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Apple's Scott Forstall Gets a Twitter Account

davisjw said:
You're missing the point and why it's frontpage - Apple does not allow their top tier talent to have a blog of any kind (Twitter is a glorified blog)...
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Maybe this is the slow progression of power within Apple to someone outside of Mr. Jobs. Could this be the start of Apple planning its future without Mr. Jobs? It might be the emphasis of a couple of figureheads rather than the focus on a single individual.
 
Give him a chance

Why are some people talking **** about an important person at Apple who has not even had a chance to post (tweet) much yet. Maybe he’s going to address the antenna BS or just keep people up on Apple news and a way to address rumors. I’m looking forward to reading some of his tweets, he’s a very intelligent person that will probably have some good things to say.
Btw my iPhone 4 is awesome and no antenna issue for me. The only time I can create the issue (the sweet spot) and make bars drop is inside my house where the signal is always bad for me but I never drop a call. In fact my iPhone 4 gets a better signal then my 3GS.:cool:
 
For someone with no tweets yet he sure does have a lot of followers :) wonder if he can give brittany a run for her money
 
Full of Win said:
This is front page news? Wow. In other news, Steve Jobs had his car vacuumed today, 73 cents was found.
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I was thinking the same thing. Now Ives is wiping his ass. Steve just cooked some toast. Forstall is taking a nap. This news is a lot like Twitter itself, a complete waste of time. And yet here I am posting about it. Doh!
 
in other News, Scott Fortsal ate a turkey burger today.

This just in, banana peppers on the turkey burger.
 
Eduardo1971 said:
Maybe this is the slow progression of power within Apple to someone outside of Mr. Jobs. Could this be the start of Apple planning its future without Mr. Jobs? It might be the emphasis of a couple of figureheads rather than the focus on a single individual.
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All I know is when Steve passes, and I hope it isn't for a very long time, Apple will be severly damaged as a company. Spreading the responsibility of being a figurehead is an interesting concept, but all of these guys combined can't even come close to the passion and charm exuded by Mr. Jobs.
 
Twitter = No privacy. IMO. That's one reason I hardly touch twitter. I might lurk to see some announcements by some sports stuff like Maverick Surfing, but I fear that place. If I ever get well known, people would know my entire dental history. And while that isn't exactly embarrassing information, I'd like to know that there's some part of me or my body, that I can keep private.
 
Find it hard to believe that a senior VP at Apple would even have the time to look at Twitter, much less actually tweet. Unless of course he has a hot little intern writing on his behalf.

Seriously though, I would not want Forstall as the face of Apple, in any capacity, on any public forum as huge as Twitter. This kid just screams pedophile.

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aughsum said:
in other News, Scott Fortsal ate a turkey burger today.

This just in, banana peppers on the turkey burger.
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...and that is the extent that he'll accept that there is wrong with their iPhone 4. Twitter might be the perfect ground for trivia, but when masses watch what's happening, this cynical PR move might just backfire.

The first attempt to downplay the seriousness of the problem will generate enough response to be picked up by even more news outlets.

People don't need tweets - they need an honest and official statement. Professionally, respecting customers instead of lying into their face.





An exclusive preview:


20:19 - I'm washing my balls and this new iPhone is so fantastic! There is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

21:39 - Not a single drop. None. No issue, just magic! Fantastic, revolutionary... I'm trimming the hair on my scrotum.

08:39 - Retina display - WOW! I'm on a horse.
 
I would rather have this guy working on 4.0 bug fixes for 3G than setting up twitter accounts and deciding which of his favorite celebs he wants to follow.
 
I'm guessing it'll be a tightly controlled channel used to respond immediately to PR emergencies like the recent (bogus) SJ emails re the iPhone.

Apple PR and legal will quickly fire out defensive tweets, but they'll appear to come just from Scott. That way, if Legal and PR screw up under fire and say (or imply) something unintended or embarrassing, then the official line will be, "oops, Scott was just having a bad day and misspoke. No biggie", or something like that.
 
f00f said:
Find it hard to believe that a senior VP at Apple would even have the time to look at Twitter, much less actually tweet. Unless of course he has a hot little intern writing on his behalf.

Seriously though, I would not want Forstall as the face of Apple, in any capacity, on any public forum as huge as Twitter. This kid just screams pedophile.
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What's with all the hatred towards Scott because of his appearance..? Calling him a pedo? Come on..

Troll somewhere else.
 
It sucks. Pretty much 80% of men over 30 get called all kinds of things publicly, these days. Heck. How do you *not* look like half the things people said here. Tell me, really. What is this mysterious criteria?
 
kernkraft said:
An exclusive preview:


20:19 - I'm washing my balls and this new iPhone is so fantastic! There is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

21:39 - Not a single drop. None. No issue, just magic! Fantastic, revolutionary... I'm trimming the hair on my scrotum.

08:39 - Retina display - WOW! I'm on a horse.
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Lol "I'm on a horse"
 
Stiss said:
I see what you did there.

Please delete your Macrumors account you worthless Troll.

I bet you joined with a intention to post stupid things like the above.
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Be careful about standing up to Trolls. I've done it many times, and been put in "time out" by MacRumors moderators. They seem more interested in protecting Trolls than keeping this forum clear for Mac users to discuss current events.
 
cvaldes said:
Well then, what do you think it would be?

Come now, you assert that this will be a big deal, and yet you are too chicken to speculate?
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Some type of service or device in the store. Maybe an app on how you interact with the store.
 
UPDATE 3: Emboldened by all of his new found friends, Scott is feeling pretty popular this morning and uses a little extra styling gel, then buys himself a 1/2-caff mocha latte and cranberry scone on his way to work.
 
LegendKillerUK said:
Everytime he speaks at a keynote it always seems really forced and unnatural when he goes 'we're excited' or this 'will change everything'.

I hate the way he says mulTIE instead of multi with respect to multitasking.

He is just creepy in the videos though like for FaceTime he wants to 'SEE RIGHT INTO HIS DAUGTHERS EYES'. It's very, very strange.
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Have you met a programmer that wasn't strange?
 
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