Yeah, I agree.
I'm not particularly a fan of most Apple products, but you can't deny
the creativity and innovation shown over the years by these things.
Personally I'm quite fond of my Android, but you can't say with any
seriousness that it's not a blatant knockoff of an iphone / ipad. Would
Google have come up with that idea by themselves if Jobs hadn't laid the
groundwork for them and given the market an appetite? Ditto for
everything else that Apple came up with over the years.
Openness isn't important to everyone, and some people quite like being
safely tucked away inside the bubble that Apple have created for them.
I think it's sad. 56 is way too young.
Harvey.
On 6/10/2011 4:35 p.m., James McGlinn wrote:
On 6/10/2011, at 4:25 PM, David Neilsen wrote:
Sad,
I guess Ill save my Apple jokes for tomorrow then.
It is sad.
Whether you agree or disagree with Apple's regard for the "open" movement, there's no
doubt his products made consumer computing in many forms accessible to a vast number of people who
otherwise didn't have straightforward options. I've heard many people in my life talk about the
"sigh of relief" when they found they could finally use a product like a MacBook Pro or
iPhone to achieve the simple things they wanted to do without feeling incompetent or confused.
He'll be missed.
Kind regards,
James McGlinn
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