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Steve Wozniak says would consider return to Apple

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Re: Steve Wozniak says would consider return to Apple

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Post by hristov »

redstripe wrote: post #4

"In this episode, while investigating the 75 year old wreck of a Federation transport vessel, the Starfleet starship USS Enterprise-D crew discovers the former Chief Engineer of the Constitution class starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701, Montgomery Scott (James Doohan), alive in a transporter buffer. After being cleared by Dr. Crusher, Scott is eager to see the advances in technology including a tour of the Engineering…

I don't know about that. I think a good hacker like Woz can be very very useful for Apple. While Apple are very good at creating a perception of perfection around their products, some of their stuff is definitely not perfect, or not even very good. This is especially true of things that are no longer in the spotlight.

Somebody like Woz that knows technology, is very practical, has common sense and a good eye for usability can be incredibly useful for Apple if put in the correct position.

But it ain't gonna happen. Jobs does not want to share the Apple creation myth with anyone.

Re: Steve Wozniak says would consider return to Apple

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Post by skymt »

sambeau wrote: post #8

This is a very typical Woz story. A reporter asks Woz a hypothetical question. Woz gives an honest answer. Reporter ignores the statistical insignificance of the hypothetical scenario and reports result as if it has 100% probability of happening. This happens to many great thinkers. Obligatory made-up scenario: Reporter: "If you were in a plane crash in the Andes and the only food you could find was bodies of dead pa…

Of course there's an XKCD comic about that: http://xkcd.com/799/

Re: Steve Wozniak says would consider return to Apple

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Post by rmason »

Where I think Woz would be a good fit for Apple would be speaking on college campuses and indirectly recruting the best talent for Apple.

But the biggest challenge would be for him to stay on message. First time he disagreed with Jobs in public as an Apple employee it would be very awkward. For that reason alone I don't think it would ever happen.

Woz is going to be the commencement speaker on May 6th at my alma mater, Michigan State University. They're planning a livestream of his commencement address and I will post the URL on here as soon as I receive it.

Re: Steve Wozniak says would consider return to Apple

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Post by bcrawford »

sambeau wrote: post #8

This is a very typical Woz story. A reporter asks Woz a hypothetical question. Woz gives an honest answer. Reporter ignores the statistical insignificance of the hypothetical scenario and reports result as if it has 100% probability of happening. This happens to many great thinkers. Obligatory made-up scenario: Reporter: "If you were in a plane crash in the Andes and the only food you could find was bodies of dead pa…

I've had the opportunity to meet with and talk with Woz before. The man really can't be anything but honest and he just loves talking - to anyone - about technology. He's almost the anti-Apple in that respect.

Re: Steve Wozniak says would consider return to Apple

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Post by jrockway »

pstuart wrote: post #9
jrockway wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed, Apple is no longer a tech company, they are now a brand like Coke and Nike.

Indeed! Tablets have been around for years and suddenly there's an Apple logo on one and the fanboys act like it's some sort of technical advance....

Well, uh, tablets have been around for years. And suddenly there's an Apple logo on one, and the fanbois did act like it was amazing. What was amazing was putting phone software on a tablet instead of Windows Tablet Edition on a tablet.

Re: Steve Wozniak says would consider return to Apple

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Post by krakensden »

redstripe wrote: post #4

"In this episode, while investigating the 75 year old wreck of a Federation transport vessel, the Starfleet starship USS Enterprise-D crew discovers the former Chief Engineer of the Constitution class starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701, Montgomery Scott (James Doohan), alive in a transporter buffer. After being cleared by Dr. Crusher, Scott is eager to see the advances in technology including a tour of the Engineering…

Is today Star Trek day? This is the second top-ranked Star Trek reference I've seen on HN today.

Re: Steve Wozniak says would consider return to Apple

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Post by shii »

spinchange wrote: post #6
jaysonelliot wrote: post #3

I'm impressed to see a news article about Apple actually list Ronald Wayne as one of the original founders. He might be the fifth Beatle in some ways, but he was there at the start.

Like Monte Davidoff at Microsoft.

Like Craig at Google.

Re: Steve Wozniak says would consider return to Apple

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Post by moe »

hristov wrote: post #11
redstripe wrote: post #4

"In this episode, while investigating the 75 year old wreck of a Federation transport vessel, the Starfleet starship USS Enterprise-D crew discovers the former Chief Engineer of the Constitution class starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701, Montgomery Scott (James Doohan), alive in a transporter buffer. After being cleared by Dr. Crusher, Scott is eager to see the advances in technology including a tour of the Engineering…

I don't know about that. I think a good hacker like Woz can be very very useful for Apple. While Apple are very good at creating a perception of perfection around their products, some of their stuff is definitely not perfect, or not even very good. This is especially true of things that are no longer in the spotlight. Somebody like Woz that knows technology, is very practical, has common sense and a good eye for usab…

spotlight

Also true for things that are it.

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