Steve Jobs' terse reply: "Completely wrong. Just wait." PING!
Newsweek says the Mac is Dead!
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Posted on 06/10/2010 1:19:11 AM PDT by Swordmaker
Dear Macintosh,
I hate to tell you this, but my guess is you’ve probably been sensing it already. I don’t know any good way to say it so let me just be blunt: You’ve been dropped. Dumped. It’s over.
I’m sorry. I know this hurts. But you need to face up to the truth–Steve Jobs just broke up with you. This happened yesterday at the World Wide Developers Conference. I know–why couldn’t he just do it in private? Well, you know Steve. He loves the spotlight.
So what did he talk about? He talked about iPads, and the App Store, and iBooks, and videogames. He talked about the new iPhone 4, with new video-chat software called FaceTime and a gyroscope that lets you shoot missiles into outer space and take pictures of Saturn or something. And he had lots and lots to say about his new mobile-phone operating system, which used to be called iPhone OS and now has changed its name to iOS 4.
But one thing Steve didn’t have much to say about was you. In fact, he didn’t talk about you at all. That’s not how it used to be. Remember the old days?
Why it seems like only yesterday that you, Mac, were all Steve wanted to talk about. You and your wonderful stable operating system that was so much better than Windows.
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The Mac is dead says the Mummy...
Apple sucks! Oh, wait, no, it’s Microsoft that sucks. Or is it Google? I’m confused.
The ususal very bad Newsweek “reporting.”
Hey, I bid $5.00!
What silly nonsense. The Mac line certainly isn’t dead.
It is true that the majority of Apple’s revenue growth is coming from the iPhone and other “personal” devices, so I could envision an environment where the Mac is no longer what Apple is flogging to the industry press at every chance.
don’t forget Newsweak
Posted by Dennis Sellers
Jun 9, 2010 at 7:00am
“Newsweek” ran an obituary for the Mac yesterday (read it here) in which it said that the “future of Apple is no longer centered around the Macintosh.” “You Mac guys just got kicked to the curb, relegated to the steaming dung heap of the past,” “Newsweek” wrote. “The future, for Apple, is all about iPhones and iPads, and, more important, the operating system software that powers them—the sexy new iOS 4, which these days seems to be getting most of Steve’s attention.”
I think “Newsweek” is right on one point: “the future of Apple is no longer centered around the Macintosh.” The Mac is no longer THE main focus of Apple (although that’s probably been the case for some time now). The company’s future will evolve around the iPhone, the iPod, the iPad AND the Mac. Not to mention the Apple TV, which will come out of “hobby” stage within six months, and other iDevices.
The Mac is still one of the top money makers for Apple. And it’s still the center of the “digital hub,” if you will. The other devices are great devices, but for a lot of people, there is—and always will be—the need for a personal computer.
Let’s face it. The iPhone can’t replace a Mac. The iPod can’t replace a Mac. And the iPad can’t replace a Mac (unless you use your Mac about 75% of the time for consuming media, not creating it).
Apple would be nuts if it’s even considering any plans to phase out the Mac any time in the near future. And there are plenty of fascinating technologies yet to be implemented on the computer: 3D, Light Peak, touch screens, etc. Apple likes to innovate—and there’s lots of innovating still to be done on the Mac.
The Mac will increasingly adopt features of the iOS (just as the iOS will probably adopt features from Mac OS X). Who knows? Perhaps the iOS will eventually evolve into the operating system that Apple personal computers will use.
But the Mac will continue to evolve and be a key part of Apple as far as my eye can see.
In fact, I fired off a quick email to Steve Jobs about the “obit” and asked him about it. His terse reply:
“Completely wrong. Just wait.
“Sent from my iPhone”
Heck no!
Apple Machintosh is still alive and active!
I should know, I am using one right now!
As one Mark Twain was famous to say,
“the annoucement of my death was a bit premature”.
They’ve never really “got” Jobs nor Apple. They still don’t. Might there come a day, when there is no longer a visible, big honking desktop “tower?” Yes, of course. We’re almost there now. Elegant minimalism has long been the guiding philosophy.
Does that mean no more Macs? No, it doesn’t. Not by a long shot.
My big honk’n homebuilt desktop tower died last week. PS croaked, and the MB and RAM needs updating, along with the processor...... I ordered a Mini.
The Mini is one example of that philosophy. Amazing what can be done with something nearly invisible if you want it to be, isn’t it?
“the annoucement of my death was a bit premature”.
Perhaps Newsweek was deflecting attention from its own imminent demise...
Well, I don’t know yet. It’s due here tomorrow. But i suspect you’re right, and that’s why I bought it.
This article makes little sense.
First, a lot of the things does with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch (e.g. iTunes) really require a Mac or Windows PC.
The Mac handles these functions better than Windows boxes. Apple apps on Windows are typically bloated and clunky (e.g. Quicktime).
We are at a point in PC desktop hardware, where other than processors getting faster, little earth-shaking stuff is going on. The industry is relatively stable. The current Apple lineup remains competitive although pricey.
Apple has already narrowed the Mac product line. The results are a better Mac. Gone are the GM style lineups (Performas, LCs) that made Apple look like a GM style company with 5% market share (thanks Spindler and Amelio).
Apple has gotten OUT of the printer business (remember where anything but an Imagewriter or Laserwriter on a Mac was considered avant-garde?). No more little Appletalk boxes. Etc. Dropping these entire lines has made Apple a better computer company, and has not signaled a weakening commitment.
That leaves OS X development. Because a subset of OS X is the heart of the iPxd/iPhone lineups, that will be serviced.
I have a Mac Mini, which is a smaller version of the old larger tower.
Daniel Lyons? I’d almost forgotten about this fraud.
He does have one saving grace though. After four years as an SCO cheerleader he finally admitted he was wrong.
They all suck in their own way.
Use the tool that works best for you.
In my case, it's Linux. Thank God we have choices.
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