tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post7262029442103662041..comments2024-03-25T21:41:06.801-07:00Comments on Mobile Opportunity: Judging Apple: It's Really (Still) About SteveMichael Macehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-84649317455576307512012-09-27T15:29:51.571-07:002012-09-27T15:29:51.571-07:00It's a really minor thing that's got me a ...It's a really minor thing that's got me a tiny bit worried about the future of Apple: the iOS 6 update refreshed the UI look of the music player, but NOT of the music player from the lock screen (double-click the Home button while locked). That kind of UI inconsistency seems very un-Apple.ArChttp://ofb.net/~andrewc/serenepia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-42710796225818349102012-09-25T00:19:08.709-07:002012-09-25T00:19:08.709-07:00There's another way to look at all this:
Ap...There's another way to look at all this: <br /><br />Apple is a marketing company (which, due to some historical accidents, also happens to have some engineers on the payroll). <br /><br />Note that a few days ago, the media was swamped with iPhone stories. For instance, on the Reuters main webpage, there were 5 separate reports on iPhone5. That obviously means that, from a marketing perspective, iPhone5 has been an enormous success! <br /><br />The complaints from propeller-heads are irrelevant because Apple's marketing department is not selling to them. <br /><br />For goodness sake, Apple is selling to people who think that a trip to the shopping mall is the highlight of their day!!!! <br /><br />Megahertz and megabytes don't matter to those people. All that matters is the 'buzz' which makes it fashionable to buy an iPhone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-80368985978458690742012-09-22T05:01:29.702-07:002012-09-22T05:01:29.702-07:00Bummer you can't share on this blog...Bummer you can't share on this blog...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294311263645885655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-38657903375834858982012-09-21T12:26:31.862-07:002012-09-21T12:26:31.862-07:00Thanks for the nice feedback, Eric.
>> I ca...Thanks for the nice feedback, Eric.<br /><br /><i>>> I can't believe that Steve was the source of all that bottled lightening</i><br /><br />I can't either, but it's possible that Steve was the catalyst who edited the brilliant ideas and made everything work together. Kind of like the editor of a great magazine -- pull that one person out and the magic goes away.<br /><br />I think you're right that the ultimate test of the organization Steve left behind will come when the current management team disperses. But in the meantime I want to see if they can still bring the wood.Michael Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-35674233853275091232012-09-21T11:44:02.988-07:002012-09-21T11:44:02.988-07:00I guess on one level you're right but I can...I guess on one level you're right but I can't believe that Steve was the source of all that bottled lightening. The crew that are running Apple today were the same guys who surrounded Steve for a decade or more. There are plenty of stories about bad decisions Steve made (eg the round mouse) and plenty of times the middle aged white guys talked sense into Steve (eg OSX as basis for iOS over Linux, touch based iPhone rather than click wheel). I would posit the real test for Apple is when Schiller, Forstall, Ive, Mansfield, et al start to leave. Appreciate your input through your writing, one of the very few that is thoughtful and knowledgeable. Ericnoreply@blogger.com