Xerox received a significant amount of Apple shares at that time. Had they kept them, they would have been worth a few billion dollars today.
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Xerox received a significant amount of Apple shares at that time. Had they kept them, they would have been worth a few billion dollars today.
just refresh the macbook pro lineup with touchscreen and make it a tablet pc
Already done. That's what the Modbook is.
Been on sale for 3 years and i haven't herd anyone even mention it til yesterday.
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It's a comment about Steve's statement regarding Google. Read more carefully. I did not say that anything being done is illegal, I'm saying that IF companies try to take actions to undermine their competitors rather than just make a good competing product, they will begin to travel down the road to underhanded, immoral and illegal activity. You need look no farther than M$ to see an example of how that happens. I also included Apple in my comment that companies need to play respectably. Time will tell if Google just want to make a good phone or if they want to try to undermine Apple. There are differences in behavior and actions. We'll see.
It's a comment about Steve's statement regarding Google. Read more carefully. I did not say that anything being done is illegal, I'm saying that IF companies try to take actions to undermine their competitors rather than just make a good competing product, they will begin to travel down the road to underhanded, immoral and illegal activity. You need look no farther than M$ to see an example of how that happens. I also included Apple in my comment that companies need to play respectably. Time will tell if Google just want to make a good phone or if they want to try to undermine Apple. There are differences in behavior and actions. We'll see.
Man, that's so 1990's!
I haven't seen any post recently that would look SO Windows... ('95) Man, you are on the wrong platform. Also, we will still read your post if you use normal letters.
BRING IT ON!!!!!!!
- GOOGLE AND ITS ROTTEN SNAKE MALICIOUS, FURTIVE, DECEITFUL, UNDERHANDED, DISHONEST, DEVIOUS, SURREPTITIOUS, UNTRUSTWORTHY CEO.... I HOPE APPLE SLAMS THEM AND I WILL BE GLAD TO HELP APPLE KILL OFF GOOGLE
- ADOBE IS NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF CLOSET APPLE LOVING LAZY COMPLAINERS, THEY NEED TO REALIZE THAT APPLE WILL NOT LOWER THERE STANDARDS FOR FLASH... APPLE HAS TRIED FOR YEARS TO WORK WITH THEM BUT TO NO AVAIL
- PERSONALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW OS A+ UPDATE COMING IN MARCH!!! MARCH EVENT IS COMING GUYS
- NO COMMENT FOR ITUNES
- BRING ON THE MAC PRO & NEW NOTEBOOKS!!! I'M READY FOR 12-CORES
- BLU-RAY IS JUST A "BAG OF HURT" GUYS GET OVER IT!!! NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL
OUR PIRATE IS BACK AND HE IS FIRED UP!!!! WHOOOOOTT!!!
I haven't seen any post recently that would look SO Windows... ('95)
Man, you are on the wrong platform. Also, we will still read your post if you use normal letters. I just read back and feared my post might come across like that It's not meant to. I love my current old Mini for what it does (Media computer uner the TV) and my new MBP. Don't really need blu-ray in the Macbook.
But If I'm forking out for the Apple Premium - and the computers last 4-5 years for me, I'm gonna want blu-ray within that time frame. I'm not 'demanding' Apple add BR right now - just I can't justify a purchase without those sort of features.
I know Lord Jobs would prefer us to just download from iTunes - but that's not gonna happen for a long time for HD content - at least not here in the UK.
Jobs has a point about FLASH™. But, is the alternative truly better? If the alternative is easier to process, easier to use, and uses less space, FLASH will go the way of the dinosaur within a few years.
There were a LOT of "better" mp3 players for less when the iPod came along.
There was a reason the iPod succeeded beyond them. It had nothing to do with being a "better" piece of hardware, it had to do with having better software.
Learn your history. Learn about the market. Be realistic.
Apple understands the market very very well. They know what they need to succeed. Can others do it better? Sure. Let's see them do it. If another company provided a truly better overall product experience from hardware to software to reliability and organization with simplicity of use, I am sure they will exceed.
There were a LOT of "better" mp3 players for less when the iPod came along.
There was a reason the iPod succeeded beyond them. It had nothing to do with being a "better" piece of hardware, it had to do with having better software.
Learn your history. Learn about the market. Be realistic.
Apple understands the market very very well. They know what they need to succeed. Can others do it better? Sure. Let's see them do it. If another company provided a truly better overall product experience from hardware to software to reliability and organization with simplicity of use, I am sure they will exceed.
In that case - it can leave out flash from its FUTURE products.
Flash, now, today, like it or not, is a massive integral part of the browsing experience.
Well Adobe got a result - it made so much noise on these forums and the net over the last few days that Steve has now made it very clear that it's absolutely pointless in supporting it or developing for it anymore.
At least you know!
At least you know!
Jobs is saying saying "Support HTML5 if you want to support the iPhone". The iPhone browser market is huge. But if IE doesn't support it (I'm sure it will if IE8 doesn't already), it won't see a huge adoption anyway).
It's cat and mouse, chicken and egg tactics.
It's cat and mouse, chicken and egg tactics.
It's your head that reeks from where it is or has been.
Steve's view is of a much bigger picture than yours. He is both in the position to and has the obligation to decide what is best for the company based on that and based on his innate creative talent to predict the future.
Ordinary people such as you rarely know best, despite your respective convictions of such.
As much as I love and use Adobe products on a daily basis, it definitely does need to get off its lazy butt and fix up Flash for Apple users. Steve's Flash decision is far more pragmatic than emotional. This is not some grade school pissing match. Apple and Adobe are far more friends and partners than they are competitors.
The fact that most Apple customers won't know or care why their Apple products crash means that, if Flash is frequently the culprit, that Adobe needs to fix it before Apple allows it on its products.
MockBook
Yes, but that's only, because it runs OS X. If it was running Windows, some people on this site would slag it off like hell!
But I agree that the ModBook represents a niche market. I don't think that you could sell many tablets with a full desktop OS.
And people using Windows (90%) will switch to Safari for Windows, because it's SOOO good!
Yes, but that's only, because it runs OS X. If it was running Windows, some people on this site would slag it off like hell!
But I agree that the ModBook represents a niche market. I don't think that you could sell many tablets with a full desktop OS.
And people using Windows (90%) will switch to Safari for Windows, because it's SOOO good!
I haven't seen any post recently that would look SO Windows... ('95)
No that's VINTAGE STEVE!! The iPad is like what steve had the first mac be. "A DEVICE WHERE YOU CAN JUST TURN ON AND USE WITHOUT ANY INSTRUCTIONS, APPLE ALSO CONTROLS THE WHAT WE WILL HAVE ON THE iPad just like the 1st Mac"
Steve is back man!!!! "This whole DONT BE EVIL MANTRE ...... IT'S bulls%^&t" - Steve Jobs I'm shocked arn didn't post all of steve comments that wired had reported
I think the yearly update does cut it, but only on one condition: they have to include MAJOR upgrades every year.. no "ahh let's add a better camera, video and this and that to exactly the same device" situations.
I think Apple could have done a better job with their last iPhone upgrade. I know this could be an 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' kind of thing, but I don't think this attitude works in the mobile phone market. people want features.. more and more... mobile phones have almost become 'disposable'. you get your phone with a contract. when the contract is over, you get a new phone with a new contract..
Exactly. And that's how the mafia works in Italy. By giving public "messages" that everyone can "understand". Capisc'?
LOL!
Entire 0.64% of overall web usage!
Fact! ----> http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php
WoooooW
Great because the disks are really expensive, or great because they're really slow?
Can't wait!
The only way it will do that is to develop flash so it can't be used to pirate games, apps, music or movies.
Apples decision is to protect its app store, developers and media partners.
If apple does not protect the investment by app developers, they will not earn as much and will not develop as much.
Apple is the security guard inside the festival stopping people selling bootleg merchandise.
Piracy proof software - that is what the app store is built on.
Guy has lost the plot - sadly
Sooner he goes better for Apple and consumers alike!
If SJ retires, Apple stocks will tumble..!
Complete agree with Steve's Adobe jibe but disapprove his mission to exclude it. The only loser here is the customer.