The iPhone certainly turned out being a success so if Jobs' attention to detail was a factor than I view it as a positive that he is putting so much attention to the tablet.
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Steve Jobs Almost Entirely Focused on Tablet Project?
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The iPhone certainly turned out being a success so if Jobs' attention to detail was a factor than I view it as a positive that he is putting so much attention to the tablet.
Good to hear. . .
It's good to hear that Apple's Employee 0 is that focused of getting the project done right. It will be with his attention to detail that I know that the tablet will be a success.
I still think that we won't see it until early next year though.
It's good to hear that Apple's Employee 0 is that focused of getting the project done right. It will be with his attention to detail that I know that the tablet will be a success.
I still think that we won't see it until early next year though.
I wonder what would happen if Jobs and James Cameron collaborated on a project together. Would they kill each other as competitive alpha micromanagers, consume underlings at a voracious rate, or collectively vibrate at an inhuman frequency?
To call it the "iPhone OS" is to say that the iPhone is running Mac OS X. Sure, the underpinnings of all hardware, both released and proposed are VERY similar, but you can't just slap an OS onto a device and still honestly call it the same thing.
I see a Mac Tablet running it's own version of the Mac OS X operating system. It probably won't be Mac OS X such that you can run x86 programs, and I also doubt that you'll be able to run iPhone/iPod Touch programs on it either (you want developers to create unique software for a platform).
Regardless, this thing won't be coming out for a while. And if it has built-in 3G, I see Apple pre-announcing it so no one spoils the fun (and certainly not the FCC).
As much as Jobs is pushy and overworks himself to death, he SURE knows what we want more than we do 
Every time Jobs focuses on something specifically, it becomes a BIG hit. The iPod, iPhone, iMac, and now the iTablet (or whatever it will be called).
Can anyone find out what the name is? Did Apple make some kind of patent yet for the name?
It BETTER not have built-in 3G!!! That means a monthly payment...
Every time Jobs focuses on something specifically, it becomes a BIG hit. The iPod, iPhone, iMac, and now the iTablet (or whatever it will be called).
Can anyone find out what the name is? Did Apple make some kind of patent yet for the name?
It BETTER not have built-in 3G!!! That means a monthly payment...
Request shop with mockup tablet embedded in Jobs chest a la Iron Man.
That or something involving an elevator. They're always in style.
That or something involving an elevator. They're always in style.
All I know, is that all 4 of my inside sources that actually work at Apple, there is no project for a tablet.
They can't think of a way to get away from having 10" of exposed glass ready to be shattered on the first drop.
And they won't do swing arms because Apple's philosophy is to keep it simple with the least amount of moving parts. Think about it.. Imac (all in one), Macbook & Pro (one hinge clamshell design), Ipods have mostly moved into flash media.
I just don't see a tablet coming out from Apple and all these rumors seem more like consumers trying to push the company on what they expect rather than what the company is actually doing.
They can't think of a way to get away from having 10" of exposed glass ready to be shattered on the first drop.
And they won't do swing arms because Apple's philosophy is to keep it simple with the least amount of moving parts. Think about it.. Imac (all in one), Macbook & Pro (one hinge clamshell design), Ipods have mostly moved into flash media.
I just don't see a tablet coming out from Apple and all these rumors seem more like consumers trying to push the company on what they expect rather than what the company is actually doing.
"jarring"
"...employees who had become accustomed to a certain level of freedom in their work during Jobs' leave of absence have found his close attention to even the minutiae of the project 'jarring'."
Oh boo-hoo-hoo! Apple tried it without Jobs. Sculley. Spindler. Amelio. Every one a disaster! He's not there to be everyone's teddy bear or best friend.
"...employees who had become accustomed to a certain level of freedom in their work during Jobs' leave of absence have found his close attention to even the minutiae of the project 'jarring'."
Oh boo-hoo-hoo! Apple tried it without Jobs. Sculley. Spindler. Amelio. Every one a disaster! He's not there to be everyone's teddy bear or best friend.
The suspense is killing me.
I hope it lasts.
--Willie Wonka (who, by the way, bears a striking resemblance to SJ)
Willie Wonka and the Chocoalate Factory actually seems to be a perfect metaphor for Steve and the Gadget Factory, secrecy and all. That makes the Tablet the Everlasting Gobstopper. And, what's Ballmer's character?
I hope it lasts.
--Willie Wonka (who, by the way, bears a striking resemblance to SJ)
Willie Wonka and the Chocoalate Factory actually seems to be a perfect metaphor for Steve and the Gadget Factory, secrecy and all. That makes the Tablet the Everlasting Gobstopper. And, what's Ballmer's character?
Mr. Steve Jobs,
Please do not let a college student one-up you in the creation of a GUI/OS for your tablet(s).
http://dougitdesign.com/blogs/blog_...ting-System-for-your-new-Tablet-Computer.html
Please do not let a college student one-up you in the creation of a GUI/OS for your tablet(s).
http://dougitdesign.com/blogs/blog_...ting-System-for-your-new-Tablet-Computer.html
I just don't get the whole tablet concept. I imagine this product about twice the size of an iPhone (width and height) and I imagine trying to use something like that. It would be awkward. You would have to hold/balance it in one hand while manipulating with the other... or set it on your lap. Neither of those scenarios sound particularly appealing. It's going to be too big to be worthwhile as a portable and too underpowered to be a laptop replacement.
Apple is going to have to do something really unexpected to convince me that such a product is worth my time.
Apple is going to have to do something really unexpected to convince me that such a product is worth my time.
I can't imagine the WOW of a tablet
I just don't know what is going to make this tablet sooo amazing. Won't it just be a big iPhone that can run photoshop? A portable iMac with a built in GPS and phone? What digital technology is out there that hasn't already been fused into a swiss army computer? I'm sure all laptops are soon going to come with 3G. That's not a WOW feature to me.
Ummm satellite TV reception? - not with iTunes. I don't know what else is digital? Scanner, printer - that would be lame.
It's can only be a iPhone / MacBook morphed into one. Cool but not WOW.
retinal scanner? Lazer beam canon? transporter? can opener? beer can holder with straw? glory hole?
I'm sure it'll be cool but I'm just not seeing it.
maybe it'll be made entirely of water bottles, old cell phones and Oprah magazines. Definately too much of all those lying around.
I just don't know what is going to make this tablet sooo amazing. Won't it just be a big iPhone that can run photoshop? A portable iMac with a built in GPS and phone? What digital technology is out there that hasn't already been fused into a swiss army computer? I'm sure all laptops are soon going to come with 3G. That's not a WOW feature to me.
Ummm satellite TV reception? - not with iTunes. I don't know what else is digital? Scanner, printer - that would be lame.
It's can only be a iPhone / MacBook morphed into one. Cool but not WOW.
retinal scanner? Lazer beam canon? transporter? can opener? beer can holder with straw? glory hole?
I'm sure it'll be cool but I'm just not seeing it.
maybe it'll be made entirely of water bottles, old cell phones and Oprah magazines. Definately too much of all those lying around.
judging by the last 9 months, I would pull my stock when he leaves.. Every piece of news has spanned from depressing to enraging.
Completely agree. Its funny hearing these posters talk about "holiday season". This is Apple we're talking about here. They almost never release anything before the "holiday season".
Some fanboys act as if they were born yesterday.
Wiki "Timeline of Apple Products". For the last 5 years not a single consumer product was released from Oct - Dec.
Some notables: iPhone was released in June; Nano in Sept; Macbooks in May; MacAir in Jan.
Apple has built a strong brand that fans will stand in line in sub-zero weather, to get their hands on the latest product.
This is why I do wonder whether Apple can maintain their position should SJ ever leave them.
Apple can maintain the same strategy but there won't be anyone like Jobs, someone who wouldn't think twice about restarting/abandoning projects that had poured millions upon millions of dollars into it if he thought it wasn't good enough.
Apple can maintain the same strategy but there won't be anyone like Jobs, someone who wouldn't think twice about restarting/abandoning projects that had poured millions upon millions of dollars into it if he thought it wasn't good enough.
