Posts Tagged ‘Steve Jobs’
Did Steve Jobs Actually Intend For Apple to Live Forever?
Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
– Apple Inc statement upon news of the death of Steve Jobs
What if more than Steve Jobs’ spirit lives …
Sony’s decline: Have they eaten the poison Apple?
I’m talking of course about Sony and Apple, two companies with storied histories that bare some key similarities to each other. In the successes and failures of each company, the brilliance and blunders seem to be passed back and forth. In order to move forward towards the future, we must look back at the past; so let’s take it from the top.
Will Apple Survive without Steve Jobs? Apple’s Laughing Straight to the Bank…
Just a few days ago, we quietly watched as the first anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs passed by. As an Apple insider and alum, I always have an ear to the ground for what’s going on in their …
Apple After Steve: One year later
This Friday marks the first anniversary of Steve’s Jobs death. I was going through security at the San Diego Airport when I heard the news and although we all knew the end was coming soon, the finality of it struck …
The Next Big Thing: Apple WWDC
It’s no surprise to see Apple race on, barely missing a beat since Steve’s passing – leading global innovation as it has this new millennium.
In just a few hours the next Apple WWDC (WorldWide Developers Conference) will take place. A stage that has …
Steve Jobs in Carbonite
Part of Steve Jobs’s brilliance in life was his mercurial nature, sometimes fortified by duplicitousness. He thought an Apple phone was the stupidest idea on earth until the arrival of the iPhone. He made fun of Intel processors until Apple …
Dear Industry: We Owe Steve Jobs a Standing Ovation
Last night we learned of the passing of Steve Jobs, one of the most visionary and innovative leaders this industry has ever and perhaps will ever see. Because of all that Steve Jobs has meant to this industry …
My Thoughts on the Passing of Steve Jobs
I have been asked by many in the media for my thoughts on Steve Jobs. I felt that I needed to write them out so that I could be succinct at this time. Please feel free to use them as …
An Apology
I messed up. I owe you an explanation.
Well, not really. I was on a delightful trip to Colonial Williamsburg with my 92-year-old father and hero, Ken Lewis, and took a couple of weeks off from blogging and tweeting. I apologize …
7″ Media Tablets Like Kindle Fire…”Dead On Arrival”?
UPDATED with Amazon Kindle “Fire” references.
A few weeks ago, TechCrunch reported that Amazon’s 7″ Kindle tablet was “very real” and would ship for the 2011 holidays. (UPDATED: Now rumored to be called “Kindle Fire“. ) Almost a year before that, Wired’s …
Think Different
My favorite Apple marketing campaign by far was their “think different” campaign. I felt like that campaign profoundly spoke to me and I am a sucker for great marketing.
That slogan, I always believed, summed up Apple eloquently. …
Apple After Steve
Everybody has heard the news by now: Steve Jobs resigned because he “could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO.”
In his letter of resignation to the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community, Jobs wrote: “I …
Contemplating the Future of Apple Without Steve Jobs as CEO
Today’s news that Steve Jobs would step down as CEO came as a surprise to many. But I believe Jobs had been preparing for this day for at least 5 years. Apple watchers over that time began to see signs …
Apple – Building a Brand, Leaving a Legacy
There’s this thing in life that most of us have experienced. It’s a sort of metaphysical passing of one’s self. Those moments when you pass a place you know and can almost see your younger self (or maybe …
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