Interview with John Scully

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Posted by michael on Saturday October 4, 2003 @05:47AM from the old-timers dept.

worm eater writes "CNet news has an interesting interview with John Scully, CEO of Apple back in the day. He talks about problems and potential in the computer industry, and expresses regret over the opportunities Apple missed with some key technologies -- such as HyperCard and the Newton."

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...and in other news... by Kandel · 2003-10-04 05:50 · Score: 3, Funny

"Tonight, on CNET, we reveal the interview they didn't want you to see."
Scully VS Jobs
Only, on CNET Cable...
The newton.... by Lord_Slepnir · 2003-10-04 05:52 · Score: 5, Funny

The newton was origionally going to be called the iPalm. However, when someone wrote that into a prototype iPalm, the thing read it as 'Newton'. And so it remained.
Damn! by mr.henry · 2003-10-04 05:56 · Score: 5, Funny

I was hoping this was a Slashdot interview call for questions. Ahem..
John, do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugar water? Or do you want to change the world?
Did anyone 'read the article'? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-04 06:08 · Score: 4, Funny

The poster, and the editors apparently did not, as the man's name is not John Scully, but John Sculley. I can't wait until the fascinating interview of Steve Bobs.
1. Re:Did anyone 'read the article'? by Theatetus · 2003-10-04 07:41 · Score: 2, Funny
  
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opportunities Apple missed with some technology by civilengineer · 2003-10-04 06:28 · Score: 4, Funny

opportunities Apple missed with some key technologies -- such as HyperCard and the Newton."

Atleast, Newton did not miss his opportunities with an apple.

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Newton... by statikuz · 2003-10-04 06:44 · Score: 3, Funny

Wouldn't that make it the "Apple Newton"?
Couldn't that be confused with a cookie?

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Isn't he... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-04 06:57 · Score: 3, Funny

...that big hairy dude from Monsters Inc.?
Virus potential by wirelessbuzzers · 2003-10-04 07:05 · Score: 2, Funny

Imagine if you could easily pull up cards from stacks on other computers across an AppleTalk network -- it would have very much resembled an early version of HTML -- only more powerful.

Yeah, but remember that just like Word, hypercard has them crazy macroviruses... it would be a bitch to get a trust-model worked out that would protect against macrovirus and cross-site-scripting vulnerabilities. Even under OSX, where you could chroot / su it into a very small sandbox, you have to worry about CSS: if it could redefine a procedure in memory, used by more trusted stacks, you could end up screwed anyway.

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Well, if he did price Macs like Pepsi... by MadAnthony02 · 2003-10-04 07:07 · Score: 4, Funny

the iBooks would normally cost $1500, but every other week would be on sale for $799, or $699 with bonus card, limit 4

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Re:Suppy and Demand by Johnny+Mnemonic · 2003-10-04 14:16 · Score: 3, Funny

They are both French, but you Americans have managed to bastardize them into an unrecognizable mess.

Oh christ. What have you French done to the word "email" again? Do you really think cultural bias goes just one way?

Not that the grandparent poster isn't an idiot, of course, but America has no monopoly on them.

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