There's irony in the page using a plug in for the video and SVG to render the text of Tim Cook's letter, right?
What would be the irony in using SVG?
Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
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#152We miss you, Steve.
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#153Scrolling through all the comments, I find that it is impossible to not encounter cynicism - e.g. Apple is trying to divert from the Maps folly etc. - in this forum.
This is Apple paying respect and taking a moment to reminisce about Steve ... it's just a nice, human thing to do.
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#154Yesterday : "Apple is a worthless patent troll. All of their 'inventions' are things that were invented somewhere else. The only thing they did was patent other people's work, then charge twice as much for it to a bunch of worthless fan-boys." Today : "R.I.P. Steve Jobs. He did so much to change the face of technology forever." ` Sometimes you have to sit back and appreciate the fickleness of a crowd...
If other HNers are like me, this might explain it: I'm not a big fan of Apple. And lately I think they've become the "Big Brother" they were fighting in the 1984 commercial. However, I'm a huge Steve Jobs fan. He's right up there with Henry Ford and Fred Harvey on my list.
Just watch this little clip and you can see why I like one and not the other: http://www.wimp.com/stevemoment/
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#155* Not using the HTML5 Video Tag
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#156People say "Steve wouldn't have done this to maps." but they're wrong. Apple still has it because they're still willing to piss off their users in the short term, but for the benefit of the long term. They're the only major company that sees and understands the innovator's dilemma.
No, they're the only major company that has a huge and scarily-loyal fan-base who are willing to rationalize major screw-ups as some kind of visionary strategic decision.
And they didn't innovate - they replaced a nicely-functioning product with a broken imitation.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#157Yesterday : "Apple is a worthless patent troll. All of their 'inventions' are things that were invented somewhere else. The only thing they did was patent other people's work, then charge twice as much for it to a bunch of worthless fan-boys." Today : "R.I.P. Steve Jobs. He did so much to change the face of technology forever." ` Sometimes you have to sit back and appreciate the fickleness of a crowd...
If other HNers are like me, this might explain it: I'm not a big fan of Apple. And lately I think they've become the "Big Brother" they were fighting in the 1984 commercial. However, I'm a huge Steve Jobs fan. He's right up there with Henry Ford and Fred Harvey on my list. Just watch this little clip and you can see why I like one and not the other: http://www.wimp.com/stevemoment/
As a 21 year old, it took me a second to realize that was Steve Jobs. He looks so young.
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#158I'd hate to be the guy to do this but... I agree, to some extent, with Malcolm Gladwell's take on the Steve Jobs legacy. http://tinyurl.com/br6rl7b Still, RIP Steve and thanks for inspiring us. Sent from my iPhone.
Is there any reason for that to be a tinyurl link?
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#159Earlier quoted context omitted.
Both are generalisations. Besides, Apple was simply the first to do some of these things, or the first to do it well. But many were inevitable.
> Apple was simply the first to do some of these things, or the first to do it well. But many were inevitable. The hover car is inevitable. Should I not be amazed at one when I see it? I guess not, because whoever makes it will "simply" be the first to do the inevitable.
Well, the App Store was accidental, for example. I have no evidence of this, except that it would have been fairly obvious to Apple that, having had the iTunes Store, and sold apps this way before, letting any developer make apps would be great.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#160People say "Steve wouldn't have done this to maps." but they're wrong. Apple still has it because they're still willing to piss off their users in the short term, but for the benefit of the long term. They're the only major company that sees and understands the innovator's dilemma.
It is for the benefit of the user to be locked in the Apple's environment?