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Why Steve Jobs was initially opposed to the iTunes App Store
By Sarah Petit: The iTunes App Store, to a lesser degree than the iPhone, fundamentally changed the way people interact with and use their phones. Whereas mobile apps used to consist of games like rudimentary poker titles, Apple’s app store ushered in a new era of smartphone applications with categories that ran the gamut from [...]
Continue reading...John Mayer reflects on Steve Jobs, recounts getting a pre-release iPhone
20. October 2011
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By Josh Rosenthall: Apple yesterday held a special event celebrating the life and accomplishments of Steve Jobs on its Cupertino campus. As part of the 3 hour proceeding, and highlighting Jobs’ affinity for music, there were performances by Norah Jones and Coldplay. Looking back at some of the iPod media events Apple has held over [...]
Continue reading...Who inspired Steve Jobs? Edwin H. Land, co-founder of Polaroid
13. October 2011
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By Luis Estrada: It’s been common, and well deserved, to see obituaries and tributes to Steve Jobs compare the Apple co-founder to Thomas Edison, perhaps the most esteemed inventor in history. That’s all well and good, but Christopher Bonanos of the New York Times points out an interesting fact: Jobs wasn’t enamored with Edison. Rather, he [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs narrates iconic “Crazy Ones” Think Different ad [Video]
7. October 2011
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Network World directs us to this great and never before aired clip of Steve Jobs narrating Apple’s iconic Think Different ad featuring the famous “Crazy Ones” dialogue – you know, the one that heaped praise upon “the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see things differently.” Though the final advertisement featured narration from Richard Dreyfus, [...]
Continue reading...Rare photos of Steve Jobs testing out Photo Booth filters in 2005
6. October 2011
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Mike Matas is a former Apple designer who helped design user interfaces and artwork for the iPhone. Late on Wednesday night, Matas posted a series of never before seen photos of a laid-back Steve Jobs testing out Photo Booth filters in Matas’ office in 2005. Hit the break for 3 more never before seen photos.
Continue reading...Iconic “Crazy Ones” ad narrated by Steve Jobs [Video]
6. October 2011
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Network World directs us to this great and never before aired clip of Steve Jobs narrating Apple’s iconic Think Different ad featuring the famous “Crazy Ones” dialogue – you know, the one that heaped praise upon “the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see things differently.” Though the final advertisement featured narration from Richard Dreyfus, [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs circa 1996 – Apple needs to innovate to return to glory [Video]
19. September 2011
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Back in the Summer of 1996, Steve Jobs was the CEO of Pixar and the idea that he’d someday return to the helm of Apple and save the company from the brink of bankruptcy wasn’t on anybody’s radar. During that time, Jobs – who was much more willing to chat it up in public back [...]
Continue reading...When Steve Jobs and Apple put George Harrison on the Apple.com homepage
15. September 2011
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In the wake of Steve Jobs’ resignation, there have been an overwhelming number of stories detailing fascinating encounters with Apple’s former CEO. One in particular that stood out to us comes from Mike Evangelist who worked at Apple from 2000-2002 as the director of product marketing for applications. Evangelist recounts a story from 2001 where [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs explains why Apple wasn’t keen on tablet computing back in 2003
1. September 2011
Apple didn’t release the first tablet computer or even come up with the idea for tablet computing itself. If anything, Microsoft, and Bill Gates in particular, were championing tablet computers years before the iPad was released. In this video clip from the first All Things D conference in 2003, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs explains [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ father regrets giving him up for adoption; hopes to one day meet his son
30. August 2011
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Those familiar with Steve Jobs’ life story know that Jobs was adopted as a child and has never met his birth parents. It’s also well known that Jobs’ biological father is of Syrian descent. In the wake of Jobs’ resignation, new details surrounding Jobs’ adoption, the reasons behind it, and the man who is Jobs’ [...]
Continue reading...Mark Benioff, Salesforce CEO, recounts why he gave Apple the ‘app store’ trademark
29. August 2011
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Apple is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Amazon over the latter’s use of the phrase ‘app store’ in connection with the Amazon App Store. Apple’s suit accuses the online retailing giant of both trademark infringement and unfair competition while Amazon asserts that term ‘app store’ is a generic phrase that doesn’t warrant trademark protection. [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs talking about remote computing at WWDC 1997
8. June 2011
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For all the talk about Apple’s iCloud initiative following in the footsteps of Google, here’s a fascinating look back at Steve Jobs talking about remote computing during his closing keynote at the 1997 WWDC. Some choice quotes from an extremely interesting chat with developers: I have computers at Apple, at Pixar, at NeXT and at [...]
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21. October 2011
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