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Dear Industry: We Owe Steve Jobs a Standing Ovation
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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 we thought it appropriate to have our second installment in the Dear Industry series take a quick [...]

Published by on October 6, 2011 5:42 am
My Thoughts on the Passing of Steve Jobs
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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 quotes directly from me. Steve Jobs will always be remembered as a pioneer and tech [...]

Published by on October 5, 2011 5:25 pm
An Apology
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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 for not staying in touch. You see, apologies seem to be trending. One of [...]

Published by on September 21, 2011 11:26 am
7″ Media Tablets Like Kindle Fire…”Dead On Arrival”?
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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 Brian Chen reported that on an earnings call, Jobs said, “the current crop of [...]

Published by on September 8, 2011 4:18 am
Think Different
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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 used the slogan powerfully by simply placing the phrase next to luminaries, visionaries and any other [...]

Published by on August 24, 2011 9:57 pm
Apple After Steve
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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 strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO [...]

Published by on August 24, 2011 7:45 pm
Contemplating the Future of Apple Without Steve Jobs as CEO
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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 of Job’s putting more and more responsibility into the hands of his executive staff as [...]

Published by on August 24, 2011 7:10 pm
Apple – Building a Brand, Leaving a Legacy
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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 your older self), standing right there in a different time. For me, Cupertino has always held those [...]

Published by on July 19, 2011 3:23 am