Steve Jobs Interviewed at All Things Digital

[bretm]

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.

The truth is SJ has always been a good idea man and a great judge of style and useability. He has good ideas and he's really good at refining good ideas or even being a judge of other ideas. He just isn't the one to implement the ideas. He's not a coder. He's not an engineer. He delegates and he knows what he wants and he has an incredible vision for the future. It's that vision for where the company is headed that makes him important. I'm sure incredible ideas come to him on his own or from others, but it has to fit the model, the plan, the vision. He's a leader. And getting better at it with age.

I own Apple stock, and if he ever announces retirement, I will immediately be dumping quite a bit of it. Doesn't matter if Steve isn't as important as many beleive. It matters that that is the perception. Before he retires, if he ever retires, he needs to slowly slowly slowly tone down his role at the company.

 

[LoganT]

I don't know if this is the appropiate spot to say this. But maybe Mac Rumors should make a post about Steve's comment on a major investment in desktops.

 

[iphonefreak]

Downloads

There are sites that allow members to buy and download songs right off their website. I was wondering if it would be possible to do that through the iphone's web browser.

If this has been addressed before, I'm sorry. Please point me to the post.

Thanks.

 

[ddarko]

The problem is there is nothing to update it to. Apple already has an exclusive on the fastest processor available 3GHz 8-Core Xeon. The only thing they could possibly do is perform a price drop or add extra ram.

This is a joke, right? You can't seriously believe "there is nothing to update" with the Mac Pro. How about a Blu-ray/HD-DVD burner option? How about a video card that isn't a year old? How about using memory that isn't hobbled by its high latency? It's no good to surround the latest-and-greatest (and most expensive) processor with subpar components that cripple its potential. There is PLENTY to improve with the Mac Pro.

I'm in the same boat. I somehow feel that only the iMac will get an update at WWDC.

I doubt iMacs will be updated at WWDC. Its the wrong forum for it, WWDC is geared toward developers/professionals whereas iMac is a consumer product. Remember that Apple introduced the Intel Mac Pro at last year's 2006 WWDC. Given Jobs's statement at Digital, I wouldn't be surprised if the Mac Pros are finally revised. Maybe get rid of the cheese grater case? Hooray!