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How the iMac moniker and “Think Different” ad campaign came to be
CultofMac has a fascinating interview up with TBWA executive Ken Segall, the man partially responsible for the Think Different campaign in addition to starting the whole “i” trend that took over Apple’s product line going all the way back to the original Bondi Blue iMac. Segall describes that when Jobs returned to the helm of […]
Continue reading...Rare photos of Steve Jobs
Thursday, November 5, 2009
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CNN today posted a slew of rare and never before seen photos of Steve Jobs, one of which is an interesting shot of Bill Gates visiting Jobs’ Palo Alto home in 1991. Check em’ out over here.
Continue reading...Fortune calls Steve Jobs “CEO of the decade”
Thursday, November 5, 2009
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Fortune today labeled Steve Jobs the “CEO of the decade”, and looking back at everything that Jobs has accomplished since 2000, it’s really hard to argue with their decision. The iPod, iTunes, the digital music revolution, the iPhone, revolutionizing the smartphone – the 2000’s undoubtedly belonged to Apple.
Continue reading...From the iMac to the iPhone – video footage from every single one of Steve Jobs’ product introductions
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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MacLife put together this entertaining video montage of Steve Jobs announcing every single new Apple product since the original iMac all the way up to the iPhone 3GS and the recently refreshed iPod Nano.. And for you Apple nerds out there, yes, there is footage of Phil Schiller included as well. It’s interesting to take […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs earned the biggest executive bonus of the decade
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Apple CEO Steve Jobs may only earn $1 a year in salary, but don’t think that everyone’s favorite technology visionary is struggling when it comes to putting up numbers in his bank account. For starters, Jobs holds a boatload of Apple stock, which is saying something given that Apple’s stock price has recently flirted with […]
Continue reading...“Don’t cry for me, Cupertino”, sung by David Pogue
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Check out this clip of NYT tech writer, and Macs for Dummies pioneer David Pogue singing a little Evita parody at a Boston Book Festival. Don’t be too surprised, though, as Pogue is a former Broadway music conductor with a distinguished degree in Music from Yale University.
Continue reading...Steve Jobs return to Apple, and how Apple can survive against a swarm of Android devices
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Jean-Louis Gassee has an interesting piece up analyzing the current battle for smartphone supremacy. Gassee, in case you’re unfamiliar, Gasse was a former Apple executive who occupied a number of high profile positions within the company during the 80’s. Before he was ousted by the Apple board in 1990, he was in charge of Apple’s […]
Continue reading...A 1979 profile of Steve Jobs and Apple from Time Magazine
Friday, October 30, 2009
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In 1979, Time Magazine profiled a then young Apple Computer, along with its hotshot young co-founder, Steve Jobs. It’s always interesting to take a look back at where Apple came from, especially when you can gauge what the pulse on Apple was from within the pertinent time period itself. The funny thing is, in the […]
Continue reading...Apple’s been working on a tablet since 2003
Monday, October 5, 2009
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The New York Times reports today that Apple’s been working on a tablet computing device, in some form or another, since 2003: One prototype, developed in 2003, used PowerPC microchips made by I.B.M., which were so power-hungry that they quickly drained the battery. “It couldn’t be built. The battery life wasn’t long enough, the graphics […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs checks in as the 43rd richest American in 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Forbes recently released its list of the 400 wealthiest people in America for 2009, and Apple CEO Steve Jobs checked in at the 43rd spot with a net worth of approximately $5.1 billion. With that kind of cash, Jobs could buy 864,406 iPod Shuffles or 255 thousand iPhone 3GS’s for $199. Or, he could also […]
Continue reading...I know people look up to Steve Jobs, but this is just ridiculous [Photo]
Sunday, September 27, 2009
You know, they say that Apple has a religious and almost cult-like following, and we all know that Steve Jobs’ ability to rally the masses around a new product is second to none, but this is taking things a step too far. Check out this photo of a car that was spotted in Apple’s parking […]
Continue reading...Guy Kawasaki on Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak [Video]
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Check out this video clip of former Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki talking about the varying personalities of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and how they complemented each other to form a “potent package.” On Jobs, Kawasaki notes: He has a very interesting leadership style.. he’s very demanding, he’s often, shall I say, excessively truthful, and […]
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
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