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Steve Jobs Interviewed at All Things Digital

So Apples computer business gets just a brief mention there then? It's sad that Apples computers create n o media buzz what so ever any more. I really do see a time when Apple ditches the computer hardware/software and concentrates on expensive gadgets.
 
elppa said:
He sounds on top form Steve.

But I think it was a bit strange for the fact he was willing to disclose so much of what they are working on:

- New Desktops at WWDC
- New iPods
- YouTube for :apple: TV (pre-release)
- HD for iTunes

etc.

Is the veil of secrecy lifting?
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Unfortunately, my theory on this is Steve is worried he won't live long, that his pancreatic cancer will come back. If I was in his shoes, I wouldn't want to be sitting on cool projects due out in 6 months if I might not be around to show them as the proud dad when they're born. His famous commencement speech shows he's worried he won't be around long.

He should be very proud of his accomplishments. He and Woz have truly changed the world for the better, and Jobs has done it several times over. Apple II, Macintosh (or Lisa if you prefer), iPod, and now iPhone, and who knows what else is cooking in there. He deserves to have a chance to show off.

And if anyone reading is pro-Microsoft, the Mac is the reason Windows has worked so well. Excel, Word, and the mouse/graphical interface were all made practical by Jobs. Not invented, made practical. Every thing he's done involves prior art mind you, and that does not diminish his accomplishments by any means. In fact, I believe it is a kind of genius, a different kind from the one that invents - he takes inventions and makes them incredibly usable. I sort of specialize in working on translating medical research into clinically practical treatments, so I empathize with the idea that a great invention might languish, or might be used but in a crude or half-assed way, or that it might be implemented so that it is easy to use, practical, and gets a lot done that couldn't have been done using the old methods. That's what Jobs does.

After all, Edison didn't invent the light bulb. He invented a kind of light bulb that was practical and that lit the world.
 
>>Why is the iPhone a 2½G phone when 3G is available? Jobs doesn’t seem to think 3G is necessary. He touts an iPhone Wi-Fi detection feature that alerts users to available hot spots. He says Wi-Fi is proliferating and it’s “way faster than 3G.”

Someone needs to show Steve my HTC Trinity. The 3G is, I dunno, just a tad faster than the built in Wi-Fi and worthless Edge. Combined. Not to mention the touch screen, GPS, etc...

I really, really want the iPhone to fail for this reason alone: Steve's complete arrogance. It drive me nuts...
 
matznentosh said:
Unfortunately, my theory on this is Steve is worried he won't live long, that his pancreatic cancer will come back. If I was in his shoes, I wouldn't want to be sitting on cool projects due out in 6 months if I might not be around to show them as the proud dad when they're born. His famous commencement speech shows he's worried he won't be around long.

He should be very proud of his accomplishments. He and Woz have truly changed the world for the better, and Jobs has done it several times over. Apple II, Macintosh (or Lisa if you prefer), iPod, and now iPhone, and who knows what else is cooking in there. He deserves to have a chance to show off.

And if anyone reading is pro-Microsoft, the Mac is the reason Windows has worked so well. Excel, Word, and the mouse/graphical interface were all made practical by Jobs. Not invented, made practical. Every thing he's done involves prior art mind you, and that does not diminish his accomplishments by any means. In fact, I believe it is a kind of genius, a different kind from the one that invents - he takes inventions and makes them incredibly usable. I sort of specialize in working on translating medical research into clinically practical treatments, so I empathize with the idea that a great invention might languish, or might be used but in a crude or half-assed way, or that it might be implemented so that it is easy to use, practical, and gets a lot done that couldn't have been done using the old methods. That's what Jobs does.

After all, Edison didn't invent the light bulb. He invented a kind of light bulb that was practical and that lit the world.
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That is both a beautiful eulogy and highly pessimistic observation.
 
Answered many times, many places...

bmstrong said:
>>Why is the iPhone a 2½G phone when 3G is available? Jobs doesn’t seem to think 3G is necessary. He touts an iPhone Wi-Fi detection feature that alerts users to available hot spots. He says Wi-Fi is proliferating and it’s “way faster than 3G.”

Someone needs to show Steve my HTC Trinity. The 3G is, I dunno, just a tad faster than the built in Wi-Fi and worthless Edge. Combined. Not to mention the touch screen, GPS, etc...

I really, really want the iPhone to fail for this reason alone: Steve's complete arrogance. It drive me nuts...
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As I understand it, (that means I don't) and that means hearing it; due to availability. It's all over Europe but not all over the US, yet.

Now,

HOW ABOUT THAT ITUNES 7.2 AND ITUNES PLUS.

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256K rulezzzzzz (waves Ozzy fingers) 😎

Thank you Apple and thank you Steve!!! :apple:
 
Gradually Exiting Computer Business? "No. If you come to WWDC we're rolling out our new version of OSX -- massive investments in desktops. You'll love it." - Engadget

steves quote

that is what he is emphasing the most.
MAssive investments in desktops: THe Mac Pros arent due for a huge massive change that steve is really happy about.

the mac mini will prob be discontinued.

so that leaves the imac

this will be big so it will be prob a new case design and possibly multi-touch screen interface.

i think that the mac pros will be unvieled at WWDC or earlier but the updates will be simple spec updates.

that is my prediction
 
matznentosh said:
Unfortunately, my theory on this is Steve is worried he won't live long, that his pancreatic cancer will come back. If I was in his shoes, I wouldn't want to be sitting on cool projects due out in 6 months if I might not be around to show them as the proud dad when they're born. His famous commencement speech shows he's worried he won't be around long.

He should be very proud of his accomplishments. He and Woz have truly changed the world for the better, and Jobs has done it several times over. Apple II, Macintosh (or Lisa if you prefer), iPod, and now iPhone, and who knows what else is cooking in there. He deserves to have a chance to show off.

And if anyone reading is pro-Microsoft, the Mac is the reason Windows has worked so well. Excel, Word, and the mouse/graphical interface were all made practical by Jobs. Not invented, made practical. Every thing he's done involves prior art mind you, and that does not diminish his accomplishments by any means. In fact, I believe it is a kind of genius, a different kind from the one that invents - he takes inventions and makes them incredibly usable. I sort of specialize in working on translating medical research into clinically practical treatments, so I empathize with the idea that a great invention might languish, or might be used but in a crude or half-assed way, or that it might be implemented so that it is easy to use, practical, and gets a lot done that couldn't have been done using the old methods. That's what Jobs does.

After all, Edison didn't invent the light bulb. He invented a kind of light bulb that was practical and that lit the world.
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Not trying to put a damper on your man-crush, but please tell me you dont believe SJ is responsible for every new idea that comes from apple.
 
matznentosh said:
Unfortunately, my theory on this is Steve is worried he won't live long, that his pancreatic cancer will come back. If I was in his shoes, I wouldn't want to be sitting on cool projects due out in 6 months if I might not be around to show them as the proud dad when they're born. His famous commencement speech shows he's worried he won't be around long.

He should be very proud of his accomplishments. He and Woz have truly changed the world for the better, and Jobs has done it several times over. Apple II, Macintosh (or Lisa if you prefer), iPod, and now iPhone, and who knows what else is cooking in there. He deserves to have a chance to show off.

And if anyone reading is pro-Microsoft, the Mac is the reason Windows has worked so well. Excel, Word, and the mouse/graphical interface were all made practical by Jobs. Not invented, made practical. Every thing he's done involves prior art mind you, and that does not diminish his accomplishments by any means. In fact, I believe it is a kind of genius, a different kind from the one that invents - he takes inventions and makes them incredibly usable. I sort of specialize in working on translating medical research into clinically practical treatments, so I empathize with the idea that a great invention might languish, or might be used but in a crude or half-assed way, or that it might be implemented so that it is easy to use, practical, and gets a lot done that couldn't have been done using the old methods. That's what Jobs does.

After all, Edison didn't invent the light bulb. He invented a kind of light bulb that was practical and that lit the world.
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Drama-Queen, much? Besides, Steve is immortal, he can't die. :apple: (Seriously, don't say something like that tho, your scaring me, Steve is only 50... what? 2, much too young, and he has seemed so very much alive recently)
 
Great interview video! I love hearing and watching Steve in action. 😀 Anyone know where we can get a direct download of it? I would love to throw it onto my iPod.
 
andiwm2003 said:
expecting that the quality of youtube stays that bad forever is also not very wise. in one year the quality of many youtube videos will be twice as good (or half as bad) and therefore enough to see foreign news, funny homevideos and stuff. it's just that you have to get into the market NOW to get the customer base before microsoft gets it........
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Very good point. Its easily to overlook the future. Its common to percieve the present as what will forever be. Youtube is working with a lot of companis to incorporate legitimate videos at good resolutions. Video cameras are getting better and better each day. In 1 to 2 years, it will look fine on a standard res TV. HDTV of course not so soon.... but then again HDTV is overrated slightly. It looks nice but most content isn't helped by HD, merely beautiful meadows. Like Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. WAYY TOO MUCH HYPE.

But anyways def good point. The future holds better quality for youtube and this is a wonderful little feature that costs nothing and provides a good bit of entertainment. WHY NOT BE HAPPY?

kroko said:
i'll be waiting as long as it takes. wwdc- probably the bless won't come that fast. november together with os10.5- i hope so.
waiting for upgrades in:
> cpu cache (octocore with the current shared cache isn't actually a serious upgrade)
> firmware raid (built-in or reliable external solution from apple)!!!
> hdd=10000rpm!!!!
> video card
> fb ddr->ddr3

the tasks i'm doing are
• memory dependent- 3d modelling mostly, then photoshop, aperture
• highly cpu dependent- 3d rendering- maxwell, cinema4d, artlantis. even few minutes in the rendertime makes a BIG difference- thus i need maxeeeed... but than the sad realization that the current MAC PRO ISN'T PRO ANYMORE. at least not the best that apple can produce.
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You know you can just upgrade your HDDs and Video cards on your own? Its not that hard. Any PRO user should really be able to do it.
 
So, new imacs and maybe a mid-range headless mac (ok I'm hoping on that one) at WWDC.

I'm now thinking September for the MBP updates. Which if true, is a little bit of a disappointment.
 
Project said:
Walt: Statistically? In reality? In this dimension? So that makes you an enormous Windows software developer.

Jobs: It's like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell!

*dies
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😀

I wonder if Bill knew about that comment before their little tête-à-tête later on that day... 🙂
 
At the end of the video, they talked about iTunes in Windows and Steve said many people think it's the best app on their computer. Then he adds "It's like giving a glass if ice water to someone in hell"

Gotta love this guy's humor.
 
VoodooDaddy said:
Not trying to put a damper on your man-crush, but please tell me you dont believe SJ is responsible for every new idea that comes from apple.
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No, I think people come to him with great ideas and he can see how they can be turned into something that is useful, elegant and easy to use. Then he browbeats them until they get it right.
 
xfiftyfour said:
You get "support" from this:



To me, that sounds like 3G bashing (with valid arguments, albeit), and a justification on why they opted to stay with EDGE instead. But honestly, on a $500 phone, I don't care whether it's the most utilized tech RIGHT NOW - it's the best out there and should be included regardless. The "REAL" internet has its shortcomings on a phone, too - one of which is you're not necessarily guaranteed a Wi-Fi spot everywhere you go.
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I don't know what you read, but Jobs has already announced that 3G will be available in the next phone, just not the first model. So, no this is not bashing of 3G. That would be idiotic. He very clearly stated that 3G has higher bandwidth, but current phones are uncapable of utilizing it (due to screens and their lack of a web browser, duh) so Apple invented the iPhone to deliver the "real" internet to them utilizing 3G. My god, it's clear as day. There isn't anything clearer. There isn't a hint of bashing in the printed transcript or in the video. Jobs was basically saying that all this tech like 3G is being developed, but the phones suck, so we built one that COULD utilize 3G and all this tech. He definitely kinda slipped in that he didn't mention that the phone doesn't use 3G. But he has said that the plans for 3G are in the future versions. 3G is faster. Cingular/ATT has 3G. They're going to use it. There's nothing to bash. Wifi isn't everywhere. 3G and Wifi aren't in competition. Edge and 3G are, but there's not really any comparison.

Perhaps there's something else here. Everyone was looking for an announcement from Jobs, or maybe for him to "slip up." This diatribe with Walt might just be it. Perhaps one of the undisclosed features of the iphone he declined to comment on is 3G capability. With that being the #1 issue with it, perhaps it was pushed forward and PERHAPS the work to do that took the Leopard project off track. We can hope...
 
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