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Monday, January 19, 2004
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Apple's Success With iPod May Presage Ascendance Of Hardware Over Software: "Simply put, Jobs has managed to inject Apple's DNA into the PC world, meaning that it will be increasingly easy for his company to offer PC users any kind of iPod-style device -- whether for music or other media -- the company may create in the future." (New York Times News Service via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]
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A look at secret new Apple computer -- Comment()
This changed how people used computers: "After two years of secrecy, brainstorming and sometimes zany company maneuvering, Apple Computer Inc. will unveil a new personal computer Jan. 24 that is the size of a stack of paper and, for about the same price, contains more power than the basic IBM PC." (First published in the Mercury News in January, 1984)
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Doc Searls writes: "Apple is doing a great job of hacking the music industry, and is playing a significant role [...] in the mass market shift from a consumer to a producer culture." Jinn of Quality and Risk comments: "Apple enabled WYSIWYG word-processing and the laser-printer revolution. We could be, and all became, our own printers. Now they're aiming to do something similar with photography, movies, and music."
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Apple licensing: "Apple would most likely be in practically every desktop computer if they had chosen to license their Mac technology in the 1980s. Now, by licensing to HP the iPod technology and allowing them to use the iTunes music store, Apple is ensuring the lasting dominance of another succesful, revolutionary product of theirs, something that brings the sweet blessings of modern technology to everyone. Clearly Steve Jobs has learnt from (arguably) a past mistake that allowed Microsoft to take over most of the personal computer market." [Jinn of Quality and Risk]
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Yet more feedback about PowerPoint -- Comment()
I was cross-county skiing and doing some other winter activities during last week. Suprisingly my net column on PowerPoint generated yet more feedback. (The column was written in Finnish, Kuinka PowerPoint tuhosi avaruussukkulan.) An interesting comment pointed to Don Norman on PowerPoint Usability. I don't agree with Norman, although I admit that his points are valid. The booklet on PowerPoint written by Tufte contains a lot of arguments which Norman (in my opinion) doesn't cover in his criticism. I think these two thinkers are looking at the problem from different directions, and it is not suprising that their views differ greatly.
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