Why must I watch the tribute every time i open safari?
I miss him less each time...
Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
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Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
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I think that Henry Ford is a really good comparison. I admire Henry Ford. He was a true innovator. He was everything an entrepreneur should strive to be. Yet he was also incredibly flawed. His shortcomings are well documented. I still admire, and attempt to emulate, Henry Ford the entrepreneur even if I don't love the man as a whole. In the same way I admire Apple (and their embodiment in Steve Jovs) for what they've…
> I want to promote the Apple that makes amazing products, while quashing the Apple that wants to exert utter control over everything. Which is kind of like wanting to promote water without promoting getting wet.
not necessarily. e.g Nokia's Meego platform was open, yet it was extremely well designed
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
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"We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas." Triumph of the Nerds (1996) source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
As everyone around here likes to quote endlessly: You can't patent an idea. What notable intellectual property did Jobs the "thief" steal?
Same goes for the Samsung lawsuit. What notable intellectual property did Samsung the "thief" steal?
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
As everyone around here likes to quote endlessly: You can't patent an idea. What notable intellectual property did Jobs the "thief" steal?
Same goes for the Samsung lawsuit. What notable intellectual property did Samsung the "thief" steal?
Give it a rest.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
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The subset of the 'crowd' hating on Apple is not necessarily the same as its 'fanboys'. In fact they're probably mostly mutually exclusive.
The Apple mapping debacle frustrated lots of Apple fanbois as well.
Why should people that 'hate' Apple be frustrated at the new map apps.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#206To me that was a bit of a special day: on the one-year anniversary of Steve Jobs' death I get the official notification that I am on the transplant list for a new kidney. (I also spent that morning on the operating table having a PD-catheter installed).