Steve Jobs Dies

[Skwink]

I don't think the WBC knows what they're getting themselves into with the Apple Cult...

 

[Zelig]

From Wikipedia. Article

The Zune didn't have COMPLETE MARKET DOMINATION. (And here I am, soldiering on with my ancient and crappy 2gig Sansa.)

I'm not considering market share in "failed to rival", I'm considering quality of product.

I obviously knew what the Zune marketshare is like when I made my original point, there was no need to link it.

 

[useless]

I have a feeling Apple is heading towards difficult times.

 

[azzaman333]

RIP Steve.

 

[Skwink]

I'm not considering market share in "failed to rival", I'm considering quality of product.

I obviously knew what the Zune marketshare is like when I made my original point, there was no need to link it.

If the Zune was of better quality then the iPod, then it wouldn't be getting WTHPWNED like it is.

 

[_random_]

If the Zune was of better quality then the iPod, then it wouldn't be getting WTHPWNED like it is.

Quality doesn't have everything to do with it. The iPod has better name recognition to the point of basically being a genericized trademark for any portable MP3 player, and Apple generally produces the most innovative products for other companies to refine. Additionally, third parties recognize the market share disparity, so most accessories you'll find are tailored specifically to iPods.

 

[Commodore]

Wow, I didn't even know he had cancer. Honestly, he did a really good job of hiding it. He always looked so healthy and full of life in all his public appearences.

 

[Defiant47]

If the Zune was of better quality then the iPod, then it wouldn't be getting WTHPWNED like it is.

And this, my friends, is the illusion of the effectiveness of the free market.

 

[classical_hero]

Even though I personally don't use any Apple products, this is still the death of a great visionary of the modern world. RIP, good man.

Same here. He did make a company that almost went out of business into one of the most profitable businesses in the world. That is the mark of an extraordinary man.

 

[Bootstoots]

The Zune didn't have COMPLETE MARKET DOMINATION. (And here I am, soldiering on with my ancient and crappy 2gig Sansa.)

I had a 4 gig Sansa, until a tragic incident involving a box of wine and a toilet last weekend. It's been into and out of a coma ever since.

So I bought an 8gb Sony mp3 player to replace it, which just showed up. The two of them combined are still considerably cheaper than an iPod.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

I really have no interest in computers . I have a computer at home not even hooked up to the internet , it's just a Civ4 machine .

Then I won an i pad , and if it wasn't for such a user friendly piece of technology , I wouldn't be sitting in a cheap hotel room posting this with (don't laugh , I only discovered this next technology a month ago) Wi Fi .

For non computer people especially , Apple products are excellent .

But people leaving flowers outside the outlets of a huge multinational ?? Not so sure about that one. "Get a life" comes to mind as my immediate thought , but I'm open to being turned around on that one.

 

[Hygro]

I really have no interest in computers . I have a computer at home not even hooked up to the internet , it's just a Civ4 machine .

Then I won an i pad , and if it wasn't for such a user friendly piece of technology , I wouldn't be sitting in a cheap hotel room posting this with (don't laugh , I only discovered this next technology a month ago) Wi Fi .

For non computer people especially , Apple products are excellent .

But people leaving flowers outside the outlets of a huge multinational ?? Not so sure about that one. "Get a life" comes to mind as my immediate thought , but I'm open to being turned around on that one.

Steve Jobs I guess was kind of a super-American icon. A rule breaker and a maverick who used his genius to do it right. I think even if not everyone can articulate why, his story touches a lot of us very deeply. And people grieve that loss, and don't know what else to do.

 

[Dachs]

I really have no interest in computers . I have a computer at home not even hooked up to the internet , it's just a Civ4 machine .

Then I won an i pad , and if it wasn't for such a user friendly piece of technology , I wouldn't be sitting in a cheap hotel room posting this with (don't laugh , I only discovered this next technology a month ago) Wi Fi .

For non computer people especially , Apple products are excellent .

This is actually more of that "marketing" stuff that people were talking about earlier. Apples are perceived as more user-friendly because they are said to be more user-friendly.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Steve Jobs I guess was kind of a super-American icon. A rule breaker and a maverick who used his genius to do it right. I think even if not everyone can articulate why, his story touches a lot of us very deeply. And people grieve that loss, and don't know what else to do.

So it's not so much a case of paying homage to the God of some almighty corporate entity , but the most immediate and available way of saying thanks to a guy who is highly respected by many Americans . Fair enough .

I also know when I use an i pod or pad , I don't feel like some fat cat is rubbing his hands counting his cash as he takes mine (like I would if I'm dumb enough to eat 5 pieces of KFC for instance , knowing that it's crap). There is a sense that the user has genuinely been considered in it's design , not just force fed something that one better get used to and cleverly mooched of my baser instincts.

Edit@Dachs.....maybe so if one is right into technology and is willing to compare and try the myriad of products available . But let's assume their products are at least in the top echelon of user friendly products , then adding some good marketing to get a guy like me to buy them is to be commended . It's not like they sell junk and their success is mostly marketing driven , it's very good products plus some clever marketing FTW .

 

[Dachs]

I also know when I use an i pod or pad , I don't feel like some fat cat is rubbing his hands counting his cash as he takes mine (like I would if I'm dumb enough to eat 5 pieces of KFC for instance , knowing that it's crap). There is a sense that the user has genuinely been considered in it's design , not just force fed something that one better get used to and cleverly mooched of my baser instincts.

This is actually more of that "marketing" stuff that people were talking about earlier.

 

[G-Max]

Does anyone know what he actually died of? First it was pancreatic cancer, then it was a hormone imbalance (possibly "manopause"), then it was his liver...

Anyway, I'm sure it'll be on the next episode of South Park, and Elton John will rewrite "Candle in the Wind" to play at Steve's funeral in two months, and then we'll all go back to complaining about how often our tanks get killed by pikemen.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

I edited pre wave !

Let me put it this way , if I'm typing this with one hand and smoking a cigarette or eating a poisonous piece of fried chicken with the other , only one hand is truly getting pawned by marketing . The latter product is garbage .

But you're a clever bastard so I'm retiring from this one before even more pawning

 

[Mise]

He changed the way we experience life. That's a pretty awesome thing to do.

On a side-note, I'm not sure I understand the cognitive dissonance of revering Steve Jobs in death, while vilifying the other CEO corporate fatcats who are still alive.

 

[G-Max]

He changed the way we experience life. That's a pretty awesome thing to do.

On a side-note, I'm not sure I understand the cognitive dissonance of revering Steve Jobs in death, and vilifying the other CEO corporate fatcats who are still alive.

To Apple fans, Steve Jobs was more of a rock star than a corporate fat cat. To folks who live in Silicon Valley, he was the neighbor who could get you great deals on Apple stuff.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

He changed the way we experience life. That's a pretty awesome thing to do.

On a side-note, I'm not sure I understand the cognitive dissonance of revering Steve Jobs in death, and vilifying the other CEO corporate fatcats who are still alive.

Cause all corporate fat cats can't be tarred with the same brush . It's not an all encompassing label . Just like with most pursuits there are are cool people , dick heads and usually something in the middle . I think most , but not all people would have him somewhere on the cool people side .