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Why a simple product line is integral to Apple’s success
It was reported today that Microsoft will be releasing 6 versions of Windows 7, and while the majority of consumers will realistically only be choosing between two of them, it helps highlight the difference between Apple’s approach to business, and that of other tech companies. Contrary to what they teach in business school, Apple has […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs Interview in Rolling Stone – 6 years later
1. February 2009
We recently posted a link to a great interview Steve Jobs did with Playboy in 1985. In keeping with the trend, we thought we’d post a link to an interview Steve Jobs did with Rolling Stone in 2003, right as the iPod was starting to become a pop culture icon. As usual, the interview is […]
Continue reading...1983 Macintosh Dating Game ft. Jobs and Gates [Video]
28. January 2009
Check out this 1983 Apple Macintosh Dating Game starring Steve Jobs as the host, and starring Fred Gibbons, Mitch Kapor (the former president of Lotus), and Bill Gates as the contestants. Yes, you read that correctly 🙂 Jobs is clearly having the time of his life as he asks each of the contestants when they […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs Interview in Playboy – 24 years later
27. January 2009
Playboy recently published online an interview they conducted with Steve Jobs in January of 1985. The interview offers a unique perspective into the mind of a then 29 year old Steve Jobs as he gives his thoughts and opinions on a broad number of topics ranging from how he met Steve Wozniak, his travels in […]
Continue reading...Interviews with Andy Hertzfeld and Steve Wozniak [Video]
26. January 2009
Check out this video interview with one of the key software developers of the original Macintosh, Andy Hertzfeld. Part of that spirit of.. the original Macintosh was the open ended nature, it was not a finished product, but a vehicle to put your own creativity to… More than any specific design element, it’s the spirit […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs demos the first Macintosh [video]
25. January 2009
Check out this clip of Steve Jobs, sporting an interesting bowtie, demoing the first Mac back in 1984. Note the humor in the presentation, the jab at IBM, and the audience reaction to Jobs’ showmanship and the Mac itself. It’s extremely reminiscent of when Steve Jobs first introduced and demoed the iPhone in 2007. If […]
Continue reading...Flashback: Steve Jobs writes on the original Mac
25. January 2009
25 years ago, Apple introduced the Macintosh computer to the world. 25 years ago, Steve Jobs wrote a brief essay in Macworld about the work done on and the significance of the Macintosh. The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for […]
Continue reading...“The Day Steve Jobs Showed Me the First Mac”
23. January 2009
Michael J. Miller has an interesting piece over at PC Mag describing the first time he laid eyes upon a Macintosh Computer. In the fall of 1983, I was working on the west coast for Popular Computing , and my editor asked me to go down to Cupertino to see the work Apple was doing […]
Continue reading...What Apple means to Steve Jobs – Rare video from 1997
21. January 2009
Check out this video clip of Steve Jobs talking to Apple employees in 1997, shortly after he returned to the company he co-founded in 1976.
Continue reading...“Top 10 Steve Jobs Quotes”
18. January 2009
Mariosundar has compiled an interesting list of the top 10 Steve Jobs quotes. While the list misses a few Jobsian gems from the past, it’s still worth a read. We found the following quotes in particular to be of interest. I mean, some people say, ‘Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over by a bus, […]
Continue reading...Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs and Apple [Video]
18. January 2009
An interesting video of Steve Wozniak talking about Steve Jobs and his importance to Apple. Highly recommended. Wozniak astutely points out that no matter how much information Jobs gives about his health, reporters and investors will constantly be asking for more. Wozniak also points out that key products on Apple’s roadmap are often 1-2 years […]
Continue reading...Apple Computer: The (Very) Early Years
7. December 2008
Computer Shopper has a very interesting article by Stan Veit, former Editor in Chief of the magazine, about the VERY early days at Apple, and his interactions with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs way back in the late 1970’s. It’s a very interesting read, and paints an unflattering picture of current Apple C.E.O Steve Jobs. […]
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3. February 2009
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