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The Apple Two

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the ain't-that-the-truth dept.

theodp writes "Over at Slate, Tim Wu argues that the iPad is Steve Jobs' final victory over Steve Wozniak. Apple's origins were pure Woz, but the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad are the products of the company's other Steve. Jobs' ideas have always been in tension with Woz's brand of idealism and openness. Crazy as it seems, Apple Inc. — the creator of the personal computer — is leading the effort to exterminate it. And somewhere, deep inside, Woz must realize what the release of the iPad signifies: The company he once built now, officially, no longer exists."

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  1. Re:Like Woz didn't move on a LONG time ago? by AvitarX · · Score: 5, Informative

    He likes the iPad
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/193329/apples_woz_ipad_great_for_students_grandparents.html

    Though, I can't imagine using it as my only computer as a student, blech

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  2. Creator of the personal computer? by Skuld-Chan · · Score: 5, Informative

    Really? The first PC was the Altair 8800 (shipped in 1975 and ran Microsoft Software no less), the first fully assembled PC you could buy ready to run was the Commodore PET in 1977 (shipped in January - Apple ]['s shipped the same year in June).

    But neither were made by a couple of hip guys from silicon valley named Steve - so it doesn't count right?