Steve Jobs' Vision to Extend to Next iPhone
Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone 4 (Source: Matthew Yohe)
And while it should not come as a surprise, Jobs is said to have been playing a key role directing development of not only the iPhone 4S set to debut next week, but also the next-generation iPhone. Word of Jobs' involvement comes from Masayoshi Son, president of Japanese carrier Softbank, who noted to Reuters that "even after [Jobs'] death the work that he spearheaded will come out to the world".
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Apple is REALLY going to suck now. Tim Cook walks and talks like every other high-tech CEO. We're screwed...
In fairness to Cook/Forstall/Schiller...they clearly knew Jobs was about to die at any moment when they announced the 4S.
I'm sadder today than yesterday... Woke up crying...
It's a very sad day but we should be celebrating his life as well as mourning his death.
Sorry, but I'm as sad as I was last night.
Apple is REALLY going to suck now. Tim Cook walks and talks like every other high-tech CEO. We're screwed...
Tim Cook is great... here is a CEO at Apple for a reason... if you can do it better, DO IT!!! Otherwise stop whining...
It's a good thing to see.
I can visualize him right now.
"One More Thing ! "
I for one am very Optimistic
He probably left MORe than 2 years of input for the future;):apple::apple:
I think there's a whiteboard, or Minority Report style heads up display, somewhere at Apple HQ that lays out the next 4 or 5 years worth of hardware.
Jobs was there.
He'll be missed in the details though, like these ugly GUIs that have crept into iCal and Find My Friends. Apple benefitted tremendously from having a top notch negotiator at the helm to craft deals with content providers and the like, I don't know if an army of Tim Cooks could be as persuasive.
Tupac released more songs after he died than while he was alive it seems. We will see many "previously unreleased tracks" from Steve Jobs coming out of Apple for the years to come. The most important thing Steve Jobs created at Apple was Apple itself. He created the environment and culture where people can make the very best and innovative products. Siri was a vision that Steve Jobs had many years ago -- they even referenced the Apple video that illustrated that vision in their pre-acquisition presentations. Steve thought many years ahead, but like Siri, he did not create the things he envisioned. He hired (or acquired) the right people to make it happen. As long as his vision is in place, I believe the people he put together will execute on that.
The biggest thing that will be missed at Apple is Steve's innate ability to know when something was not quite right and when it was ready for the world. He had great instincts. He hand-picked Tim Cook as the man to take the reins for a reason -- I am going to trust that instinct too.
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