“The original dream of using digital technology to change the way we live our lives is being fulfilled not by Microsoft and Bill Gates but by… Steve Jobs. He has revolutionized the film industry with Pixar. He is the prime mover in the transformation of the music industry. The most successful portable music player by far was his idea. The iLife software suite is an amazing set of integrated applications for controlling music, arranging and storing photos, capturing and editing videos, making movies. GarageBand, Apple’s newest software for recording, editing, and arranging music, is drawing a fresh new generation to Apple. Steve Jobs is ‘The Digitizer,'” George F. Colony writes for Forrester Research.
“And he has recycled strategy to get there. In the 1990s Macintosh suffered from a dearth of software. Apple had to cajole, push, and plead with software makers to support the Mac. Few did, and the Mac withered,” Colony writes. “When Jobs arrived back at Apple, he said, ‘Screw the software business
First post! and this is news why?
because its about Apple you moron. this site is the worst amongst mac sites when it comes to little girly crybabies that whine about every article that they don’t want to read.
…and on top of that these same morons get orgasms because they write the first post.
“It’s not open, and it’s not industry standard or industry-certified. It’s just better.”
What’s he talking about? Apple integrates industry standards throughout their hardware and software product lines nowadays. Microsoft is the proprietary king. Well, at least he got the better part right.
It’s news because it’s the truth and not enough people know the truth. It’s well written and succintly put as well. Not something seen enough in today’s media, concise truthfulness. Now there is a twist.
Congratulations on being the first post. Something for the resume, eh?
If you can do it more than 3 times in a row you’ll have a real talent. Not to mention the wonderful contribution you make for stimulating discussion.
One guy, you’re all warm and fuzzy aren’t you? Calling people morons…why, you’re momma ought to wash your mouth out with soap. Oh, I forgot, you Bronx bombers don’t use soap!
Back on the subject, Colony has got it right when he talks about Steve, the guy just knows how to create cool products, be it hardware or software. Look at Pixar – Toy Story still makes me laugh. My iBook (which I am typing this on) is connected to a 600k Broadband connection with AirPort. My friends don’t believe it’s possible, but it is cause Apple make all their products to such a high standard.
I was in my girlfriends house last night and was about to plug my iBook into the phone line for a 56k connection when AirPort ‘found’ a linksys network and I was surfing at lightening speed. Next door must have Wi-Fi and my iBook found it, connected and let me surf.
The Mac – it just works.
It also is news because it is coming from Forrester Research, for their credibility and impact on Wall Street.
solid: so what? he is a moron and deserves to be called one. question. are you artsez in disguise?
More and more have realised that innovation is not a Microsoft virtue.
In many ways, those who hate apple should thank Jobs creative vision for the many features used now in the �widowz� world.
True, this is not news to most of us but it again points out that Apple has a story to tell where the current Mac and OS are concerned and they are not bothering to tell the world about it! Surely there is enough there to be able to design an effective advertising story!!!
Those who get a little pleasure from first post should keep it to themselves I think. I think they’re morons as well.
And Solid is bang on with the criticism of the statement about standards. Apple software is largely standards based. From VCARDS in Address Book to XML in Final Cut.
First we have One guy from Finland, now we have One guy from the Bronx. Can I call myself One guy from Sacramento?
Come on people! Be original! Maybe it’s come to a point we should have logins now on this site…..people pretending to be others, someone could pretend to be me! Oh wells…
One guy, no I’m not artsez. I just believe in good manners. If someone makes a less than intelligent post, I normally just ignore them.
Just have to wonder to what industry it is that Mr. Colony thinks Apple doesn’t follow the standard? Clunky Function? Lackluster Design? Security-hole-ridden OS? Low Quality? I’d have to agree in all those cases… it sure is nice to have a maverick computer that’s easy to use, looks cool, is secure, and lasts longer than just about any other product of similar intent.
Why is it that everyone who comments about being the first post also has nothing to say?
Oh, yeah, cause they’re damn losers.
NEWSFLASH: First post doesn’t count if all it consists of is “I got the first post!” Stop being an idiot and don’t post unless you have something to say, loser.
FYI: Jobs is news because he creates things that people care about. Jobs is news because his companies are making money — at rates that put them outside the mainstream of their industry peers. Jobs is news because unlike some slacker loser worried about getting the first post on a meaningless discussion board, he’s busy actually doing something meaningful.
If the “first poster” fools had any sense about them, they’re reaize that by posting the first post, it ends up at the top, and thus everyone already knows their’s is the first post.
Try a bit of subtlety, losers.
Wow, you guys sure are cranky! Have you taken your blood pressure medicine today?
The experience of Dell? Steve has been in the business for longer than Dull. Dell takes his life plan from Steve and still falls short
For all the first posters, here’s a challenge. Can you try being exactly the “5th poster” from now on. Let me see how many of you can do this?!
Solid wrote: [I]If someone makes a less than intelligent post, I normally just ignore them.[/I]
Consider yourself ignored.
Last Post on an active thread. That’s more of a challenge.
It’s a great article. A little mea culpa, some history, some prediction. More interesting than 90% of what is linked here.
Take it easy on ArtSez. He might have something good to say sometime, and probably isn’t a moron.
jfbiii, if you got out a bit and got “news” from elsewhere but here, you would find that most pc makers are making money, gateway a huge exception. Dell for instance, besides being heckalarge, creams aapl in both return on assets and profit margin. Of course, Dell isn’t really a peer of apple’s. Dell makes their money on computers, aapl on ipods.
25th Post!