Apple Founder “Woz” Visits Kim Dotcom

http://torrentfreak.com/apple-founder-woz-visits-kim-dotcom-120621/

by evo_9 • 14 years ago

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debacle• 14 years ago

"Hey, can I get my files back?"

adventureful• 14 years ago

Had no clue DotCom was on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/#!/KimDotcom

maxko87• 14 years ago

It seems he's been using it more and more with his house arrest, haha.

firefoxman1• 14 years ago

Reading through his tweets, one really interested me:

> The major Record Labels thought Megabox is dead. Artists rejoice. It is coming and it will unchain you. http://instagr.am/p/MHNAsPMkep/

Just another piece of evidence that Megaupload doesn't want to hurt the artists; they intend to do quite the opposite.

aes2563• 14 years ago

> Just another piece of evidence that Megaupload doesn't hurt the artists and actually intends to do the opposite.

I wouldn't want to be the one arguing that case.

Sure, some artists used Megaupload to share their own works, but these uploads were far outnumbered by their illegitimate counterparts.

vecinu• 14 years ago

Woz is a great guy. He gets involved in a lot of things. I remember watching the show 'Dancing with the Stars' just to see him dance. He is a great character.

Personally, I don't support Dotcom's case because he has some blame in the entire 'Megaupload fiasco'.

VMG• 14 years ago

If you look into [Kim Schmitz'] history, you can see that he is a total sleazebag.

His achievements are still impressive though.

Edit: clarity

Timothee• 14 years ago

I'm guessing you're talking about Dotcom and not Woz here? :)

astrodust3• 14 years ago

Don't forget Steve got his start in the business making Blue Boxes that were basically "pirating" free calls off the telephone system.

lanstein• 14 years ago

I love that he owns kim.com. Never thought to check.

astrodust3• 14 years ago

That alone could buy a nice house if he sold it.

interknot• 14 years ago

It's interesting to consider how different the world might be if Jobs and Woz had been busted for selling blue boxes: http://paulgraham.com/bluebox.html

runn1ng• 14 years ago

Well I know that he made Apple Inc back in 80s, but really, what did Woz do since then?

Steve Jobs made iTunes, iPod, iPad, iPhone. Woz said some things and was on dancing with the stars.

taligent3• 14 years ago

It's a shame you got downvoted for this because it is true. No one is dismissing Woz's great achievements in the past but what he is, right now, is a celebrity.

And it is a shame because his tacky, D-list behaviour demeans what was one of the more remarkable eras in world history i.e rise of computing and the famous Apple-Microsoft rivalry.

prawn• 14 years ago

Reminded me of this: http://mumbrella.com.au/woz-not-great-92499

tikhonj• 14 years ago

Right, because being the chief scientist at FusionIO is not interesting at all. FusionIO is easily one of the most interesting tech startups around, and are a company with serious engineering innovation rather than just a clever business plan.

taligent3• 14 years ago

Just to clarify though FusionIO had all of their products shipping way before Woz was on board. It seems to me that his role is more of an evangelist.

veb• 14 years ago

Steve Jobs did not make iTunes, iPod, iPad. He might've drawn a picture and said, "I want it to look like that.", but he didn't make it.

If I simply drew an interactive touchscreen toilet seat, and had an army of minions to actually get it to the market, all I'd need to do is sell it. That's what Steve Jobs did. I'm not saying he's not worthy of your love, but to say "Steve Jobs did XYZ... what has Woz done?" is quite ignorant, considering Woz did make the original Apple machines!

taligent3• 14 years ago

Firstly, Steve Jobs name is on many of the key patents associated with those devices and I doubt anyone would think that he didn't have a role in the design and development.

Secondly, engineers are a dime a dozen. I am one and have met hundreds over my lifetime. The really key people in business and most rare are those that can unify the business, marketing, design and technology elements together in a way that doesn't suck.

a_bonobo• 14 years ago

Woz is one of the original financial backers of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and is still involved with the EFF, his main-job right now is chief scientist of Fusion-io.

I would say the importance of the EFF far outranks the importance of Apple's over-priced toys.

astrodust3• 14 years ago

Steve Jobs wasn't involved in a terrible plane crash that left him literally dazed and confused, not sure if he could even work again.

While you're at it, you can go and bust on Paul Allen for wimping out when he contracted a potentially fatal disease and had to leave Microsoft.

DanBC• 14 years ago

> Steve Jobs made iTunes, iPod, iPad, iPhone.

Steve Jobs told other people to make iTunes, iPod, iPad, iPhone. And, really, did he do anything apart from telling people to make it smaller or shinier?

Woz knew how to make things smaller, simpler, better.

iTunes is a horrific barking dog piece of software. Many people only use it because they are forced to do so by vendor lock in with their mp3 playing device.

shellox• 14 years ago

Hmm, Woz is a great guy but Kim Schmitz(Dotcom) is an idiot and fraudster.

jaekwon• 14 years ago

I'm not Woz, but I would venture that Woz probably pitched Kim Dotcom on his new startup FusionIO, which is relevant to file hosting.

Also, it's awesome that Woz turned Kim onto the EFF.

Apple Founder “Woz” Visits Kim Dotcom

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