Woz on Apple: 'I'm a little afraid'

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Post by Sato » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 1:59 AM UTC

Woz on Apple: 'I'm a little afraid'
news.cnet.com

Re: Woz on Apple: 'I'm a little afraid'

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Post by cmelbye » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 2:57 AM UTC

What an annoying reporter doing the interview. Ask an open-ended question and let him talk about it, don't constantly interrupt him and put words into his mouth...

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Post by navs » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 3:26 AM UTC

Oh Woz, I'd wait in a line for days just to talk to you.

Being a technical man, I'm surprised in how he reacted to those 'technical terms' that were mentioned. Listening to this, I felt he knew exactly what Apple was/is and strives to be. If he still elicits respect from the current Apple camp, wouldn't he be a good choice to take over Steve Job's role? If not a CEO, an advisor? I say this not knowing a thing about corporate structure so excuse my ignorance.

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Post by gallerytungsten » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 3:26 AM UTC

Apple's best move would probably be to immediately bring back Woz in a more hands-on role.

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Post by wallflower » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 3:39 AM UTC

> quintessential engineer

If you have not yet read JL's interview of Woz in "Founders at Work", I encourage you to read it now. One of the best in her book.

http://www.foundersatwork.com/steve-wozniak.html

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Post by gatlin » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 3:42 AM UTC

"I can't go back"

Speaking as a man with friends and loved ones, not an Apple fan (per se), that really got me. Woz gets more than just Apple's direction: he gets what's important.

He wants one more dinner with his friend and that's really inspiring. It's hard to think there's a chance you'll outlive the people you love and I, for one, have decided mid-post to go seize those moments rather than type here. Ciao.

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Post by freedompeace » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 3:55 AM UTC

I agree whole heartedly with the conclusion of the article, that "the things that matter to engineers aren't the things that matter to real human beings."

I also noticed immediately at the end of the keynote that there wasn't an explicit mention of "corrected reception" in the new iPhone (there was mention of a new antennae design, but it wasn't explicit and not emphasised). I would have thought that this was an important reason, and perhaps why they opted for the new antennae design that they did - because of the poor reception issues with the "original" iPhone 4.

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Post by dvdhsu » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 4:01 AM UTC

Reporter sounds very ersatz. Constantly interrupting, interjecting with "huh", "oh", "yeah", and "ah, interesting". She pretends to know what she's talking about, although it's obvious that she doesn't.

Anyways, the parallel to Sony is interesting. Many have mentioned it before, but only time will tell.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 4:04 AM UTC

cmelbye wrote: post #2

What an annoying reporter doing the interview. Ask an open-ended question and let him talk about it, don't constantly interrupt him and put words into his mouth...

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Post by firefoxman1 » Sat, Oct 15, 2011, 4:06 AM UTC

dvdhsu wrote: post #8

Reporter sounds very ersatz. Constantly interrupting, interjecting with "huh", "oh", "yeah", and "ah, interesting". She pretends to know what she's talking about, although it's obvious that she doesn't. Anyways, the parallel to Sony is interesting. Many have mentioned it before, but only time will tell.

Haha my favorite part is around 2:35.

Woz: "...one mind still in control to keep products so..."

Interviewer: "Advancing?"

Woz: "small."