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Steve Jobs has resigned from Apple. What do you guys think?
I personally am sad that he left. I really liked Steve Jobs.
Please be respectful towards Steve.
I personally am sad that he left. I really liked Steve Jobs.
Please be respectful towards Steve.
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Brilliant marketer, but honestly I wish he retired. He's chairman now, he's not gone yet.
I believe he is ill. He need to step back from the limelight and nurse his health. This also ensure if he should passed away, Apple still function as per normal as he will no longer be at the front line. A gradual fade from limelight is a logical move.
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Health notwithstanding, I don't wish painful illnesses on anyone even the head honchos of companies that I despise, I couldn't care less about this.
I don't own an Apple computer, I probably never will and the elitist hipster attitudes of people that do own them piss me off.
Maybe Tim Cook will bring the hardware more in line with the price they are asking for it, maybe the arrogant Holier Than Thou marketing will become more reasonable. I doubt it though.
I don't own an Apple computer, I probably never will and the elitist hipster attitudes of people that do own them piss me off.
Maybe Tim Cook will bring the hardware more in line with the price they are asking for it, maybe the arrogant Holier Than Thou marketing will become more reasonable. I doubt it though.
I do not own a mac too but you have to respect Steve for start a successful company from his garage. And don't forget Steve also brought Personal Computers to the market. However I do agree that the "Hipster Attitude" is a bit annoying.
Steve Wozniak designed the first apple product, Jobs just marketed it. I lost respect for him as a business man when he stopped selling a product and started selling a brand.
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I respect Bill Gates much more then Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs brought the Personal Computer to the market but Bill brought them to the *masses*.
As checkered as Microsoft's past is, I've always found Microsoft products and technology far more innovative than Apple ones.
Let's try to just leave it at that though, I don't want to start another flame war...I come to these forums to not have them ;)
As checkered as Microsoft's past is, I've always found Microsoft products and technology far more innovative than Apple ones.
Let's try to just leave it at that though, I don't want to start another flame war...I come to these forums to not have them ;)
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Apple hardware is way more innovative than anything MS has done. iPod, iPad, and iPhone -- all three of them pretty much raised the bar and set the standard. iMacs were innovative, too, but it was too hard for Apple to break MS's stranglehold on the home PC market by that point.
Apple's biggest flaw is that they make all their hardware dependent on their proprietary software, and their software sucks. It seems like they intentially make their stuff incompatible with 3rd party developers.
They've gotten a lot better about that in recent times, but it still lingers.
Apple hardware is way more innovative than anything MS has done. iPod, iPad, and iPhone -- all three of them pretty much raised the bar and set the standard. iMacs were innovative, too, but it was too hard for Apple to break MS's stranglehold on the home PC market by that point.
Apple's biggest flaw is that they make all their hardware dependent on their proprietary software, and their software sucks. It seems like they intentially make their stuff incompatible with 3rd party developers.
They've gotten a lot better about that in recent times, but it still lingers.
I agree :) that Microsoft has done more to earn all of our respect than apple. I also believe that Microsoft is very innovative.:)
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Symptoms of Inferiority Complex
You may have noticed the following inferiority complex signs when dealing with someone who suffers from such a complex:
Social Withdrawal: Those who suffer from an inferiority complex may be socially withdrawn. They may not consider themselves as worthy of being with others who they perceive as individuals better in every aspect.
Rudeness: On the other hand, they may also be outspoken, to an extent that is rude. This stems from the constant desire to prove to themselves or others, that they too, are capable of doing all those things that the other is doing.
Blaming the Universe: Any failure on part of such persons is directly blamed on external factors such as poor luck, bad company, or just their environment in general. They are never able to accept that the failure may have occurred due to a mistake on their part. The whole universe is responsible for their misery and their failure.
Sour Grapes: One of the most prominent inferiority complex symptoms is the 'sour grapes' attitude. For instance, they may not have been able to perform a certain task at work properly, and if a colleague did it successfully, they would attribute the success to external factors such as help from someone else, or just plain luck. They will never attribute the colleague's success to personal capabilities or merit. This symptom is a way of compensating for the truth, that the colleague may indeed be better at a particular task than them.
Lack of Sportsmanship: Such persons refuse to participate in any type of competition, where their abilities will be tested against those of others. Even if they do, the 'sour grapes' attitude is most likely to come to the fore. They may however, relish the feeling of winning, though they may not take any steps in this direction.
Extreme Sensitivity: Persons who have an inferiority complex exhibit extreme sensitivity to compliments and criticism. If it is a compliment, they question its genuineness, and if it is criticism, they go on the defense immediately. They do not respond to light humor too well. Also, even if you happen to make a passing comment, they may take it personally.
Fishing for Compliments: Those suffering from an inferiority complex are most likely to be found fishing for compliments from others. However, sometimes, in spite of fishing for compliments, they may not accept them and believe that the person giving them is doing so just because he was asked to.
Fear of Making Mistakes: Such persons also fear attempting something new, simply because they have a deep fear of making mistakes and being reprimanded for it.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/inferiority-complex-symptoms.html
You may have noticed the following inferiority complex signs when dealing with someone who suffers from such a complex:
Social Withdrawal: Those who suffer from an inferiority complex may be socially withdrawn. They may not consider themselves as worthy of being with others who they perceive as individuals better in every aspect.
Rudeness: On the other hand, they may also be outspoken, to an extent that is rude. This stems from the constant desire to prove to themselves or others, that they too, are capable of doing all those things that the other is doing.
Blaming the Universe: Any failure on part of such persons is directly blamed on external factors such as poor luck, bad company, or just their environment in general. They are never able to accept that the failure may have occurred due to a mistake on their part. The whole universe is responsible for their misery and their failure.
Sour Grapes: One of the most prominent inferiority complex symptoms is the 'sour grapes' attitude. For instance, they may not have been able to perform a certain task at work properly, and if a colleague did it successfully, they would attribute the success to external factors such as help from someone else, or just plain luck. They will never attribute the colleague's success to personal capabilities or merit. This symptom is a way of compensating for the truth, that the colleague may indeed be better at a particular task than them.
Lack of Sportsmanship: Such persons refuse to participate in any type of competition, where their abilities will be tested against those of others. Even if they do, the 'sour grapes' attitude is most likely to come to the fore. They may however, relish the feeling of winning, though they may not take any steps in this direction.
Extreme Sensitivity: Persons who have an inferiority complex exhibit extreme sensitivity to compliments and criticism. If it is a compliment, they question its genuineness, and if it is criticism, they go on the defense immediately. They do not respond to light humor too well. Also, even if you happen to make a passing comment, they may take it personally.
Fishing for Compliments: Those suffering from an inferiority complex are most likely to be found fishing for compliments from others. However, sometimes, in spite of fishing for compliments, they may not accept them and believe that the person giving them is doing so just because he was asked to.
Fear of Making Mistakes: Such persons also fear attempting something new, simply because they have a deep fear of making mistakes and being reprimanded for it.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/inferiority-complex-symptoms.html
Despite Apple making new grounds on new innovative products not all are entirely new. Still remember the old story of portable MP3 players ? I believe Creative Singapore was the first and they did file a law suit which they won that battle but lost the war. Apple paid up and then continue on with their marketing and selling and soon Creative lost that first comer edge.
For this, I would say Apple is great not only for products but also business strategy. What is paying say a hundred millions to settle the lawsuit where subsequently you will re-coup all back and earn even more?
Today just read news Google paid up US$500 million for Ads done for Canadian pharmacies that import prescribed drugs into US. So sometimes paying up may not be a bad thing after all. Something we need to learn from them :P
PS Btw Creative was the company that was famous for producing the SoundBlaster sound card on our PC. I don't know about now but sound card was all the rage during those times and coupled with games that need good sound, it is a perfect match. Unfortunately like most companies, they seem to rest upon on their past success too much. Now into mobile arena, their own proprietary OS just doesn't seem to catch on. A sad tale of great success to subsequent oblivion.
For this, I would say Apple is great not only for products but also business strategy. What is paying say a hundred millions to settle the lawsuit where subsequently you will re-coup all back and earn even more?
Today just read news Google paid up US$500 million for Ads done for Canadian pharmacies that import prescribed drugs into US. So sometimes paying up may not be a bad thing after all. Something we need to learn from them :P
PS Btw Creative was the company that was famous for producing the SoundBlaster sound card on our PC. I don't know about now but sound card was all the rage during those times and coupled with games that need good sound, it is a perfect match. Unfortunately like most companies, they seem to rest upon on their past success too much. Now into mobile arena, their own proprietary OS just doesn't seem to catch on. A sad tale of great success to subsequent oblivion.
dude that sucks. steve jobs is great. I mean he nursed apple back to health... hopefully he can do the same with his health
| Despite Apple making new grounds on new innovative products not all are entirely new. Still remember the old story of portable MP3 players ? I believe Creative Singapore was the first and they did file a law suit which they won that battle but lost the war. Apple paid up and then continue on with their marketing and selling and soon Creative lost that first comer edge. |
I know Apple didn't make the first MP3 player, but they made the first good one. I had an early gen mp3 player in high school (this would have been around 1998, 99). It was more of a novelty... like "hey, look what we can do", but it wasn't ready for prime time yet. I ultimately ditched it for an old fashioned portable CD player.
When the iPod debuted, it was almost revolutionary. It was an mp3 player that you could actually use. And was reasonably affordable.
Even now, when time came to get a new mp3 player, I shopped around hoping to avoid apple because I knew I'd have to have a run in with iTunes (*shudder*) if I got an iPod. An iPod was at the very bottom of my list.
But the more I researched, the more I realized. There was nothing on the market at the time that could beat the 160 GB iPod classic. It's an amazing piece of hardware. The competitors in the same price range didn't have the storage capacity and were way bulkier. I can load up every song I have (no need to swap anything out ever -- you always have all your songs with you), over 10+ hours battery life, and it's exactly the right size. My only issue with the hardware is that it doesn't have dedicated volume buttons. $250 might seem like a steep price tag, but considering what you get it's super reasonable. One of the best purchases I've made.
I'm hardly an Apple fan. But I have to give credit where it's due. They've got the hardware thing down.
Now if only they could get the software right.... or even approaching anything resembling usable....
Disch, I remember those. The max memory on those things were like 32/64 mb... Held like an album or two haha.
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My first MP3 player was a Creative Zen and it is 20GB. It does not have touch-screen and it has no color but it play the songs well. It is not built for pleasing eyes but it's sound is superb especially during those times I was quite into heavy-metal and the louder the better.
Creative make good sounds but I wouldn't say for those aesthetics aspects of it. That was during those mid to late 90's era.
Creative make good sounds but I wouldn't say for those aesthetics aspects of it. That was during those mid to late 90's era.
I'd have nothing against Apple, if they only didn't behave like a patent troll recently.
They tried to block Samsung from selling their smartphones to UE by taking out some absurd patents and additionally faking the evidence. Fortunately they totally lost in Netherlands* yesterday, hope they will also lose in Germany. Shame on you, Apple, really.
*) Although you may find news that Apple won because Samsung is temporarily disallowed to distribute some of their phones to UE, actually Apple permanently lost 4 out of 5 claims about patent infrigement considering hardware and design (and some of the patents have been invalidated by the court) and the 5th claim is about software, not design, and is trivial by Samsung to fix.
They tried to block Samsung from selling their smartphones to UE by taking out some absurd patents and additionally faking the evidence. Fortunately they totally lost in Netherlands* yesterday, hope they will also lose in Germany. Shame on you, Apple, really.
*) Although you may find news that Apple won because Samsung is temporarily disallowed to distribute some of their phones to UE, actually Apple permanently lost 4 out of 5 claims about patent infrigement considering hardware and design (and some of the patents have been invalidated by the court) and the 5th claim is about software, not design, and is trivial by Samsung to fix.
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| They tried to block Samsung from selling their smartphones to UE by taking out some absurd patents and additionally faking the evidence. |
Anyhow, all companies are the same when it comes to patents. Tit for tat patent disputes what a waist of time.
Apple by engaging in such lawsuit is to make life hard for other players that intend to muscle into their territory. Afterall the market share for Android and Apple are closing and Apple got to do something. Besides coming out with new innovative products, the other recourse would be lawsuit isn't it?
But to be fair to Apple, this strategy is also practised by other players like M$ etc. Recently, Google just lost out on the bidding for Nortel Networks. They claim other big players 'gang-up' to shut them out. This is why now Google play smart and enter into an exclusive negotiation with Motorola Mobility.
Can you imagine if it succeed, Google would have match hardware and software in a perfect union and this form a springboard to take on Apple who always have both hardware+software coupled tightly to deliver a seam-less user experience.
But to be fair to Apple, this strategy is also practised by other players like M$ etc. Recently, Google just lost out on the bidding for Nortel Networks. They claim other big players 'gang-up' to shut them out. This is why now Google play smart and enter into an exclusive negotiation with Motorola Mobility.
Can you imagine if it succeed, Google would have match hardware and software in a perfect union and this form a springboard to take on Apple who always have both hardware+software coupled tightly to deliver a seam-less user experience.
Problem with patents, especially in software is that most of these patents are not valid because they were known before or because they are trivial (= it is very very probable, that several people "invent" exactly the same thing independently, without need to invest a single buck in research). Using such patents in court is trolling. Patents for software should not be allowed, because they hinder innovation. Companies spend money on lawyers instead of on R&D.
Android surpassed iOS in market share long time ago, so it is probably already too late. That is why they are trying the most absurd ways to stop Android's expansion.
Afterall the market share for Android and Apple are closing and Apple got to do something |
Android surpassed iOS in market share long time ago, so it is probably already too late. That is why they are trying the most absurd ways to stop Android's expansion.
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