Jobs: "Why would anyone want an iPod with a color screen?"
Jobs when asked about an iPod that could play videos: "You know, one of the things that I say around Apple, I paraphrase Bill Clinton when he was running long ago when he said, 'It is the economy, stupid' — I say, 'It is the music, stupid. We have to stay focused on the fact that people are buying these devices to listen to music..."
Less than 6 months later, Apple revealed iPod Photo- the color screen iPod.
The next year, Apple rolled out fifth generation iPod with video playback.
In the iPhone introduction, Jobs made it perfectly clear that any developers wanting to offer third party apps for it should do so as web apps to run inside of Safari. There was absolutely no interest in dedicated third party apps for iPhone.
Later that year, Apple announced the SDK and the App Store rolled out the next year.
For YEARS, Apple ridiculed Phablets: where did "one handed use" come from? 3.5" was the "perfect" size screen... until 4" was deemed the new "perfect" size screen... until...
Jobs on the concept of an iPad mini: "This size isn't sufficient to create great tablet apps, in our opinion. It is meaningless, unless your tablet also includes sandpaper so that the user can sand down their fingers to around one-quarter of the present size. Apple's done extensive user-testing on touch interfaces over many years, and we really understand this stuff. There are clear limits of how close you can physically place elements on a touch screen before users cannot reliably tap, flick or pinch them. This is one of the key reasons we think the 10-inch screen size is the minimum size required to create great tablet apps.”
2 years later, iPad mini was launched... without the sandpaper.
Shall I go on?
Todays statement- like a color screen iPod, video iPod, phablet phone, etc- appears to put an iMac 27" fully to bed (for now). But like the above examples, something stated in Nov, 2023 may be something released as little as months from now.
However, let's take them at their word for a different consideration. Since one could say that iMac 21" become iMac 24", if iMac 27" becomes iMac 30"-32" this statement about no new iMac 27" is still true. Even an iMac 28" screen would still make this statement true.
Apple has a long history of saying things that don't reveal upcoming product launch plans in the short-term interests of pushing what is for sale RIGHT NOW. Since an iMac "Bigger" not yet launched can't make them any money now, such statements go with the usual flow of supporting the current offerings that CAN make them money now.
Business as usual. I wouldn't be surprised to see an iMac "bigger" revealed in 2024. Else, someone needs to followup this statement asking if ANY iMac bigger than 24" will be released by Apple and see how they dance around that one.
