Steve Jobs

http://www.cringely.com/2011/10/steve-jobs-is-dead/

by evo_9 • 15 years ago

164 10 15 years ago

rkuester• 15 years ago

That's a bold prediction.

dabent• 15 years ago

I assume you mean "I’m sure the phone will appear in a week or two" in reference to the iPhone 5. That's incredibly bold. Maybe this spring, but in two weeks?

rbanffy2• 15 years ago

If they do that, there will be a recorded message from him. He wouldn't miss this for nothing.

But it's very doubtful. Launching it now would shorten the life of the 4 and 4S and spell doom to the now free 3GS.

dvdhsu• 15 years ago

>It would have been lost in the news of Jobs’s death, killing the marketing value he would have loved.

I don't know Steve Jobs, so I can't say anything about this statement.

Is there anybody out there who knew him personally? If so, would he really have done what Mark claims?

WiseWeasel• 15 years ago

The first paragraph made me close the tab. I'm glad he put it up top, so I didn't needlessly waste my time with such a douche. I should have known better than to click on a Cringely story.

rbanffy2• 15 years ago

You should read the rest.

neolefty• 15 years ago

Agreed. He put his worst face forward. The article is all uphill from there.

SoftwareMaven• 15 years ago

You know what was missing from yesterday's event (well, except for Steve, obviously)? "One more thing..."

As much as I don't think it will happen, I can certainly imagine a pre-recorded iPhone 5 announcement starting with Jobs saying that. Realistically, there are too many cues that it won't happen, especially the announced free 3G(S).

epo• 15 years ago

In this world a few are giants, a few midgets and most just quietly get on with their lives as best as they can.

Jobs was undeniably a giant. Cringely seems to be a midget who happened to find a megaphone.

The first paragraph was unecessary, and therefore probably the entire point of that post, the rest being faux sympathy to fit in with the general mood.

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