Comments on: Steve Jobs Sells Sugar Water

By: ctopher

ctopher — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:24:17 +0000

I’m sorry, I meant to say "We’re too hip and geeky…" I certainly don’t know what to do to makes a technology more accessible,

By: ctopher

ctopher — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:20:35 +0000

I think what you have to remember is that Apple’s customers don’t really know how to go from iMove to YouTube. They also aren’t webmasters so implementing AdSense is not worth the hassle.

But they’d love to share in Web 2.0

So while *you* think these are boring and not new, the fact that Apple makes them easier and more accessible indeed makes a revolution.

You’re just too hip and geeky to understand how limiting the status quo can be to large segment of the buying public.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:02:51 +0000

While the above comments are all valid, you still are ignoring the issue:
YouTube? Google AdSense? They are not only not innovative, but they go againts
Jobs’ famous comments (which he has made often) about changing the world. If
if this is all Apple can come up with (at least if that’s what they highlight;
because, yes there are other interesting features in these programs) then there’s
a problem.

Kirk

By: Jim Stead

Jim Stead — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:54:05 +0000

There is zero conflict between observing that Steve has been the instigator of
major inventions (though never the inventor himself) and that he also shows
product features that are not each some miraculous breakthrough. Even the
most superficial glance at great inventors reveals that plenty of their work is the
most mundane stuff. Ever hear of 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration?

I suggest you skim the histories of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson,
Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford before you make much of the lack of brilliance
in every breath Steve utters.

—
Jim

By: DBL

DBL — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:16:47 +0000

"I think Jobs needs to prove himself again."

Um … no. Steve Jobs is one of those few people in this world who doesn’t need to ‘prove himself’ ever again. That unfortunate phrasing aside, this year is a particularly poor year to attempt this kind of argument, with the iPhone just released and Leopard right around the corner. Last year would have been much better. Maybe next year we’ll get an article from you about how the iPhone was overhyped?

By: Harvid

Harvid — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:16:11 +0000

I really have to disagree with the comment about the iPhone not being revolutionary, and that only the interface is revolutionary. Couldn’t we say the exact same thing about the Mac. You know, it is only just a computer, but it was the interface that made it stand out in the crowd of other computers when it appeared way back in 1984. If anything, Apple is just doing what they have always done: refining products and making them generally more accessible and consumer friendly through better interfaces.

The iPod is another great example. It was not the first MP3 player. But it was the first one that had a simple yet powerful interface to get at that music.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:51:17 +0000

You’re entitled to your opinion.

My point, however, is simply that he is selling sugar water, not changing the
world.

By: tangoravi

tangoravi — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:43:34 +0000

Your article seems jaded and mean spirited.
The "reality distortion field" attack is getting old and tired. Your comment, "… idea of sending your own boring home movies to YouTube …" is kind of presumptuous and condescending, isn’t it? And the "… Steve is getting old, losing his touch …" comment is insulting.