Has Steve Jobs Lost His Magic?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday August 8, 2006 @03:15AM from the get-more-pixie-dust dept.

TimAbdulla writes to mention a Wired article wondering if Steve Jobs has lost his magic? The keynote yesterday, author Leander Kahney says, was the most uninspiring he's yet seen out of the usually charismatic man. Accompanied by other folks from within the company, Kahney wonders what lackluster showings like this will mean for the company after Jobs steps down. From the article: "Looking very thin, almost gaunt, Jobs used the 90-minute presentation to introduce a new desktop Mac and preview the next version of Apple's operating system, code-named Leopard. The sneak preview of Leopard was underwhelming. For what seemed an interminable time, Jobs and Co. showed off one yawn after another. There's no way I can get excited about virtual desktops or a new service that turns highlighted text into a 'to do' item. Oooo."

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Re:Poor Apple. by IANAAC · 2006-08-08 03:35 · Score: 0, Troll

What this is really showing us all is that it's really hard to get excited about Intel-based boxes. And that Apple, aside from IPods, are now really just another software company.
It's hard to get excited about features that have been available in other OSes - either bundled with the OS or separately by a third party - such as multiple desktops and virtualization.
Sorry Mac fans.
Re:I dont get why should we get 'excited' by Listen+Up · 2006-08-08 04:16 · Score: 0, Troll

about new stuff ? new technology ?

Yes

Are there really people whose heartbeat rises when some new tech is introduced ?

Yes

Wasnt that a thing that is of the long-gone 70s-80s now ?

No

Dont we just use something if we find it useful and dont use, if we dont, and thats that ?

No

You must be one boring fucking person. If there not something if life that excites you, then life isn't worth living. For the truly intelligent, new and interesting technologies are always exciting.