Anything to detract from the disaster that is Apple Maps. If I could I would undo two things, first revert to iOS5, then bring Jobs back. Ah, the good old days.
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Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
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#142Yesterday : "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...
No person or company is perfect. Apple does some things very right, and some things very wrong, and I don't think there's anything wrong with pointing out instances of both.
If Apple were a person it would be psychopathic.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#143Yesterday : "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...
I think, I exemplify what you find fickle. In my humble opinion, Apple does a lot of stuff. Jobs would filter out the ugly and stupid, so Apple appeared a lot cooler than some random fortune 500 company.
I'm skeptical of Apple ever regaining a filter like that. I think, they'll lumber around for a few years while their products lose mystique. It's not that their products are much different than android, it's that Apple will lose its super cool image by doing things like suing samsung.
Mr Jobs put a great image on the company. In an age where dell would make you sit on hold for hours, then do a dance where you replace certain parts, Apple would just send you a new one. Being hassle free in an age of hassle is just one example.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#144You know, I opened Safari this morning and, while I was startled by the music suddenly blasting through my speakers with no warning, I watched the video through to the end. It was nice, I enjoyed it. But EVERY TIME I OPEN A NEW SAFARI WINDOW IT STARTS PLAYING AGAIN. Sound and everything. Couldn't they have set a cookie for "already watched"? The annoyance this occasioned was the final push I needed to go into the pre…
Or you know, you could change your home page...
As I wrote above, I did change my home page. In at least 5 years of Mac/Safari-use I have never bothered to change my home page before, even though I don't particularly care for seeing Apple advertising every time I open a new window. I'm just lazy that way. But having music (even beautiful music) play unbidden through my speakers every time I open a new window has forced me to make the change. Naturally (being lazy) I'm not going to change it back tomorrow, either.
And that's precisely the point I'm making: no matter how classy the video is, this is a minor mis-step for Apple, because I'm surely not the only one who will be annoyed enough to change my homepage.
And each person who changes their homepage as a result of this is one more person who won't see what Apple wants them to see every time they open up a browser window.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#145I'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.
Who's going to remember Malcolm Gladwell in 50 years?
Unless I'm too senile, I will.
Gladwell's writings are (if nothing else) extremely popular and extremely enjoyable to read. We remember content from 50 years ago that wasn't half as good.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#146this makes me sad
(and that i'm the first one to use the word "sad" in this thread makes me even more sad)
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#147Earlier quoted context omitted.
You would bring back Steve Jobs second ?
Seriously, downvotes? I was gonna bring him back! Yeah second, because my immediate problem is getting to my intended destination tonight and since the upgrade which screwed with my WiFi tethering and maps that's a problem. It would take even him more than a couple of hours to fix this. A downgrade I could do myself, if Apple allowed it that is...
my immediate problem is getting to my intended destination tonight
Just in case you hadn't noticed, complaining about your inability to get to where you're going with your new maps app looks really whiny and entitled.
Go back just a few short years in human history and we didn't have any smartphones with maps and GPS, and you know what? people actually managed to find their destinations. Get some perspective.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#148Earlier quoted context omitted.
No person or company is perfect. Apple does some things very right, and some things very wrong, and I don't think there's anything wrong with pointing out instances of both.
If Apple were a person it would be psychopathic.
But Apple isn't a person and anthropomorphizing a corporation is pointless. Companies don't act with the same motivations as people do, while there are some general principles that can be seen at work in both human colonies and corporates in the market, and while a process similar to evolution (where startups are the mutant DNA experiments) can be seen at work in moving the market, companies act in the interest of their shareholders. Even if the analogy were to hold, I don't think you've characterized Apple accurately.
The analogy of corporations/market place and human colonies is an interesting one that has ramifications through society all the way to the Supreme Court, but I think the flippant remark about Apple lacking empathy, or being fearless or lacking responsibility is rather like thinking a dolphin is smiling at you at sea world.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#149Yesterday : "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...
The problem is with your thinking of individuals as "a crowd" and expecting some sort of cohesiveness, as if the crowd and not the individual is the basic unit of intention and action.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#150Beautiful video. Well made, well executed, and showed how Jobs was a visionary for Apple and the brand. Love the minimalist presentation of the video, how the entire homepage is 'whited out' with just a simple video. Amazing experience, and made me remember some of my favorite Job quotes. Well done Apple.