Arn's not chinese. If you didn't know, 'Kim' cannot be formed with chinese script. It can be formed from Hangul and therefore Kim is a Korean name.
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I felt bad for Bob, but that's what happens when you can't think fast.
Arn did a great job! Kept his cool and answered correctly and intelligently.
Apple doesn't need anything new. Heck, the iPod was nothing new. It was the simplicity, user interface, and connectivity that gave it the success it has.
In fact, one of the problems that iPod competitors have is that the manufactures want to add new features, instead of fixing the ones that need fixing.
It's one of the reasons why Apple has been reluctant to add zip-bang features to the iPod. The more crap it has, the more complicated it is. Just think how long it took to have video or games on an iPod. If it can't be done right, don't do it at all.
The iPone will be the same. Don't expect a crapload of worthless features, just the standard stuff done right, with iTunes integration, and iPod like simplicity.
I'll be the first in line.
Arn did a great job! Kept his cool and answered correctly and intelligently.
Apple doesn't need anything new. Heck, the iPod was nothing new. It was the simplicity, user interface, and connectivity that gave it the success it has.
In fact, one of the problems that iPod competitors have is that the manufactures want to add new features, instead of fixing the ones that need fixing.
It's one of the reasons why Apple has been reluctant to add zip-bang features to the iPod. The more crap it has, the more complicated it is. Just think how long it took to have video or games on an iPod. If it can't be done right, don't do it at all.
The iPone will be the same. Don't expect a crapload of worthless features, just the standard stuff done right, with iTunes integration, and iPod like simplicity.
I'll be the first in line.
Great post Rocketman.
Arn did a great job and I love that he wore a suit.
I think he wore the suit to irritate Steve Jobs. Steve pulls stuff on the rumor sites all the time . . .
Thanks for the supportive comment njmac.
Arn really should do about an hour of homework watching this channel next time he goes on. He did just fine, but Dylan Ratigan has a shotgum blast interview style he uses to a good extent on his Fast Money show for daily stock traders. This IS a financial channel.
If he gets an interview with Jim Cramer who loves Apple, he will do well, and the main man at the network is the host of Power Lunch, who used to be the fianacial guy for Channel 18 in Los Angeles before there even was cable TV.
Rocketman
No, I will definitely check you out of the way
Great job Arn(old), very professional and you kept your cool when the host started to grill you a bit, Bob got too hung up on defending the Mac but you knew that's not what you were there to do and you did what you should have. Always giving MacRumors a good image
--Cheers
Wow, just got around to viewing that video. That interviewer was some ass-hole. Sure he was throwing down hard facts such as 95% of the Computer Market is NOT an Apple Computer, but he came off as a prick.
Arn, you really are a good interviewee. Is that a word?
Arn on TV? What's next? MacRumors TV Show?
Arn, you really are a good interviewee. Is that a word?
Arn on TV? What's next? MacRumors TV Show?
Arn on TV? What's next? MacRumors TV Show?
I don't know about a TV show per se, but how about a podcast?
I don't know about a TV show per se, but how about a podcast?
That actually wouldn't be a bad idea..
I'm up for contributing if other people are...
Just what we need...~Shard~ spamming our iPods.
No that's his style and his question was fair - what will be innovative about the iPhone?
Other guy's answer: "Apple always innovates" -- Thumbs DOWN
Note: he then proceeds to aggressively insist the host let him finish his pointless point
Arn's answer: "There were MP3 players before the iPod...." -- Thumbs UP
What's next? MacRumors TV Show?
Sounds good to me, as long as ~Shard~ gets to be the anchor.
Sounds good to me, as long as ~Shard~ gets to be the anchor.
Oooh, that could be fun! I'd need you as part of my crew though as well...
MSN: Meet Flash.
So... Windows Media Player crashed eh? Very interesting. Because the player used on the http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/fv.htm...7877543de6a&f=rssmoney&fg=rss&f=15/64rssmoney
Link has _nothing_ to do with Windows Media Player! Interesting! If you right click on the controller elements, all you get are browser options (indicating that it's not the typical controller embedded). Never mind that the player is styled like XP. And to top it all off, if you right-click the video - it's FLASH!!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Good on ya, Microsoft: abandon your own tech. Soon someone will tell me that Hotmail used to run on Linux software, or some such nonesense... </sarcasm>
And to add my .02 CDN: The host most definitley has his panties in a bunch - he's prolly p*ssed off his Zune turned out to be a piece of crap, his Dell Jukebox is being used to hold the napkins down on his kitchen table, and his can of GLH just ran out.
So... Windows Media Player crashed eh? Very interesting. Because the player used on the http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/fv.htm...7877543de6a&f=rssmoney&fg=rss&f=15/64rssmoney
Link has _nothing_ to do with Windows Media Player! Interesting! If you right click on the controller elements, all you get are browser options (indicating that it's not the typical controller embedded). Never mind that the player is styled like XP. And to top it all off, if you right-click the video - it's FLASH!!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Good on ya, Microsoft: abandon your own tech. Soon someone will tell me that Hotmail used to run on Linux software, or some such nonesense... </sarcasm>
And to add my .02 CDN: The host most definitley has his panties in a bunch - he's prolly p*ssed off his Zune turned out to be a piece of crap, his Dell Jukebox is being used to hold the napkins down on his kitchen table, and his can of GLH just ran out.
FYI, "Kim" essentially means "Gold" in both Chinese & Korean.
thatz how "Kim" written in Chinese..
Kim is a Korean family name tho'..
Way to go, arn!
I'm not someone who does well under rapid-fire conditions, so had it been me I probably wouldn't have responded to the request for an interview.
And definitely that interviewer was an asshat; I have absolutely no use nor patience for his ilk. Had I been on and he'd done that to me, I'd have probably told him to f*** off, and then walked off the set while on-camera.
And yes, my retinas now have an image of The Arn burned into them. I now see Arn in all places and at all times. Amazing!
Far more interesting than the Church of Bob, we should definitely begin the Church of Arn to help continue his good Mac works.
I'm not someone who does well under rapid-fire conditions, so had it been me I probably wouldn't have responded to the request for an interview.
And definitely that interviewer was an asshat; I have absolutely no use nor patience for his ilk. Had I been on and he'd done that to me, I'd have probably told him to f*** off, and then walked off the set while on-camera.
And yes, my retinas now have an image of The Arn burned into them. I now see Arn in all places and at all times. Amazing!
Far more interesting than the Church of Bob, we should definitely begin the Church of Arn to help continue his good Mac works.
Wow! I never thought that MacRumors would be taken seriously enough to make news on television considering that the reports from here are just rumors.
I guess a larger portion of the world is curious about what Apple is coming up with next--and maybe it's the increase of bloggers that was the catalyst that allowed it to happen.
Anyway this is good news and I'm happy to have been an Apple fan and a part of this site up to this point.
I guess a larger portion of the world is curious about what Apple is coming up with next--and maybe it's the increase of bloggers that was the catalyst that allowed it to happen.
Anyway this is good news and I'm happy to have been an Apple fan and a part of this site up to this point.
i hate the fact that the host was anti-mac.
he's like "what's so cool about the mac? nearlly nobody uses them!" kind of attitude.
and he's one of those typical guys who wants features features and more features. he just dosen't get it.
i thought "gee-ing" means gold though in chinese
he's like "what's so cool about the mac? nearlly nobody uses them!" kind of attitude.
and he's one of those typical guys who wants features features and more features. he just dosen't get it.
i thought "gee-ing" means gold though in chinese
As stated above, extremely well done Arn. It would have been so easy to get defensive about Macs in the face of all the desinformation coming out of that host.
The host came across as, and probably is, a man with the analytic skills of a reptile. 5% market penetration=failure? What about Porsche, are they a failure? Pathetic.
The host came across as, and probably is, a man with the analytic skills of a reptile. 5% market penetration=failure? What about Porsche, are they a failure? Pathetic.