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Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
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#83Page miserably fails to load on Chrome running on Ubuntu http://imgur.com/eWREY
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Everything coming out now went through him, do you think it really takes a year to develop products? The maps team had been working on the new maps for years. I guess Apple should have invented warp drive in the last year too.
He wouldn't have released it, he will be spinning in his grave right now. They need to ditch Cook and get someone with a pair of balls.
Jobs chose Cook and groomed/trained him and I'm sure gave him some specific details on the pipeline.
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Absolutely, but not Ballmer! Sorry, was that mean?
Would they? Microsoft worked very hard for a long time to make it clear that they could continue without Bill. He might get a 'tile' on the new home page, or one of the banner images, but do you really think Microsoft would shut down their home page like that? (I don't think so)
Let's be honest, Apple didn't shut down their home page. There's a very visible "X" in the corner that can disable this immediately.
It's certainly a touching tribute, but let's not act like Apple is sacrificing significant revenue (which is looks like some people are assuming).
The letter from Cook brings the spotlight back onto Apple's products.
/endrant
The video was really good though :)
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Perhpas not in the tech industry. Bill Gates is pretty legendary in his own rights. I remember when growing up, he was the man you wanted to be. Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Phill Knight, Michael Bloomberg, and I'm sure plenty of other CEOs have a pretty good "personality cult" Perhaps not as cultish as Steve Jobs, but still very legendary and an important face to their company and industry nonetheless.
Walt Disney, too.
Absolutely, Warren Buffett as well. We could go way back too, what about Rockefeller, Carnegie, William Randolph Hearst, J.P. Morgan, the Vanderbilts et al.
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Yes; it's Bach's Cello Suite #1. You've probably also heard it in Master and Commander, where it was performed by Yo-yo Ma. It's one of my favorite pieces of string music.
The piece is the prelude of Bach's first cello suite. The thirty-five other movements in the Bach cello suites are equally beautiful, but it is mainly this movement that is played. While my cello playing was originally inspired by Ma's interpretation of the cello suites, I now find his rendition of them a bit insipid. I suggest checking out Pablo Casals' interpretation - he popularized the Bach suites, and the record…
I was lucky enough to hear Rostropovich play the 5th cello suite live once. I would rank his performance a lot better than "fairly well", but tastes vary. Another favorite performance of mine for those suites is Anner Bylsma[1]. He uses a more historically accurate instrument than most modern versions. I don't necessarily think that makes other versions bad, but it does make his (or one like it) worth trying.
[1]: http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Suites-Cello-BWV-1007-1012/dp/B00...
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> “Your playing is the best argument I’ve ever heard for the existence of God, because I don’t really believe a human alone can do this.” Which is kind of an insult to Yo Yo Ma.
Reworded: "I'm so blown away by what I'm experiencing that it's hard for me to believe it's even humanly possible, what you're doing." I can't imagine anyone taking this as an insult. If that person exists, I hope I never end up in the unfortunate situation of paying them an incredible compliment.
Reworded: "I'm so blown away by what I'm experiencing that I think there's a very real possibility that you don't deserve full credit for this achievement."
If you're ever in the position to give someone a hyper-superlative complement, you could simply use one of the many hundreds of constructions that don't involve doubting the skill of the recipient.
Re: Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs, one year on.
#90Removing their products from the landing page to pay tribute to Steve. Would Dell or Samsung do this? Genuine question.
First and foremost - they know that it wont stop one person from buying -- eventually, even if, arguendo, it would temporarily stop someone, if they watch Steve's message they will get the company DNA so sooner or later they will convert them.
Second, money is not always everything. You know H&N the biggest New York tech shop -- multiple stores high, automated baskets flying everywhere, a product's catalog of 1,500 pages, things you can buy there that you didnt know exist. They always full easily making half a mil in profit a day. You know they close their doors every single Friday for religious purposes, regardless of what their customers think.