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New York Times Editor Refers to 'Impending Apple Slate'
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You are so right. I subscribe to my local daily and even though I will sit and read it at night, I find myself checking the website and reading it online during the day before I actually receive the real thing.
What some people forget is that a company can not achieve maximum efficiency and value when run as a democracy. I have been in too many organisations as a consultant where the CEO or COO gave their teams too much freedom. Their teams were a mirror of themselves, meaning weak managers. As a result decisions that desperately needed to be made were postponed because "everyone and their dog" needed their say in it. This costs a lot of money, takes a lot of time and often because of politics also is detriment to the quality of the product.
A decisive CEO, who know his product, the market and has the power to lead a large company is exactly what I as a shareholder would want. Steve could probably work on his people skills, but to me as a shareholder and a customer he delivers results. As long as working conditions for everyone employed by Apple are acceptable, I couldn't care less whether the iPhone engineers had to rework their product a zillion times. It means we as customers don't have to fiddle around with products like WM 6.5 where you need a stylus to activate the multitouch system
Totally agree, good comments!What some people forget is that a company can not achieve maximum efficiency and value when run as a democracy. I have been in too many organisations as a consultant where the CEO or COO gave their teams too much freedom. Their teams were a mirror of themselves, meaning weak managers. As a result decisions that desperately needed to be made were postponed because "everyone and their dog" needed their say in it. This costs a lot of money, takes a lot of time and often because of politics also is detriment to the quality of the product.
A decisive CEO, who know his product, the market and has the power to lead a large company is exactly what I as a shareholder would want. Steve could probably work on his people skills, but to me as a shareholder and a customer he delivers results. As long as working conditions for everyone employed by Apple are acceptable, I couldn't care less whether the iPhone engineers had to rework their product a zillion times. It means we as customers don't have to fiddle around with products like WM 6.5 where you need a stylus to activate the multitouch system
Look, i know this may be new to many of you, but tablets have been around for a while now. When discussing slate tablets, and not lame-ass convertible tablets (which suck equally as laptops and tablets) the word "Slate" is synonymous with Tablet. If I'm talking about a non-convertible tablet, such as Motion's LE1700, I'd be just as likely to say "the Motion slate" as I would "the motion slate tablet" as I would "the motion tablet". Just more specific, which in this case is no surprise, since there is zero chance in hades that Apple would ever produce something so ineffectual and flimsy as a convertible tablet. There's no reason to think that Keller is doing anything more than speculating based on the massive pile of rumors that's been circulating and building all these years. If he were familiar with tablets, he'd simply state it exactly as he did.
If Apple isn't working on producing one, they ought to strongly consider it, based on all the anticipation it's getting.
If Apple isn't working on producing one, they ought to strongly consider it, based on all the anticipation it's getting.
'Einstein' is my favorite potential name. The 'Think Different' ad with Albert Einstein is one of the most memorable print advertisements I have ever seen... along with all the other 'Think Different' posters.
I can only hope that the big next-gen Apple product will introduce a more inspiring ad campaign than the current one.
I can only hope that the big next-gen Apple product will introduce a more inspiring ad campaign than the current one.
Sydney Morning Herald breaks Apple tablet content talks in Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald published a story this evening (Australian time) stating that Apple has been approaching multiple media companies in Australia seeking content deals for the tablet/slate.
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/apple-shops-tablet-around-australia-20091027-hih9.html
The new information is in the first half of the article.
The story states that specifications of the device have been sent to the media companies for them to begin tailoring their content.
What does everyone think?
The Sydney Morning Herald published a story this evening (Australian time) stating that Apple has been approaching multiple media companies in Australia seeking content deals for the tablet/slate.
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/apple-shops-tablet-around-australia-20091027-hih9.html
The new information is in the first half of the article.
The story states that specifications of the device have been sent to the media companies for them to begin tailoring their content.
What does everyone think?
I havent read this whole thread yet. Does anyone think he is just referring to what Apple products are on the horizon, and not just a specific product we think is called the "Slate"? As in, what new products they are/may come up with.
My manager always refers to whats going on in the future as things that are "slated" or currently we are "slated" for this project to be completed. Or even the current work "slate".
I could see my manager using the word slate to reference upcoming yet unknown projects to be slated.
"We are working on resolving issues associated with logistics and on the current <company> slate"
Edit: I JUST saw dtfitzp's post... I agree
I don't know... I hope its actually him slipping up.
My manager always refers to whats going on in the future as things that are "slated" or currently we are "slated" for this project to be completed. Or even the current work "slate".
I could see my manager using the word slate to reference upcoming yet unknown projects to be slated.
"We are working on resolving issues associated with logistics and on the current <company> slate"
Edit: I JUST saw dtfitzp's post... I agree
I don't know... I hope its actually him slipping up.
imac slate leaked on store?
and updates to macbook pro, mac pro, apple tv has new the remote?
and bits of the adverts at the bottom of the image
Has this been shown to be real or memorex.
IE is it photo shopped or clean.
I just saw this and went oh what uh what the FU$&
Why is that image cut off just where what we want to see is?
Anyway, the Go, Macbook Pro on the left might indicate the Slate will be released at the same time as the quad-core Macbook Pros. Any day now.
But wait a minute, it's listed as an "iMac Slate", not just Slate or even Mac Slate. And shows the aurora and dock. So that means OSX and not iPhone OS?
Edit - I suppose if it was iPhone OS, it would be called the iPod Slate instead. Plus, if the image is to relative scale, it looks like it's the same or bigger screen than the MacBook. 13-14". Bigger than the 10" rumoured. For just US$499? New Mac Pro too. I want to believe that image!
Anyway, the Go, Macbook Pro on the left might indicate the Slate will be released at the same time as the quad-core Macbook Pros. Any day now.
But wait a minute, it's listed as an "iMac Slate", not just Slate or even Mac Slate. And shows the aurora and dock. So that means OSX and not iPhone OS?
Edit - I suppose if it was iPhone OS, it would be called the iPod Slate instead. Plus, if the image is to relative scale, it looks like it's the same or bigger screen than the MacBook. 13-14". Bigger than the 10" rumoured. For just US$499? New Mac Pro too. I want to believe that image!
Gee I wonder why they really put the remote display feature in the new iMacs!! Is it really there for someone to watch Bluray or is it for someone to hook a slate to and use the big display of the iMac?
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There were iPhone rumours for about that long before they actually introduced it
I hear Steve Jobs likes the Henry Ford quote, "If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse." He's not going to wait for a "killer app" to present itself, or for a specific market demand; I bet they go ahead with it in the timeframe that's been discussed, and the eventual killer app turns out to be something nobody saw coming.
Maybe so, but in the iPhone's case it was obvious why people would buy/want it and what they would do with it.
Unless Apple has something amazing up their sleeves I don't see this happening.
(I hope they do have something amazing up their sleeves, I'm just not holding my breath.)
iSlate - Apple Tablet
Yea, that was slip!! For years no one knew of the word iSlate until Bill Keller slip the word slate. www.islate.org
Yea, that was slip!! For years no one knew of the word iSlate until Bill Keller slip the word slate. www.islate.org
It's really not used as much as people seem to think, and iTouch was never used. When it is used, the naming seems to be very effective, especially in the case of the iPhone. iPod and iMac are great names, as well.
Consider the number of products that don't use it: Mac Pro, Power Mac, MacBook, PowerBook, AppleTV, Magic Mouse, Mighty Mouse, Mac Mini, Airport, Time Capsule, etc.