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It’s Not the Myth, But the Fight Over the Man
Bill Taylor’s June 23 Harvard Business post, “Decoding Steve Jobs: Trust the Art, Not the Artist,” is shit hitting the fan. Today, for some strange reason.
Posts Tagged ‘Steve Jobs’
How Does ‘Incremental’ Define Apple?
It’s the question to answer based on comments I received to yesterday’s post about Apple CEO Steve Job’s return from medical leave. Some commenters scolded me—OK, one said I should commit suicide—for the tone of the post. Many others asserted that Apple has always improved products incrementally.
Remembering iPhone Two Years Later
Two years ago today, Apple launched the original iPhone. in June 2007, I described using Apple’s smartphone as “life changing.” Despite my grumpiness about iPhone battery life and 3G call quality, I stand by the description.
Steve Jobs’s Return is Still Vaporware
Apple is once again up to its media manipulation tactics, or so I allege. Surely I can’t be the only person seeing just how transparent was yesterday’s Wall Street Journal Steve Jobs liver transplant story. The timing, on day of iPhone 3GS launch, helps protect Apple’s share price and deemphasize an important fact: Steve isn’t really coming back this month.
Steve Jobs’ Return is Vaporware
Today’s Wall Street Journal story about Steve Jobs’ return is classic media manipulation. The story’s timing—days before Apple convenes its Worldwide Developer Conference—and seemingly single source, “a person familiar with the matter,” stinks of corporate leak.
Jobs Does the Job
Today, I took some time to watch Steve Jobs’ iPod nano Webcast. I’ve got to tell you that he gives a better performance than most magicians. And the slight of hands are amazingly subtle. For example, he used iChat to video conference with Madonna in London.
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