I remember that day, night - literally, when a hostel mate of mine and I had a heated argument about Jobs. He was a big time fan, and I, an ignorant idiot. I never thought higher than MS, but how would I? I never saw anything apple. i stuck with MS for like 8 yrs. The day I got mac, I never cared to look back, not even on VMware.But I guess my newly found inspiration in Mr. Jobs is getting stronger by the hour.
Forbes has named him as the CEO of the decade. He surely is THE CEO of the decade. In a recent survey, young entrepreneurs idolized him as the one who has changed the world with his Mac and iPod. The world is now so much easier. Down here is a timeline featuring Apple Inc's products. Curtesy: Forbes Magazine
Apple Inc., Silicon Valley's most valuable company, is said to be under Job's tyrannical rule, but I guess its for the better. His obsession for aesthetics, which lavishly appear in Apple products, and simplicity holds mesmerized. The super-secretive approach to marketing, "don't let a soul know before it hits the shelf", gives it the unusual advantage of "Low on expectations but High on giving". Really, surprises double the joy.
You know what is my greatest fear these days? And I'm being super-honest.
What after him?
Would my mac go flawed and cranky like windows? Would macbooks stop being perky and Os X turn into an annoying ?
Still, at 54, after serious medical conditions, he's as shiny as new. We hope the very best for the "BEST MAN" of the industry. long live the phenomena.
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It comes a little late, but read this comment by an anonymous facebook user on forbe's article:
Those that deride the Mac or Apple products as overpriced are just jealous that they can't afford better for themselves. It's like driving a BMW or any other highly refined product. You don't "get it" until you use it.
I know the Mac is better. I know the iPhone is better. I know it is better because those products are engineered to interact with humans. Engineered on a level that most people will never understand. Apple has applied study after study in the way humans *expect* information to be presented. Down to how the brain unconsciously interprets importance or significance. The reason Windows or any other copy-cat product is worse is because they applied changes without understanding what they were changing. Just because you have trained yourself, through years of UI abuse, to *think* Windows is easy to use, doesn't mean that it is. You've just learned bad behavior. Steve is the man.
