[NTLK] Fwd: Re: What can I use Ipad for?

David Neale david.neale at telenet.be
Thu Jan 28 06:00:18 EST 2010


Well, presumably he sees "toys for media consumption" as "the next  
great thing". And he's probably not too wrong with that idea, given  
the success of iPod, iPhone, and other such items in general (mp3  
players, multi-function GSMs, etc.).

David


On 28 Jan 2010, at 07:40, Forrest Buffenmyer wrote:
>
> Hmm? What did Steve Jobs say in "Fortune" magazine on Feb. 19, 1996?  
> "If I were running Apple I would milk the Macintosh for all it's  
> worth--and get busy on the next great thing. The PC wars are over.  
> Done. Microsoft won a long time ago."
>
> Wow...it's 2010...and he's back running Apple. How true was does  
> that look now?
>
>> From: "Jim Lee" <jimlee at centurytel.net>
>> To: <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>, <reilly001os at aol.com>
>> Date: January 27, 2010 10:22:21 PM MST
>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] What can I use Ipad for?
>>
>> That says it all, Joe.  Thanks for the most concise and accurate
>> description I've seen in a long time!
>>
>> -Jim
>>
>> On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:11 PM, reilly001os at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Apple has gone from a company focused on  building tools for
>>> creative professionals (Newton, powerbook duo, macs, etc) to a
>>> company focused on building toys for media consumption (ipod,  
>>> iphone/
>>> itouch, ipad).
>
>



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