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NYT on Apple's Digital Way of Life

Posted by pudge on from the do-you-know-the-way-to-cupertino dept.

sinalet writes "The New York Times is running an article on Apple's 'digital way of life'. Most interestingly are some comments about the history of the iPod and its developers. 'Apple says it developed the iPod in just six months, faster than any major product in the company's history. The hand-held device, which contains more computing power than an early Macintosh, was put together starting in 2001 by hardware designers led by Tony Fadell, a young engineer who had worked briefly at RealNetworks, led by Rob Glaser, who has developed the Rhapsody music service.'"

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  1. Re:Created in 6 months... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    See that "design is really nice" bit? That's the tricky part.

    Designing an intuitive, efficient UI is no easy task.

  2. Re:iPod's nice enough but Apple itself...?? by pauljlucas · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I couldn't understand why the company I had invested in and believed in would do something so crass as to associate with the RIAA.
    It's really simple: if you want to sell music legally in the US, you have no choice but to do business with the RIAA.
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  3. What if my iLife extends beyond the headset? by amichalo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I have a Canon digital camcorder, a Fuji digital camera, an Apple iPod (mini). I don't care about making music so garage band isn't for me but if I did it would be a non-Apple keyboard.

    My point? Where is Apple going with this digital hub thing? They make great software (that they give me) for all these other pieces of equipment, so where the heck is Apple going?

    a couple thgoughts:

    The PDA/Phone - Jobs said he isn't interested in a PDA and they are way behind on cell phone tech (not to mention, everyone has one or three) but there are few good options for BOTH and if Apple could do for the PDA-Phone what they did for the digital music player, it would really shake up the market. So the chipset is Mororola or whatever, as long as the interface is from Apple they would control the experience.

    The Digital A/V Player - I don't know about you but I don't own a DVR yet because I want a device that will manage music, broadcast / captured broadcast video, and prerecorded media (CD/DVD). Another area where Apple could use iPod lessons learned and make something to build into TVs and stereo systems. It is high time HDTV's started coming with Eithernet and Airport Extreme!

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