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put Wifi and bluetooth in their iPads was important, too but I wouldn't call that an innovation either.Touch ID was nothing new and didn't change the way people use their devices.
At least the mouse and multi-touch certainly did.
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put Wifi and bluetooth in their iPads was important, too but I wouldn't call that an innovation either.Touch ID was nothing new and didn't change the way people use their devices.
At least the mouse and multi-touch certainly did.
If Steve Wozniak was still at Apple, Apple would be bankrupt. Steve Wozniak doesn't get how to sell computers, is to much of a technogeek, and in the end an idealist.
Woz today if he was in any way connected to Apple would bankrupt the company and he'd be even worse than the Pepsi guy. We're talking about a guy who believes in sunshine and rainbows and giving away things for free.
The only reason Woz was there in the first place is because Jobs needed someone who could build the Apple product.
Wozniak crediting Steve Jobs
Did Wozniak pretend to get that in the interview? If so, I didn't hear it.
http://youtu.be/v6ciNXc_4OQ?t=10m49s and onwards may be most relevant but really, it's worth listening to the whole thing.
Did Wozniak pretend to get that in the interview? If so, I didn't hear it.
http://youtu.be/v6ciNXc_4OQ?t=10m49s and onwards may be most relevant but really, it's worth listening to the whole thing.
Woz invented the apple products it was a collaborative effort and most of the engineering was done by Woz.It was his ideas and genius that led to the apple 1. It was Steve's genius that led to the Apple 2 where he sold a computer that was not in kit form.
Don't diminish the overall impact that the Woz had on Apple. If there was no Woz, there would be no Apple.
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I'm just saying, if they brought Wozniak back to Apple, Apple would be bankrupt pretty much within a few years.
In the past Woz has said Apple should make an Android phone.
http://www.wired.com/2014/02/woz-interview/
He also said Apple should partner with Chinese manufacturers to make a cheap iPhone for China.
http://www.businessinsider.com/woz-a-cheap-iphone-could-be-unhealthy-2013-8
Thank god he's not making any decisions at Apple.
It depends on the role he would take. I think everyone would agree, he would make a poor CEO, but in some sort of product development role, he would be a great asset. As an ambassador to increase the visibility of the Apple brand, he would be great. As with everyone, we have our own set of strengths and weaknesses. Woz could be a great addition to apple in the right position.
Agrees on both counts. He is a good and talented person, but not a businessman.
Back on topic: discovering the culture(s) of Apple
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https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=20410202#post20410202 reminds me that I somehow managed to take things way off-topic from the culture of Apple. I think my key point there was this notion:
For Apple in more recent years (let's say, post-Steve Jobs): I can't imagine who would both (a) have that breadth of knowledge of cultures at any level within the company and (b) be willing (or permitted) to speak about those cultures.
I just stumbled across a 2013 question, Any discussion on lack of secrecy? I'll probably add something there.
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https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=20410202#post20410202 reminds me that I somehow managed to take things way off-topic from the culture of Apple. I think my key point there was this notion:
- a collection of snippets of information, from individuals, can't paint as realistic a picture as a single substantial contribution from one well-informed, well-connected individual.
For Apple in more recent years (let's say, post-Steve Jobs): I can't imagine who would both (a) have that breadth of knowledge of cultures at any level within the company and (b) be willing (or permitted) to speak about those cultures.
I just stumbled across a 2013 question, Any discussion on lack of secrecy? I'll probably add something there.
Product development role? Like one that would advocate Apple designing and selling an Android phone? No thanks.
No less low cost Chinese iPhones that would destroy overnight Apples market image and position as a premium product.
That's your opinion, to which I don't prescribe too. I think he has a lot to offer and could help apple even further.
We'll have to agree to disagree then as I don't think what he would offer is what Apple needs.
If Tim Cook thought Woz would be of benefit to Apple I'm sure he would have called on his services by now.