You saw in yesterday's news that Apple had a good quarter in spite of the economy and doubled the number of iPod Touchs sold. (I helped; giving away four myself). What's more, today Apple broke through 1 billion apps downloaded. At the same time, Tim Cook declared that Apple isn't interested in building crappy netbooks with tiny screens and cramped keyboards.
What is hidden in plain sight is this: Apple already has. It's called the iPod Touch.
A computer that fits in your pocket, runs any type of software imaginable, plays your songs, tracks your calendar, even does email and phone and Web when near WiFi. This thing is a netbook! (tiny screen and crappy keyboard notwithstanding)
This is typical Apple. They tell us they aren't interested in a market, then they produce something just a little different and declare the market has changed "One Billion Apps!" and now they are leading it.
When I worked at Apple we used to tell a joke that went like this:
A: "None. Microsoft will just declare darkness as the new standard."
How the times have changed.
Btw, I'm still giving away stuff. Best chance ever to win something every day is right here.
Ha! I love that joke. But they’re not setting the standard anymore…
I have been using the Mac since 1984. Those early days were glorious as we Mac users found a “PC” that was usable and practical, especially if we were right brained creatives. Meanwhile, Microsoft was selling gazillions of left-brained DOS (non-Windows) machines into the corporate market. Whether you were left or right brained, that’s what they made you use. Then, in about 1987, Windows 1.0 was finally shipped (late as usual). Over the years, the corporate users drove us into the hills. We spent the years of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s living in caves, not seeing the sky.
Now times have changed. The Mac is cool again, and actually recognized as a great platform. We are out of the caves and back in the green grass, with sunny skies. We can now proclaim openly, without derision, Long Live the Mac!
You are the MAN!!