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Steve Jobs describes iCloud experience at WWDC 1997

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Re: Steve Jobs describes iCloud experience at WWDC 1997

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Post by JackWebbHeller »

JackWebbHeller wrote: post #20

Fascinating to see how much more technical vocabulary he uses when speaking in '97. I don't remember any recent keynotes where he used so much tech jargon onstage. I guess this is because now, every word he says is analysed and reported by mainstream media. He has to communicate to the entire world because of Apple's popularity, and not just a room full of WWDC developers.

I actually remember when he was announcing FaceTime, he had a list of all the FaceTime protocols and technologies onscreen - H264, AAC, SIP, IMTC, STUN, TURN, ICE, etc.

I remember him pausing, then saying something along the lines of "... whatever the hell those are", or some quip like that.

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Post by snikch »

The experience he's talking about is the same experience domain based Microsoft networks have had available for a long time, and it was an awful experience as it relied on network connectivity for your files. It was nothing revolutionary.

What's happened in the last decade+ is the infrastructure to support all these devices, and their network connectivity, has increased so we can finally have a good user experience doing it.

Without the infrastructure to support it, the product would end up instilling a sense of hate in people who use it. And we all know Apple is about creating the most seamless and easy to use experience for the user.

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Post by dualboot »

adambyrtek wrote: post #18
cmgarcia wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly this, I think most would agree that Apple attempts to either do it right or not at all.

I disagree. They tried exactly that with .Mac and MobileMe and failed. The problem is that the proprietary approach that worked so well in case of hardware and software isn't compatible with the web. I don't know much about iCloud, but I really hope they had learned the lesson and made it more open by providing APIs, allowing data migration, and supporting tools for other platforms. However, this might be just my wis…

When they launched MobileMe there were no iPads or iPad Touches.

It's a different ballgame now I think.

Re: Steve Jobs describes iCloud experience at WWDC 1997

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Post by mikecane »

What's especially interesting in this video is when he's insulted by someone during the Q&A. How differently he handled that than what stars, politicians, and many business people would do and do!

Amelio was also still in charge of Apple, yet it seems Jobs already had his plans worked out for what he would do with Apple if he was in charge.

Re: Steve Jobs describes iCloud experience at WWDC 1997

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Post by siglesias »

mikecane wrote: post #26

What's especially interesting in this video is when he's insulted by someone during the Q&A. How differently he handled that than what stars, politicians, and many business people would do and do! Amelio was also still in charge of Apple, yet it seems Jobs already had his plans worked out for what he would do with Apple if he was in charge.

More like when he was in charge.

Re: Steve Jobs describes iCloud experience at WWDC 1997

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Post by jchrisa »

snikch wrote: post #24

The experience he's talking about is the same experience domain based Microsoft networks have had available for a long time, and it was an awful experience as it relied on network connectivity for your files. It was nothing revolutionary. What's happened in the last decade+ is the infrastructure to support all these devices, and their network connectivity, has increased so we can finally have a good user experience d…

The key is they design for offline mode first. Then add connectivity.

Re: Steve Jobs describes iCloud experience at WWDC 1997

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Post by jonursenbach »

mikecane wrote: post #26

What's especially interesting in this video is when he's insulted by someone during the Q&A. How differently he handled that than what stars, politicians, and many business people would do and do! Amelio was also still in charge of Apple, yet it seems Jobs already had his plans worked out for what he would do with Apple if he was in charge.

Where in the video is this?
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