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Jobs’ Personal, Terse Reply to Developer [Apple Computer]
theAppleBlog ^ | Friday, November 20, 2009 | Liam Cassidy

Posted on 11/20/2009 12:59:16 PM PST by Star Traveler

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To: Star Traveler

I used the first one and wrote him about APPLE’s idiotic support of man-made global warming.

We’ll see if he responds.


21 posted on 11/20/2009 2:23:52 PM PST by Laserman
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To: OneWingedShark

Hey, its email, texting, and blogging shortcut. Oops, I meant “it’s”! I’m a tech writer, but when Im doin’ this, my brain gets ahead of my fingers and I end up using shortcuts.


22 posted on 11/20/2009 2:29:41 PM PST by DallasDeb (USAFA '06 Mom)
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To: Star Traveler

It sounds more like a horse’s butt giving a little guy the back of his hand. The arrogant POS is too far removed from his own struggling days, and doesn’t appreciate the man’s dilemma. And doesn’t care.


23 posted on 11/20/2009 3:00:40 PM PST by qwertypie
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To: DallasDeb

What’s so difficult about writing proper English in blogs or emails?


24 posted on 11/20/2009 3:01:45 PM PST by qwertypie
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To: null and void

ping


25 posted on 11/20/2009 3:12:26 PM PST by Shimmer1 (Procrastinate: Because if the world ends tomorrow, you won't have to do it)
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To: qwertypie
You were saying ...

It sounds more like a horse’s butt giving a little guy the back of his hand.

Jobs is real tough to work with. He always has been. But, it's the being real tough to work with that has made him and the company successful. He'll get on his workers' cases for what others would consider the smallest of things in products that are being developed, being totally nit-picky about everything and demanding way beyond what anyone else in other companies would ever dare to do and/or demand.

However, that is precisely what has made these products successful. And as a user and consumer (for these products) I'm glad that someone is that demanding and nit-picky about them.

Believe me, the people who work for him shake in their shoes if they see him coming down the hall... LOL...

But, the customers love the results and also Wall Street loves the results.


The arrogant POS is too far removed from his own struggling days, and doesn’t appreciate the man’s dilemma. And doesn’t care.

Ummmm..., Jobs didn't struggle even in the beginning... LOL...

And, on the contrary, I think Jobs does appreciate this man's problem, while at the same time, Jobs is not going to hamper his legal team when protecting the company's rights, in terms of names and trademarks.

Jobs' appreciation of this man's problem was exemplified when Jobs wrote back to him. Jobs knows marketing. He knew that this one response was going to give this guy more "marketing power" for his product than he had in the last ten years combined... :-)

Jobs is the marketing expert and he knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote back to that developer.

26 posted on 11/20/2009 3:26:41 PM PST by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: qwertypie
Just to emphasize what I was saying about Jobs' response to that developer. It does appear that all the articles I've read about this situation are recognizing the fact that Jobs has done the guy a big favor, supplying him with more advertising than he ever did in the last ten years...

A blurb from iPhone Savior ...

Steve Jobs Advises The Little App Factory On Re-branding Apps

The shareware in question, now safely renamed iRip, lets you copy and transfer your songs from an iPod and iPhone back to your computer. It appears that the response from Jobs is quite possibly the best thing that's happened to The Little App Factory in a long time.

Proving once again, as it's been true for several iPhone app developers, "rejection is the new acceptance". Delivering more attention for Devor's company in the press than he could have ever afforded to purchase otherwise.

So go ahead and download a copy of iRip for yourself. You have Steve Jobs to thank for it. The man is a marketing genius who understands how to re-invent. For him, the re-branding concept was "no big deal". iRip is really a much better name anyhow and the new icon rocks.

And there you have it... :-)

27 posted on 11/20/2009 3:51:01 PM PST by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: Star Traveler

Too cute by half. Jobs thinks he’s God.


28 posted on 11/21/2009 5:53:21 AM PST by qwertypie
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To: qwertypie
You were saying ...

Jobs thinks he’s God.

And that he is... inside of Apple. And thanks goodness for that, which is why we have Macintosh and iPod and iPhone and other products that are wildly successful.

He can keep being God in Apple... LOL...

29 posted on 11/21/2009 7:33:40 AM PST by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: Star Traveler

I don’t own any of his overpriced toys. And his politics are abysmal.


30 posted on 11/21/2009 7:45:03 AM PST by qwertypie
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To: qwertypie

Too bad you don’t... they’re great... :-)


31 posted on 11/21/2009 7:46:57 AM PST by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: Star Traveler

I know some people who have them. They use them like gossipy 12 year old girls with nothing else to do. Or downloading inane apps.

I don’t feel that I’m missing much in my life without them.


32 posted on 11/21/2009 7:50:10 AM PST by qwertypie
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To: qwertypie
You were saying ...

I don’t feel that I’m missing much in my life without them.

Well, I suppose that some people might feel that way about a computer, a phone and a portable music player.

But in my case, I use a computer and intend to keep on using one. The Apple Macintosh runs not only Macintosh software but all Windows software, too. It runs it all... :-) And I don't have to worry a bit about the over 100,000 viruses on the Windows platform. I count, on the Macintosh, less of them than the fingers on my hand in the last 10 years on the Mac OS X.

And I think I'll keep using a cel phone, too... LOL...

The iPhone does a great job of it (the normal cel phone bit) and then it does a whole lot more for me, too, making it super-easy to have a portable computer in my pocket (along with the phone part). I check e-mail, even check Free Republic, get directions on the map, make notes (verbal or written) and a whole bunch of other stuff. What people don't know that they're missing -- I guess it makes it "okay" for them. In that case, "ignorance is bliss" for those who don't know what they're missing.

As for the music, I suppose some people might not care about it and that's okay, too. In my case, I like the iPod and the music. In fact, I use it for videos, too -- carrying some videos over to friends' houses and playing them on their TVs. I like to play a particular video (a lot) and show friends and other people (it's always on my iPod). It's about the myth of Anthropogenic Global Warming and it's great to show them on their TV from my iPod... LOL...

So, I suppose some people don't care about computers, phones and music -- but that's not me.

By the way, how are you typing on Free Republic if you don't have a computer and don't care about computers? :-)

33 posted on 11/21/2009 8:27:52 AM PST by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: qwertypie

Nothing wrong with it. But most people are typing rapidly to keep up with what our brains are thinking and it’s common to make mistakes. Get a life. Better be careful. People will be on the lookout for your errors if you pick on them too much.


34 posted on 11/21/2009 11:37:52 PM PST by DallasDeb (USAFA '06 Mom)
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