Comments on: Apple Newton “15 years too early” says ex-CEO; High hopes for Apple television

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:20:00 +0000

John Scully is planning a second coming just like Jobs.

By: SimonS1

SimonS1 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:33:00 +0000

Man, John Sculley should have just left it at “I am not a technologist” and his previous statement about being the wrong person for the job because he “didn’t know anything about computers.” Newton was not ahead of its time, it was right in its time. Motorola had a nearly identical device. Jobs hit it on the head when he killed Newton and said that the “high order bit” for devices like Newton is being able to communicate over the internet (iPhone), without that function they are not very useful (see Palm Pilot). Sculley tanked Apple and was only given the job at Pepsico because his father-in-law was the Chairman of the Board. Classic case of a crony capitalist not knowing his ankle (or another body part) from his elbow.

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:47:00 +0000

I completely agree, which is why I’m confused about this whole “smart TV” push the industry is moving towards. Most people want to sit down and flip channels. A passive viewing experience where media is shoveled into their brains.

The interface is already mature enough for it, and that’s why it has barely changed in the past 60 years. Turn on, change channels.

That being said, I think there is a sizeable population that does want a more interactive experience. I’ve been doing it for years now, just a PC hooked up to a big TV.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:08:00 +0000

been saving that one up? Not sure how it relates here at all.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:46:00 +0000

Ole Steve-O had a seeming penchant for non-sensical utterings. Some of his statements seem to come off as the ravings of a carnival barker than a businessman, but that was the mystique of all things Jobs.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:01:00 +0000

1. Turn on
2. Change channel.

Too complicated? Wow…
To be honest, I’ve failed getting to step 1 for quite a long time now, and it hasn’t hurt at all. Visual junk levels have dropped massively, and I enjoy reading again.