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It is interesting to note that Steve Jobs' biggest hits came in his 30's, 40's and gasp 50's dwarfing what he did in his 20's.
30's - NEXT and foundation for MacOS X
40's - iPod, iTunes
50's - iPhone, iPad
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Sorry, that's not irony either, you perhaps mean an amusing coincidence. Not being a gramar nazi but the word "irony" has a very precise meaning, misusing it devalues the language. Explicit in the notion of irony is contradiction, e.g. saying one thing while meaning the opposite (such as saying about the Kin mobile phone "now there was a successful product"). Sorry, personal bugbear, my problem.
Actually it doesn't have to be the opposite. It just has to be something repurposed into a context not intended by the original meaning.
EDIT: no, actualy I still disagree. Mere 'repurposing' in the "black is white" sense is not enough, there has to be contradiction.
Interesting retrospective future-predicting-ish: Playboy: More important, are you ignoring your potentially biggest rival, A.T.&T.? Jobs: A.T.&T.. is absolutely going to be in the business. There is a major transformation in the company that's taking place right now. A.T.&T. is changing from a subsidized and regulated service-oriented company to a free-market, competitive-marketing technology company. A.T.&T.'s produ…
Huh. That's weird. AT&T phones were built like brick shithouses, for the most part. I wonder what model(s) he had in mind when he said that?
This parenthetical caught my eye: "(It is also worth noting that of the 100 Americans named by Forbes, Jobs is one of only seven who made their fortunes on their own.) " My, how things have changed.
Now how many people are on the Forbes' list of 100 richest Americans who made their fortunes "on their own"? (Not to diminish the work of those who started with "more" in life.)
Assuming they've done any work?
It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing It is interesting to note that Steve Jobs' biggest hits came in his 30's, 40's and gasp 50's dwarfing what he did in his 20's. 30's - NEXT and foundation for MacOS X 40's - iPod, iTunes 50's - iPhone, iPad
I love his answer to "Maybe we should pause and get your definition of what a computer is. How do they work?" It would be really interesting to see how he would answer that question now.
That's a simple explanation, and the point is that people really don't have to understand how computers work. Most people have no concept of how an automatic transmission works, yet they know how to drive a car. You don't have to study physics to understand the laws of motion to drive a car. You don't have to understand any of this stuff to use Macintosh--but you asked [laughs]."
Jobs has been on point for a while now; he's a man with ideals and beliefs about technology and its role in society. He has been on point with this message for literally decades and he has seen his ideas through to creation time and time again.
That's worthy of respect.
I love his answer to "Maybe we should pause and get your definition of what a computer is. How do they work?" It would be really interesting to see how he would answer that question now.
I love the absolute irony of an article, printed in its day to carefully explain to people what Silicon Valley was, what a computer was, and what it was all about. Preserved for eternity on the internet and readable only on computers.
Sorry, that's not irony either, you perhaps mean an amusing coincidence. Not being a gramar nazi but the word "irony" has a very precise meaning, misusing it devalues the language. Explicit in the notion of irony is contradiction, e.g. saying one thing while meaning the opposite (such as saying about the Kin mobile phone "now there was a successful product"). Sorry, personal bugbear, my problem.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sorry, that's not irony either, you perhaps mean an amusing coincidence. Not being a gramar nazi but the word "irony" has a very precise meaning, misusing it devalues the language. Explicit in the notion of irony is contradiction, e.g. saying one thing while meaning the opposite (such as saying about the Kin mobile phone "now there was a successful product"). Sorry, personal bugbear, my problem.
The irony is that the article takes pains to describe what a computer is. Now, the only way to read the article is on an online version, and you obviously must know what a computer is in order to read the article. You're unlikely to find old back issues of Playboy in a library. I know what you mean, a more solid use would be if the article had said 'computers will never take off' and now the article is availabe only…