Woz Worries Microsoft Is Now More Innovative Than Apple

First time accepted submitter yvajj writes "According to a techcrunch interview, Woz believes that Microsoft is now more innovative than Apple. Per the interview, it seems as though Apple is now just doing newer versions of the iPhone, and are potentially headed into a rut. Another gem from Woz is the fact that he treats all new hardware as something new to learn from and does not approach it with any preconceptions (irrespective of who the manufacturer is / what OS etc.). A great short interview from Woz."

Comments

Re:Do RTFA

[aliquis]

Read?

Wasn't it a video?

Re:More about ownership and lack of control

[Anonymous Coward]

but the headphone jack is on the bottom.... THE BOTTOM!!!!

Re:Woz's unbiased reviews

[Anonymous Coward]

An Australian Joke.

Q: What's sperm and a kiwi(New Zealander) have in common?

A: They both come in their millions but only one of them works.

Re:Why should he be worried?

[Anonymous Coward]

Germans made huge leaps forwards with rocketry with their V2. This in turn led to the space race, and the miniaturisation of electronics which led to the microprocessor which led to Apple being able to create products.

I know the Nazis dis some bad things, but blaming them for Apple is going too far.

Re:Why should he be worried?

[Rennt]

Just goes to show, the only way the Nazi's could have been more evil was if they had patented their wartime tech.

patents: More evil than Hitler.

Auntie Em!

[ChickenNugget]

We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Woz
We hear he is a whiz of a wiz, if ever a wiz there was
If ever, oh ever a wiz there was, The Wizard of Woz is one because
Because, because, because, because, because
Because of the wonderful things he does
We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Woz

Relevant (funny) Video

[Bill Dimm]

iPad Mini Commercial (Jimmy Kimmel)

Re:I'm a little worried

[styrotech]

Oh so now we're being nuanced? Two days ago when Sinofsky left Microsoft this site was ablaze with predictions of doom for Microsoft, including this sensationalist front page article entitled "The Empire in Decline. Now that a respected technologist and geek has something positive to say about Microsoft, all the "Well hold on a second, let's take a moment and be reasonable here..." comments get modded +5.

It's almost like there are differing opinions or something.

Anyway you're being a little bit hypocritical here Anonymous Coward - your posts are all over the place! You can't make your mind up about anything!

Re:Woz's unbiased reviews

[c0lo]

/.'ers ability to predict product success is about as good as predicting the stock market.

What about the ability to predict products failure?

Re:Do RTFA

[MrEricSir]

Is it just me, or has Steve Wozniak become the practical version of Richard Stallman?

Re:Do RTFA

[jjeffries]

Crazy in the most fabulous of ways, parent surely means.

Also many occasions if you say his name three times, he shows up in threads... you know, if he's not too busy dancing or playing tetris or receiving awards or inventing something...

Woz...
Woz...
Woz...

Re:Woz's unbiased reviews

[Askmum]

he treats all new hardware as something new to learn from and does not approach it with any preconception

The Woz is a very rational guy, and is just enjoying the coolness that his world provides. If you WTFV then you can perceive that he is hyper-aware of the misuse of data by less ethical entities and is somewhat dismayed by this as well. He appreciates the bleeding edge, so an interview is always valuable for that POV. Great to see he's still surfing that wave.

I guess he's one of the two guys who ownes a Microsoft Phone.

Him and Steve Ballmer.

Why are all these guys called Steve? Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Steve Ballmer.

Re:Do RTFA

[Ginger Unicorn]

Wow- your nuts too I see.

Yoda! Stop looking at my nuts!