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History Repeats Itself — Mac & the iPad

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-all-just-a-matter-of-history-repeating dept.

Keith found an interesting story telling a bit about how Steve Jobs operates. It involves small teams of young engineers willing to work 90-hour weeks in total secrecy, and a complete willingness to throw away bad ideas without flowery language. The iPad is surprisingly similar to the Mac."

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  1. Re:the ipad isn't a computer by PineHall · · Score: 5, Informative

    If I have a beef with the iPad, it's that while it's a lovely device for consuming content, it doesn't do much to facilitate its creation.

    Yes, Grossman does get it right. That is my disappointment too. The iPad is all about consuming content, being a consumer. It is unlike a PC which can be used to create content. The iPad is a passive device.

  2. Re:Article premise is completely wrong by iroll · · Score: 3, Informative

    ...except that Jobs was forced out of the Lisa project long before it was finished, which resulted in his takeover of the Macintosh as his personal fief. So no, Lisa isn't a good example at all.

    I can't say anything about the Apple TV, but there's plenty of history about the Lisa and Macintosh available online. You should consider reading some of it; it's an interesting story.

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    Repetition does not transform a lie into the truth. - FDR
  3. Re:Who gets to decide what the iPad is? by StuartHankins · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not sure if you're trolling or just misinformed.

    There have been a tremendous number of articles explaining that not only is the 3G service available on a pay-as-you-go, no-contract $14.99 option for 250 MB per month, but it also has an unlimited option for $30 per month. You can literally pay for a month -- maybe to take it on vacation where wifi won't necessarily be available -- then not pay for another month of 3G service until your next vacation, if that's what you want.

    This is a very good thing, and I hope this type of service becomes available in other devices of this type as they come out.

  4. Idiot and Zealot tags, really? by tylersoze · · Score: 3, Informative

    Uh, you guys do know who Bruce Tognazzini is, right? Oh I forgot, your average Slashdot poster living in his mother's basement had more insight into this than the guy responsible for the original Macintosh user interface guidelines.

  5. Re:Article premise is completely wrong by zioncat · · Score: 3, Informative

    Why do people keep citing Apple TV as an example of failed Apple product? I know it hasn't been a runaway success like iPod and iPhone but Apple TV is estimated to have sold 8 million units since its launch in March 2007. Compare that to a "successful" product like Kindle which have sold an estimated 3 million units since its launch in November 2007. What am I missing?