Steve Jobs is said to have overseen the creation of the iPhone 5 "from concept to final design" before he passed away earlier this month.
"For that reason... this product will establish the high water mark for iPhone volumes," he added, according to CNET.
Kumar went on to say that the new phone will have a slimmer profile and larger screen, but share the same dimensions as the iPhone 4S. He expects it to be revealed around the time of Apple's Developer's Conference in the summer of 2012.
Another source claiming to have knowledge of the project told the site that iPhone 5 is a "complete redesign. This is a very large project that Steve dedicated all of his time to. He was not that involved in the 4S because his time was limited."
Released last Friday, iPhone 4S broke the launch weekend sales record for mobile phones, shifting over four million units in its first three days on the market, according to Apple.
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kirankara on 18 Oct '11 said:
being cynical person I am, this sounds like a great way to shift gazillions of iphone 5's, by appealing to sentimental side of people.
wrightandrewjame on 18 Oct '11 said:
You're not alone in thinking that. The first thing I thought was "Well that'll help sell an extra few million iPhones then.". Really it should be irrelevant who designed the product and that quality should be the deciding factor when buying, but we all know in reality that is far from the case.
Metatasian on 18 Oct '11 said:
And so the Apple marketing machine continues to chug along. Nothing is off limits it seems, even using their dead CEO to sell products. I won't be surprised if they prop up his corpse and parade it around their Apple stores like El Cid.
svd_grasshopper on 18 Oct '11 said:
this guy was over rated. only his early years were pioneer-ish.
phones and mp3 players were around before he commericialised them for the dumb masses.
rbt2 on 18 Oct '11 said:
But that's wot made him a bit of a genius!
Stoopid.
kirankara on 18 Oct '11 said:
read a quote that said his biggest achievement was turning geek into chic, or translation, he managed to flog average products that looked nice to the pretentious t**ts. most the products apple make are aesthetically pleasing, and well made, but arent really ground breaking and offer little value for money. Theyre great at turning existing products into must have products.
Nightmare on 18 Oct '11 said:
Sorry, what did you invent again?
El Mag on 18 Oct '11 said:
My Gran was a genius, she made my first ever bacon wrapped donut.
ladycroft142 on 18 Oct '11 said:
Nice to see the legacy of Steve Jobs is going to be milked for all it's worth. While it's respectful to remember his contribution to Apple slapping his name all over future releases to boost sales is just tacky.
svd_grasshopper on 18 Oct '11 said:
nothing. but i am'nt said to have revolutionised industries.
if i was regarded as revolutionary, i'd be embarrassed if all i did was repackage phones and music players for students and market the living daylights out of them.
ashadian on 18 Oct '11 said:
It's not Apple's fault analysts are talking about jobs last project being the iphone!
a3HeadedMonkey on 18 Oct '11 said:
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paperywhiteboy on 18 Oct '11 said:
So there's a time-limit on being a pioneer then, is there? Good to know. Now I can safely reclassify Steven Hawkins as overrated. So too Alexander Bell, Charlie Chaplin, Newton, Socrates, Gandhi, the Wright Brothers....
Hang on, I'm going to need a bigger page.
brownboy90 on 18 Oct '11 said:
I don't think Apple need to try any tricks to shift loads of iPhones.. Honestly! But seeing as I made the mistake of getting a 3GS then they bring out the iPhone 4. I'm going to skip the 4S and wait for the 5 as I'm out of contract I can get it for free!
ckyleburnett on 18 Oct '11 said:
Not surprised at all that the would use the dead CEO to sell a phone. I am surprised that they are finally going to change the Iphone. They have been reselling people what is basically the same phone every year and these morons just keep buying em. Did anyone else realize that they are already starting a hype train for the iphone5 and 4S just went on sale? And you know what else? The same morons that bought the 4s are going to buy this pile of poo and act like they found a gold nugget.
rbt2 on 18 Oct '11 said:
And that's what made Jobs a genius. Turning Apple into one, if not, the biggest tech co's in the world.
Don't own anyfink Apple meself, we bought the boy an IPod touch last xmas though, but he was a genius.
No doubt about that to all but the biggest Apple haters.
And who, in their right mind, could be arsed to hate a mahoosive company?
Unless it's BT.
Cos they is wankas.
a3HeadedMonkey on 18 Oct '11 said:
Not to mention a brain.
It's not difficult to see that Apple did some pretty cool things during the rise of the home computer back in the 80's. Recently though, it's just been about flogging MP3 players, phones & PC's that restrict the user. Usually to some moron with more money than (tech) sense.
Who mentioned any sort of time limit on pioneering?!You are an idiot. I must stop talking at you now.
justforkicks101 on 18 Oct '11 said:
Idontcare
kirankara on 18 Oct '11 said:
I never doubted his business skills, but genius??? A term I dont use lightly. Dont forget the biggest part of Apple's success was dependent on the initial marketing and that wasnt down to Job's , but marketing companies.
Apple was on verge of Bankruptcy prior to ipod, after lots of failed business choices. They got a bit of luck in hitting the market with ipod when they did, just as the masses were ready to adapt new technology.
No doubt they exploited their popularity very, very well, once attained though. Credit to him, and Apple for their position in market, it's just a shame, they arent their on basis of having best products too.
kirankara on 18 Oct '11 said:
It's ironic that their best work wasnt recognised or popular, and actually brought them to their knees financially.
Windowlicker79 on 18 Oct '11 said:
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martinawatson on 18 Oct '11 said:
Such a bunch of dickheads on this site its almost untrue (but its not) . The newspaper industry uses macs and the software (and has done for decades), graphic designers use macs (and interestingly many on very old macs...because they still work amazingly well), and for high end music and film projects which computers work the best (even compared to pcs using exactly the same chips) ...that's right pea brains its macs....you can have more vst plug ins working with less latency , COLD HARD FACT,benchmarks in magazines consistently prove this and have done for years.
Vista by Microsoft was a very (very) poor imitation of what Apple had done with their OS two years previously, and only in regards to the graphical interface really, it was widely accepted (to those in the know) to be a pig wearing lipstick.
Steve Jobs has mapped out the next 4 years for Apple , what goes in an iphone 5 ....hmm not very hard to work out really ,even for people who weren't as informed on Tech as he was , Quad core chip, higher quality screen , more megapixels for the camera perhaps.
So please no more of this "he was just a glamorous salesmen" . I mean i use PC's (re geek+self build+over-clocking+massive custermization+err+ occasional blowing up) and i drive a Ford Mondeo , i know my PC isn't really as good as a top level mac and my Mondeo isn't like a Aston Martin.
And by the way could the intelligentsia on this thread perhaps tell me what phone is superior to the iphone4s and which tablet is superior to the ipad....I mean I wont be on here later to answer ...but then you probably wont have an intelligent response for me to read.
shogunreaper on 18 Oct '11 said:
Well that will sure boost the sales..
Orox on 18 Oct '11 said:
Well said. I'm not an Apple acolyte myself but the hate this man receives from the internet hate machine is insane.
jiggzy king on 18 Oct '11 said:
For those that don't read stories properly, let me just point out that this story wasn't released by apple. It was released by an independent analyst and one who was merely speculating(and doesn't mention that the info was FROM apple) when the iPhone 5 would be shown... The fact that Jobs would spend his time designing the iPhone 5 isn't really surprising is it? So, with that in mind, can someone explain HOW exactly they are "milking Steve Jobs'" legacy?!
ricflair on 18 Oct '11 said:
Calm down martin.
Apple products are overly praised, and overly slagged off in equal measure, just don't expect to see the former on a games site. The reason macs work better with the same chips is because it's a closed system. It's works very well but it's closed, expensive and inflexible in hardware terms.
I'm sure most of the Apple hate is just a response to the Apple zealots. There's no tech fan like an Apple fan.
gmcb007 on 18 Oct '11 said:
The hate balances out with the whole hipster 'im-better-than-you-because-i've-got-an-Iphone' pricks and there's plently of them.
ricflair on 18 Oct '11 said:
Yeah, but it was Steve Jobs' kid though, so that was ok.
TheLastDodo on 18 Oct '11 said:
How do you know when somebody has an iphone?
Because they tell you.
Brains on 18 Oct '11 said:
Why do SO many people hate? Look at your own lives and achievements before you start criticising others. What the hell have you done today? Posted an anonymous unpleasant comment about someone who you never knew on a gaming website message board. Well done, pat yourself on the back. Best get updating your CV and making a note in your diary, as future employers and your great grandchildren will really want to know about your achievements. Your parents must be so very proud of you.
ricflair on 18 Oct '11 said:
So have you made a driving game as good as GT5?
gmcb007 on 18 Oct '11 said:
How's the weather up there? You know, on top of your high horse. Best update your CV to say you criticised others for criticising. Your parents must be very proud of you.
a3HeadedMonkey on 18 Oct '11 said:
Hello. I am an anonymous message board user. I don't know you, but I'd just like to tell you to go f**k yourself.
No reason other than you seem like the kind of c**t I'd rather spit at than look at if I met you in the real.
Enjoy the rest of your day!...
...unlikey, miserable c**t.
Windowlicker79 on 18 Oct '11 said:
You seem to completely misunderstand the concept of criticism.
You don't have to have achieved something better than or equal to the person you are criticising.
For example, I could criticise David Cameron's abilities as a Prime Minister, but it doesn't mean I could do a better job myself. I could also criticise your attempts at criticising people that you don't actually know for criticising other people that they don't know, but I'm not that much of a dick.
Reegeee on 18 Oct '11 said:
Yeah it's kind of like saying Pol Pot was a bastard and then the person next to you saying, 'yeah but how many people have you killed?'
paperywhiteboy on 18 Oct '11 said:
Pointless though responding to you is - since you're clearly a sociopathic tw*t with anger issues - I'm going to anyway.
In answer to your question, both svd_grasshopper, and now you, said it, or implied it at least: by saying he only did worthwhile work early in his carrer and therefore isn't a pioneer is to suggest a time limit. The fact, or opinion, that recently all he did was re-package existing products is besides the point. And even there, given that many - not all but many - tech manufacturers attempt to copy Apple design elements is, in itself, suggestive of his ability to lead the way in certain areas. Granted, Apple aren't the be all and end all; there are many choices they make that infuriate me as an apple user, and certainly they've incorporated tech developed by others, but that by no means voids the advances they are responsible for.
The definition of pioneer, by the way, relates to someone who develops or is the first to use or apply a new method, area of knowledge, or activity. Where Jobs was concerned this can be applied both to his early days at Apple, his latter days with the ipod etc., and his work with Pixar when they were developing the techniques used in Toy Story, itself a pioneering film responsible for the abundance of CG cartoons around today. Clearly he was not the sole person involved in the success of any of these ventures, but he was the driving force behind them and had the foresight to know where they could go if treated correctly. I'm not putting him on the level of influence as those I mentioned before, but it's undeniable that his influence was significant. And to deny that simply because you hate Apple is a ridiculous, blinkered view.
BenThomasFoster on 18 Oct '11 said:
Steve Jobs is like elvis. He'll be releasing new technology long after he's dead.
rbt2 on 18 Oct '11 said:
So he died up to his neck in s**t on the toilet whilst stuffing his gullett with chesse burgers then?
Well I never knew that.
You live and learn.
Innit?
gamingassassin on 18 Oct '11 said:
"Lets all pretend were all tech experts and say how much we hate apple/steve jobs/apple products!"
"I must know more about him and his company then all the people that have said the opposite to me (Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg etc...) they cant know anything about technology."
"Im so cool because I don't follow the masses and like anything other people like!" -.-
"The iphone4s is the biggest ever selling phone because people are stupid, not because its the fastes spartphone ever made (proven) or because of its amazing features"
So your not a genius if you invent something, because there's already a much inferior version on the market then? So all modern day inventions are just crap then? Some people are so dumb on here!
Reegeee on 18 Oct '11 said:
Well they aren't inventions are they, they are refinements. My brilliant 40 inch samsung 3dtv is a s**tload better than the 1st tv ever made, but the 1st tv ever made was a much more meaningful achievement.
shellster2 on 18 Oct '11 said:
i see the usual haters have rolled in. rubbing their hands with glee at another Apple story.
I'm glad Samsung, HTC etc don't release phones on a regular basis.....what's that, they do, even more than Apple? How very dare they! Anyone would think these companies are trying to run a successful business. Shame on them i say.
Please for the sake of the children, nobody mention the malware found in Android apps....s**t i did it again.
gmcb007 on 18 Oct '11 said:
Speak for yourself you stupid t**t.
shellster2 on 18 Oct '11 said:
RBT, thanks you c**t, you made me spurt my drink out all over the place reading that
gamingassassin on 18 Oct '11 said:
How did you know I was talking about you?
gamingassassin on 18 Oct '11 said:
Couldnt have said it better myself
svd_grasshopper on 18 Oct '11 said:
he wouldn't be famous for his actual achievements, if it wasn't for his later stuff like the ipod.
stuff like the ipod, in my view, hardly warrants a mention in history - except for the insane amount of fools who went and and bought it - putting steve jobs, turtleneck-jumpered genius and global technology icon on the map.
ironic, as the people who made him famous (cool-dude students and technology-flaunting people who are clueless about technology) couldn't tell you why he should be famous in the first place (hint: not for an over-priced white mp3 player, or a phone with a big screen in it, or a big screen without a phone in it)
svd_grasshopper on 18 Oct '11 said:
this s**t, and all it embodies.
http://zaissianlogic.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/10/ipod_green.gif
http://www.gdusa.com/issue_2006/01_jan/feature/pics/ipod.ad.gif
http://365daysofawesome.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/ipod_silhouette.jpg
Windowlicker79 on 18 Oct '11 said:
Dennis Ritchie (the guy on the right) died a week after Steve Jobs. I don't know about you, but I know which one really deserves to be remembered.
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt37vq4W6l1r1adl0o1_400.jpg
ffcoppolla on 18 Oct '11 said:
Only one of them can be remembered?
gamingassassin on 18 Oct '11 said:
I see your point but I dont completely agree with it. I would however say that Both should be remembered in their own right and for their own personal achievements.
If I had done nearly half as much as either one of them I would be extremely proud of myself no matter what anyone said
I really don't see the point in hating products so vocally. I really don't like blackberrys but i've never gone to a post praising them just to complain about them and belittle their users. let people be happy with what they've bought. It doesn't hurt you
martinawatson on 18 Oct '11 said:
This was played at a apple conference about 4-5 years ago,many a true word spoken in jest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLmgVD6efqU
TheLastDodo on 18 Oct '11 said:
Yeah, people have got to have heard of them to remember them, one of those two is known to the guy on the street so he'll be remembered, the other (who I also have no idea who that is) isn't. Simple as.
But keep forcing your anti-Jobs opinions, it'll definitely win the iSheep round
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Windowlicker79 on 18 Oct '11 said:
The other guy is the man who wrote the programs that are responsible for pretty much ALL computing technology (including Macs) as we know it today. Without him things would be very different. Without Steve Jobs, things would be pretty much the same.
I don't HATE Apple, I just don't like the way they take technology that already exists, patent it regardless of existing patents on identical ideas, put it in a pretty white case and charge double the price for it.
Yes Apple computers have their place in design and music and they do an excellent job of it, but for normal home computing? You can get better performance for half the price. With regards to iPods and iPhones the same is true. Massively overpriced products that appeal to the magpie instincts of simple minded and misinformed consumers.
Windowlicker79 on 18 Oct '11 said:
No, but only one of them deserves the fanfare and praise that is currently being shown.
ffcoppolla on 18 Oct '11 said:
In your (humble) opinion, I presume?
TheLastDodo on 18 Oct '11 said:
Fair enough and Dennis Ritchie deserves to be remembered as much as Jobs if what you say he's done is true.
From what I've read, MP3 players were pretty much failing until Jobs and Apple thought up the iPod so it would be fair to say to that Jobs didn't revolutionise the music industry by creating the first ever MP3 player, but like it or not, the MP3 player he did create, the iPod (along with iTunes) did revolutionise the music industry.
I'm not going to argue tech specs, patents etc because it doesn't matter, Jobs and Apple created the iPod and changed everything, I don't how they did it or what MP3 players were like before the iPod arrived but Jobs and Apple found a way to get millions of people to buy into MP3 players when no-one else could.
Is he a creative genius? or is he a marketing genius?
Windowlicker79 on 18 Oct '11 said:
In my opinion based on their achievements and the good they have done for the industry.
shellster2 on 18 Oct '11 said:
Check this out http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/after-the-iphone-4s-android-just-feels-wrong/5068?tag=nl.e539
...and apple iPhones and iPads are not overpriced compared to comparable competitor devices ffs.
Windowlicker79 on 18 Oct '11 said:
That was an interesting article, but the first comment on it highlighted the very thing I was thinking as I read it.
Its a pointless and idiotic comparison.
jeffery6803 on 19 Oct '11 said:
every iphone that has been released maybe except the first has had a far superior competing product but apple always win because of the name brand iphones suck and that`s just reality i have a iphone 4 and it`s slow doesn`t compare t a lot of android devices and i will never get another one but you know what i got swept up into marketing with apple the components are 40% of the price and you are paying a 60% mark up for the apple logo
roynluc on 19 Oct '11 said:
I haven't personally, but Bizarre Creations, Turn 10 and numerous others have made one better....
gamingassassin on 19 Oct '11 said:
This is obviously a topic which everyone feels very strongly about but trying to force your opinions is not only wrong but also only pushes people further towards their convictions anyway. Iphones and Android devices etc are both not terrible and are both liked for their own right. Let people choose what ever device they want without having to hear you whining about how bad their choice is.
If the developers of Android and IOS devices can respect each other then why cant the consumers? why does everyone feel that their opinion is the most important and must therefore be heard by all?
If you don't like a device then don't buy it. That is really the only way you can affect the companys producing them.
martinawatson on 19 Oct '11 said:
Heres something all apple haters living in unreality might like to view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4AXaFlIFQA
Brains on 19 Oct '11 said:
That's an AWFUL lot of anger you're venting there. Clearly you have some issues. You want to SPIT on people? What kind of person are you? You're the kind of scum this country doesn't want or need. Nevermind the fact that trying to spit on someone WITHOUT looking at them would be quite a challenge, but you're apparently quite well practiced at this. You very sad angry person.
Clearly you are...
gamingassassin on 19 Oct '11 said:
iucidium on 19 Oct '11 said:
His last words 'blue block! Blue blockkkkkk!!'
iucidium on 19 Oct '11 said:
Turn 10 have nyctophobia
well, the GPU of the 360 has. Tooooo manyyyyy light sourcessssss *RROD*
iucidium on 19 Oct '11 said:
I'm personally puzzled that Google have released a new 'Nexus' phone with Samsung and yet not a word has been uttered on this site. For lords sake the iPhone 4S infringes on Samsungs antenna patent so I was at least expecting a mention...
Metatasian on 19 Oct '11 said:
That's because iTunes is shovelware, like the google toolbar, or mcafee virus scan with Adobe downloads, it gets pushed with every download of quicktime, so no wonder there are more copies of itunes out there than ipods. most computer users are naive so its not there because they voluntarily downloaded it.
Windowlicker79 on 19 Oct '11 said:
lol, I love the way that was I was getting at just went completely over your head.
gmcb007 on 19 Oct '11 said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
That's the ideal website for you. Smug prick
gamingassassin on 19 Oct '11 said:
actually out of everything you listed there (including quicktime) I only have iTunes and I know a lot more people just like me so just because you like to think your smarter then everyone else and most computer users are naive try doing some research first.
gamingassassin on 19 Oct '11 said:
What so your now a "smug prick" just for pointing out that someones way too angry? or someones a dick when they quite clearly are? maybe thats just your way of attacking anyone that doesnt like to go with your views. I wonder if thats what you do in the real world?
Windowlicker79 on 20 Oct '11 said:
a3HeadedMonkey didn't say that. You seem to have got your quotes all messed up.
gamingassassin on 20 Oct '11 said:
Yes he did
Read where he initially said it and why he was calling the guy a smug prick. Why else do you think he was calling him it?
Theres no need to be abusive to people just for not agreeing with you because that just debunks your opinions anyway. Healthy debate = good, aggressive slagging match = Bad
Windowlicker79 on 21 Oct '11 said:
No he didn't. What you quoted was said by gmcb007
http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/img/6170-1021201132907pm.png
gmcb007 on 21 Oct '11 said:
Yes, I called him a smug prick. Me Not a3headedmonkey, me. As Windowlicker has kindly shown, it's pretty obvious that I said it and you know what? I stick with what I said. Go look at his first post and then what I quoted. As you can see, he brands someone as "scum" and calls another a dick after he gives his fancy speech. So he is no better than anyone else here nor are you.
Welcome to the internet.
Imaduck on 21 Oct '11 said:
So f**king what?
rbt2 on 21 Oct '11 said:
Where's the argument?
Everyone knows a3headedmonkey is a smug prick.
With the emphasis on the word 'prick'.
Therefore, everyone's a winner!
And if a double decker bus crashes into us.....to be by your side is such a heavenly place to die
Brains on 21 Oct '11 said:
Why is there so much anger being vented in such a pointless way?! No way are you this furious and vitriolic in the real world otherwise you'd be in jail (or dead) by now! There are far better (and more effective) ways of venting! And stop attacking people because you don't like them, or because you don't agree with their views. Contrary to what some people may believe, that ISN'T what the internet is for, despite the fact it allows you to be anonymously tw*t-like in a way that you would NEVER be to someones face. All the people on here talking sh*t about Steve Jobs, how about you go up to his family and repeat that to their face. Would you hell?! If you're not prepared to back up your opinions TO THE HILT in the real world, then shut up.
gamingassassin on 21 Oct '11 said:
who cares who called him a smug prick the point i made was still valid it was just to the wrong person. as for the person i accidentally accused im sorry it was my mistake. but your not exactly harmless are you?
but back to the point, your not a smug prick for telling someone their too angry or for telling someone their a dick (especially when their acting like a dick).
like brains said im sure you wouldn't act that way in the real world? unless your some sort of bigoted nut job which I doubt you are.
and the internet isnt for acting like a t**t and neither are forums. but i cant be bothered to keep this going so this is my last post on this topic. besides id rather read you all slagging off the new modern warfare game because at least thats something i agree with you on!
Imaduck on 21 Oct '11 said:
Kiss ass much Brains? I think that passes as necrophilia dude. So you worshipped the dude, I think he was kind of a t**t. I feel bad for his family but I'm not going to pretend to BE them. I'm just an insignificant consumer, and I'm replying as such, honestly. I also don't have to back up why I don't hold the guy in high regards to you or anyone else, sue me, write a f**king book about it or whatever floats your boat
Would I stamp up to his family in one of their mansions and say "hey you know what? I think Steve was a bit of a dick"? No, because I never personally met the guy for starters, and it would be very disrespectful
Least I'm honest and realise where I stand.
Brains on 22 Oct '11 said:
Kiss ass? I never once said I worship him, I'm quite indifferent about the guy really. I certainly don't worship him or his company. That said, it's bang out of order for anyone to rip into him the way some have. My point stands, if someone isn't brave enough to say something to someone's face, then they shouldn't say it at all. It's the definition of cowardice and insignificance to do it in a place like this. I'm not talking about not "holding him in high regards" or not thinking that much of him, or whether you like the Apple brand (that's personnel preference), I'm talking about the pure hatred some people in this thread (and elsewhere) have expressed towards another human being that they've never met and never knew, almost like they're glad he's dead. That's just not on.
CJG on 23 Oct '11 said:
The world would not be the same without Steve Jobs. IMO he will always be the father of modern technology.
jeffery6803 on 23 Oct '11 said:
not liking a product as a consumer is not hating it`s a right you have , you are free to comment on what you don`t like about it.
Iphones are overpriced and restricted things i personally hate and having the apple brand doesn`t matter to me
Brains on 23 Oct '11 said:
You're absolutely right, say what you want about the product, but to rip into Jobs like some people have is the issue.
And on the issue of the technology itself, the huge success of the iPhone and what it's done for the smartphone market is revolutionary... it has made all the other manufacturers step up their game in order to compete. Without the iPhone, we wouldn't have the likes of HTC, Samsung, Blackberry etc. producing the products they are. Whatever your preference, the iPhone is the genesis.
Imaduck on 23 Oct '11 said:
Steve jobs did some awesome stuff. I still have my Ipod nano, it's like 1st series I think? nice and beefy but tiny. I don't like iTunes but hey. The worst thing Steve gave us was the Apple Cult
Seriously guys come on. The guy made a lot of money and used it to make a lot more. Thankfully, he was pretty visionary and left us with some great stuff that really made a difference along the way, but he was also monopolising and charging people through the roof at times.
I don't have a personal grudge against the guy. I never met him face to face. The part we did see of him (his public salesman face) p**sed me off after a while though. He gave us some nice tech, but this whole thing has gone daft. He was a buisnessman! Why are people borderline worshipping the guy ?
It's not like he made the stuff by hand, from wood he cut in a magical shed outside his humble cottage, then sold his wares for the lowest price possible but so that he could feed a collection of orphans and blind puppies he rescued from a burning building 