parade my lack of vision of the future before the world. I dream of being unfettered by crippling imagination. How simple life would be...
Q1 2010 for tablet
Very possible. My own idea is that this hiring indicates that the Tablet might be bigger product launch than originally expected. They already have people to handle the iPod (including the touch) and also people to handle the notebooks. This hiring would indicate to me that this business needs a dedicated person outside the groups that are already in place.
Very possible. My own idea is that this hiring indicates that the Tablet might be bigger product launch than originally expected. They already have people to handle the iPod (including the touch) and also people to handle the notebooks. This hiring would indicate to me that this business needs a dedicated person outside the groups that are already in place.
lmao. whew, def just made my day.
As far as Tchao and his "title", you never know. Just because he worked on a product 15 years ago doesn't mean he will be working on THAT type of product. Who knows. We sure don't
rolf. Wow that was good.
Some people just don't like change though. They are afraid of it for some reason.
Right. I think its that the tech at the time couldn't keep up with the great minds.
Uhhh... no you don't because you had exactly that with the Palm VII.
People think the Newton was so revolutionary, and it was... for about 5 years.
It was responsible for creating the entire "real" PDA industry ( remember John Skulley himself coined the term PDA ) .. everything before it was basically a toy ( electronic originizers they called them back in the day ), but they thing is Newton missed the mark considerably. The Palm Pilot was what struck the right balance for the time. Palm of course made the mistake of not knowing where t go next. Had they brought out the Pre before the iPhone, Apple would have had a much tougher sell to the world. That every PDA and phone was basically a pile of crap at the time made Apple's return of the king possible.
I *really* hope Apple learned their lesson on all this. That they never came out with another PDA until iPhone is a sign that they did.
Canal vs Caboose
not to defend Shiftypig's POV, but we should point out that another marvel of engineering- the Erie Canal, was proposed 24 years before it was finally completed. It took 15 years to build and was obsolete in as many years, replaced by the steam engine, which could also deliver goods in the winter (as it's operating system didn't freeze...)
not to defend Shiftypig's POV, but we should point out that another marvel of engineering- the Erie Canal, was proposed 24 years before it was finally completed. It took 15 years to build and was obsolete in as many years, replaced by the steam engine, which could also deliver goods in the winter (as it's operating system didn't freeze...)