Comments on: Apple, Steve Jobs, and the Future http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future On Point is a live, two-hour morning news-analysis program, produced by WBUR 90.9 and NPR. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:26:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: iPhone WBUR and NPR and KQED and WBEZ and WNYC and… « The ConverStation http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9432 iPhone WBUR and NPR and KQED and WBEZ and WNYC and… « The ConverStation Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:38:13 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9432 [...] in which Wired Magazine’s Steven Levy and others read the tea leaves in the wake of all the rumors and rumblings streaming out of [...] [...] in which Wired Magazine’s Steven Levy and others read the tea leaves in the wake of all the rumors and rumblings streaming out of [...]

]]> By: iPhone WBUR and NPR and KQED and WBEZ and WNYC and… « The ConverStation http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9425 iPhone WBUR and NPR and KQED and WBEZ and WNYC and… « The ConverStation Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:55:45 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9425 [...] in which Wired Magazine’s Steven Levy and others read the tea leaves in the wake of all the rumors and rumblings coming from [...] [...] in which Wired Magazine’s Steven Levy and others read the tea leaves in the wake of all the rumors and rumblings coming from [...]

]]> By: Stephen http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9185 Stephen Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:02:20 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9185 Sometimes I wonder why Apple and Steve Jobs gets so much attention and love from people while Microsoft and Bill Gates sometimes appear to recieve the opposite. Obviously Steve Jobs is a genius but Bill Gates has created possibly the largest philantropic organization in the history of mankind with his fortune while Steve Jobs has done little to nothing with his. See this article: http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2006/01/70072 Sometimes I wonder why Apple and Steve Jobs gets so much attention and love from people while Microsoft and Bill Gates sometimes appear to recieve the opposite. Obviously Steve Jobs is a genius but Bill Gates has created possibly the largest philantropic organization in the history of mankind with his fortune while Steve Jobs has done little to nothing with his. See this article:

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2006/01/70072

]]> By: Mick http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9156 Mick Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:53:23 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9156 The thing that seems to come up again and again is that few really get the vision of Steve Jobs and Apple. The media focuses all too often on the failures and not enough on the profound impact that Apple is having on the consumer computing space. Many of us watched and loved the Jetsons as kids. Apple is bringing us closer to that elegant reality of the future than any other computing or technology company by far. Those in the inner circle keep looking for the building where Steve Jobs has hidden his Time Machine. He's really uncannily prescient in his ability to know where we're going. Apple is not Dell, it's not Sony, it's not anything we're used to. It is THE force of innovation in this space and we should all buy a LOT of stock in the company and let it do it's thing while Dell and HP try to figure out how to make a $200 computer that doesn't fall apart. The thing that seems to come up again and again is that few really get the vision of Steve Jobs and Apple. The media focuses all too often on the failures and not enough on the profound impact that Apple is having on the consumer computing space. Many of us watched and loved the Jetsons as kids. Apple is bringing us closer to that elegant reality of the future than any other computing or technology company by far. Those in the inner circle keep looking for the building where Steve Jobs has hidden his Time Machine. He’s really uncannily prescient in his ability to know where we’re going.

Apple is not Dell, it’s not Sony, it’s not anything we’re used to. It is THE force of innovation in this space and we should all buy a LOT of stock in the company and let it do it’s thing while Dell and HP try to figure out how to make a $200 computer that doesn’t fall apart.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9127 Lynn Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:02:49 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9127 Nice show. I've been impressed by the resurgence of Apple in recent years, and I'm hopeful for the future of Apple. Think different, adapt and survive, I say. Nice show. I’ve been impressed by the resurgence of Apple in recent years, and I’m hopeful for the future of Apple. Think different, adapt and survive, I say.

]]> By: Letty http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9126 Letty Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:41 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9126 I gotta laugh at the caller that suggested we use "technology" to train college graduates to do plumbing, carpentry, etc. One great thing about the post-industrial revolution has been the ability to get people out of the freezing cold and into nice, warm offices. I run a plumbing company retrofitting oil boilers to gas (I recommend the German made ones as the most efficient). I told my son to major in Resource Economics in college which he did. After graduating he discovered that the major gas companies had outsourced their Demand Side Analysis departments to India. He's working with me as a Plumbing Apprentice now. I gotta laugh at the caller that suggested we use “technology” to train college graduates to do plumbing, carpentry, etc. One great thing about the post-industrial revolution has been the ability to get people out of the freezing cold and into nice, warm offices. I run a plumbing company retrofitting oil boilers to gas (I recommend the German made ones as the most efficient). I told my son to major in Resource Economics in college which he did. After graduating he discovered that the major gas companies had outsourced their Demand Side Analysis departments to India. He’s working with me as a Plumbing Apprentice now.

]]> By: john oleary http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9125 john oleary Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:50:22 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9125 ...a persons health is a private issue .. i use a mac and i love it ... i hope steves health is not too serious .. happy old new year . …a persons health is a private issue ..

i use a mac and i love it …

i hope steves health is not too serious ..

happy old new year .

]]> By: D Barker http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9121 D Barker Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:43:28 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9121 Actually, I like the idea about training out-of-work journalists to install insulation, solar panels, and so on. Some of us old editors and writers are looking for new skills; the days of working in the publishing business, which laughs at people over 50, are fading fast. On another note, I hope our new president at some point spends a few minutes with Bill Joy. I had the chance to interview him years ago; he is brilliant and far-sighted. Keep up the great work, Tom. You've got the best show on radio. - Unemployed editor, New York City Actually, I like the idea about training out-of-work journalists to install insulation, solar panels, and so on. Some of us old editors and writers are looking for new skills; the days of working in the publishing business, which laughs at people over 50, are fading fast.

On another note, I hope our new president at some point spends a few minutes with Bill Joy. I had the chance to interview him years ago; he is brilliant and far-sighted.

Keep up the great work, Tom. You’ve got the best show on radio.

- Unemployed editor, New York City

]]> By: Cabiria http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9120 Cabiria Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:43:19 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9120 Hello, What is the percentage of Americans actually working for the research and development sides of Apple and companies like it? To me, someone born in another country but living here is certainly an American, but if they never went through our abysmal primary and secondary education systems, can we really claim their success as proof of American ingenuity and brains? Thanks, Cabiria Hello,

What is the percentage of Americans actually working for the research and development sides of Apple and companies like it? To me, someone born in another country but living here is certainly an American, but if they never went through our abysmal primary and secondary education systems, can we really claim their success as proof of American ingenuity and brains?

Thanks,
Cabiria

]]> By: jeff http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9119 jeff Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:41:50 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9119 I upgraded to Leopard which has this thing called time machine. Great idea except it does not work. It has a major bug in it that Apple refuses to deal with. I have a 140 gigabyte external hard drive and I have only 74 gigabytes being used and yet I keep getting a message that there is not enough room on the drive to make it a backup drive. I have used larger drives to see if the problem was that you needed a drive that was equal to the internal drive. Nope, none of this works. Time Machine is a joke and Apple will not address it. Other than that it's a great product. I upgraded to Leopard which has this thing called time machine. Great idea except it does not work.

It has a major bug in it that Apple refuses to deal with.
I have a 140 gigabyte external hard drive and I have only 74 gigabytes being used and yet I keep getting a message that there is not enough room on the drive to make it a backup drive. I have used larger drives to see if the problem was that you needed a drive that was equal to the internal drive. Nope, none of this works. Time Machine is a joke and Apple will not address it.

Other than that it’s a great product.

]]> By: Harry http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9118 Harry Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:40:58 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9118 Bill Joy just said that it would take half a trillion dollars to develop the infrastructure to produce and deliver enough domestically produced to end oil imports. That figure is not much more than the defense department's annual budget. Sounds like a worthwhile investment to me! Bill Joy just said that it would take half a trillion dollars to develop the infrastructure to produce and deliver enough domestically produced to end oil imports. That figure is not much more than the defense department’s annual budget. Sounds like a worthwhile investment to me!

]]> By: Noreen http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9117 Noreen Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:38:57 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9117 Micro-loans, micro-businesses, $400 laptops---the future is bottom up, not top down. The Internet permits small to flourish. After getting reamed from the top (i.e., from mammoth financial institutions), the individual entrepreneur empowered by technology is riding to the rescue. Micro-loans, micro-businesses, $400 laptops—the future is bottom up, not top down. The Internet permits small to flourish. After getting reamed from the top (i.e., from mammoth financial institutions), the individual entrepreneur empowered by technology is riding to the rescue.

]]> By: Majawill http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9114 Majawill Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:18:09 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9114 The MacWorld Expo timing makes no sense. Announcing new products after the holiday season at an event not orchestrated by Apple seems totally pointless. How about iTunes music pricing changes? That was big news! And the sale of DRM-free items? I was hoping for a tablet personally or maybe a netbook at $600 (in my dreams.) The MacWorld Expo timing makes no sense. Announcing new products after the holiday season at an event not orchestrated by Apple seems totally pointless.

How about iTunes music pricing changes? That was big news! And the sale of DRM-free items? I was hoping for a tablet personally or maybe a netbook at $600 (in my dreams.)

]]> By: Asa http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/01/apple-steve-jobs-and-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-9113 Asa Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:10:50 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/?p=13532#comment-9113 The place to look for real innovation is in open source. Apple has done a great job with interface design, but many of their innovations have consistently been copied from open source projects, and then polished a little more for the consumer. I think any vacuum in the consumer space create by a faltering Apple will quickly be filled by companies that can take open source technology, and package and support it in a way that works for consumers. The boom in netbook sales demonstrates the potential in this area. The place to look for real innovation is in open source. Apple has done a great job with interface design, but many of their innovations have consistently been copied from open source projects, and then polished a little more for the consumer. I think any vacuum in the consumer space create by a faltering Apple will quickly be filled by companies that can take open source technology, and package and support it in a way that works for consumers. The boom in netbook sales demonstrates the potential in this area.

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