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KEY “his sense of taste” his intuitive taste, making the decision based on a sense of people and product, the way he does things is just “different” that’s golden. I love the focus on seniors I really love that, Bill had a smart thing to say, on a point, the the “virtual presence”.
Posted by Jon Schweikert at May 31st, 2007 at 2:34 amI also have to say that when Steve said that we have problems bigger than silicon valley can solve, I felt like I was back in 4th grade (like he was talking to me as a kid), it was solved for me, not like kids beating the hell out of eachother, I was enveloped in hypercard, at 9 years old, macpaint man, hypercard, begging your Mom for Studio Pro and a Quadra 840AV, I had a little privilage I guess.
Posted by Jon Schweikert at May 31st, 2007 at 2:49 amLeveraged mediocrity. It will pay off in the next 10 years.
We had to watch a film for freshman college orientation in 1981, and that film was already about 10yrs old. the beginning was an animated history of man that lasted a few minutes. The film was about creativity and perception. In it there were interviews with scientists researching a cure for cancer. When asked at that time how long until a cure was found they said about ten years.
A definition of insanity is doing the same thing expecting different results.
I am appreciative of the WSJ for presenting this. we are what we are, thankfully, mostly, we are not what we think.
Posted by Paul Stewart at May 31st, 2007 at 5:12 amI rather enjoyed this entire interview - what I liked the most is they both acknowledge full well how their relationship, strained or otherwise, has helped both companies in general and we are all the better for it. I wish world governments could be as understanding and open as these two upstanding individuals have been at this conference, the world would be an amazing place!
Jon
Posted by Jon Cantin at May 31st, 2007 at 7:47 amIt’s especially interesting for our team to hear how highly both companies value useability in the context of a traditionally ‘non-standard userbase’. In our case, we’ve built a whole enterprise around it.
http://www.itwistngo.com/
Our unique approach, is to link ‘associated interaction’: our flagship product caters for all ages, and streamlines the communications process. This provides our customers with a level of useability similar to the telephone, which many see as the benchmark of all communications technologies.
Posted by Guy Wheeler at May 31st, 2007 at 8:24 amWonderful! Bravo, Bravo, Bravo. Great, great, great show and not on TV but over the Internet. Will load this onto my Apple TV. This is historical stuff! Thank you to the interviewers as well! Great stuff!
Posted by Zeno Davatz at May 31st, 2007 at 8:28 amIn response to the comment about .Mac being behind, I really beg to differ. Where else can you find a service as easy, and simple to use as .Mac, and, where else can you find single click web publishing?
It’s wonderful! I am in the process of starting up a family entertainment organization, and, with the demands of getting a lot of artwork out to my team within minutes is made so simple by things like iPhoto, and iWeb.
What took me moments, could take hours elsewhere.
Steve, yes, you are absolutely Zen! I appreciate the fact that you aren’t sure about the future of much of what is to come! It shows that you are, perhaps, thinking beyond what is presented in Star Trek. The imagination IS limitless!! GO, GO GO!!
Think Different.
Thank you.
-Daniel
Posted by Daniel Rappaport at May 31st, 2007 at 6:05 pmI also really loved the show, especially the parts where it’s getting personal and both are speaking about the others contributions or the relationship to each other. Like Kara i think “Steves” last comment was really sweet.
@Jon Cantin:
Posted by Sebastian Gregor at June 2nd, 2007 at 3:01 amHowever, i’m happy to not see relationships between representatives of world governements like this too often. There are Chavez and Castro acting like this and there was also a big friendship between the last german chancellor Schröder
and Putin. And that’s not what you really want.
But you’re right when you think of world governments and not of their representatives (like you said), like when they show a wider viewing range (also in time) and from time to time don’t act selfish, neither for them as a person nor for their country.
like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warschauer_Kniefall
I really think world governments should not act on a personal level like brothers, but on a respectfull way and sometimes have the power to say sorry or thank you…
This interview is too much operetta and to little every-day reality. They lost 50% of time on jokes and good atmosphere.
What I miss in Jobs/Gates interview is:
1. Presence of OpenSouce Technologies
2. Discussion about role of Linux
3. Fiasco of system 9 and Vista and necessity of implementing Unix in systems
4. Everyday problem for everyone: spam, hackers. What they want to do about it?
5. Handwriring recognition? Voice recognition?
6. Environmental issues?
7. Costs of computers?
8. Bugs in the software? What about it?
9. Transatlantic societies are getting older. They do nothing.
And so on.
It looks like we will get a lot of gadgets (Jobs) and to little of improvements in desktop computers or laptops. How long we will carry 3kg laptop getting hot like 500W heater. We use computers for emails, internet, writing and counting: like Apple II. Everyone would appreciate 1kg 14 inch laptop. Simple system and simple computer. Jobs could do it before. Why make system more complicated.
Boys wake up!
John
Posted by John Tornsen at June 6th, 2007 at 2:31 amIt is a great interview, full of insight, funny moments, etc.
Congratulations Mossberg team ! I am starting to become addicted to this free knowledge video sessions. D: and Ted.com are my favourite.
Another interesting opportunity is to further develop communication at the point of sale using collaborative solutions + video posting + digital signage. I am currently working on this project in Spain : www.admiradn.com
Muchos recuerdos desde España…
Posted by Kevin Sigliano at July 11th, 2007 at 8:59 am