Re:Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs (1985)
by lawnchair_larry on Monday September 15, 2014 @01:50AM
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Looks like he couldn't have been more wrong on that one. Now we have messaging apps and minecraft selling for billions.
Well, he said "not in computers". Dell already existed at that point; I can't immediately think of any other qualifying company.
Re:Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs (1985)
by increment_i on Sunday September 14, 2014 @11:47PM
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I'm thinking innovative tech that relieves people's pain could be promising.
I'm talking in a literal sense, not the marketing lingo "find the pain!" sense. For example, I stand a lot at work and my feet are throbbing right now from working over the weekend. I would pay good money for an elegantly designed device of some sort that would soothe this pain without me having to really do anything. No matter what walk of life you come from, every single day you will hear someone complain about some kind of pain they're feeling -- e.g. "Ahh, my x is killing me right now!"
May be you should see http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/08/28/chairless...
Re:Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs (1985)
by mkolodny on Monday September 15, 2014 @12:17AM
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Oculus VR / Facebook definitely has that potential.
Apple did not sell itself though. I hope one of the emerging competitors will turn out better than Oculus.
Tesla. But yeah, your definition of "Hardware" may vary.
Tesla was launched with the investment and vision of a man who's already made billions in the industry, not some teenagers with an idea and a garage.
Re:Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs (1985)
by AndrewKemendo on Monday September 15, 2014 @12:50AM
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Jobs: No, I’m afraid not in computers.
His definition was focused on computing.
Even then, Tesla was decidedly not hatched in a garage.
Re:Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs (1985)
by hobolord on Sunday September 14, 2014 @11:30PM
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perhaps something to do with energy
CoreOS was hatched in a garage. But I don't see them getting Apple-level anytime soon.
They were building physical computers manually, not forking an established OS.
Playboy: No more billion-dollar companies hatched in garages?
Jobs: No, I’m afraid not in computers. And this puts a responsibility on Apple, because if there’s going to be innovation in this industry, it’ll come from us. It’s the only way we can compete with them. If we go fast enough, they can’t keep up.
I'm not sure I agree, but what kind of hardware company do you guys think could ever reach a near Apple level? I feel that perhaps something in robotics, but was curious what you all thought...