Posts by Dick Applebaum

Quote:Originally Posted by mstone Quote:Originally Posted by Evilution Google had a 7 year head start and within a year Apple has got pretty close. Actually only two years head start when you consider that they have to redo...

Quote:Originally Posted by cnocbui Quote:Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum Other companies have map data sets than Google -- and, likely, any of them are more trustworthy than Google! Navteq, owned by Nokia, have excellent...

Quote:Originally Posted by cnocbui So Apple have this great idea on how to better use a data set they don't have, while Google actually have a data set and ways of using it.  I thing Apple have overlooked one or two minor details,...

Quote:Originally Posted by Applelunatic Quote:Originally Posted by elroth Could you actually read the article? His criticism is that they DIDN'T move past the original concepts of Xerox/PARC. The flaws that were in the original...

Quote:Originally Posted by anantksundaram Quote:Originally Posted by alcstarheel Something a two year old can easily pick up and understand is definitely a failure in UI design¡http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXV-yaFmQNk I love...

Quote:Originally Posted by Apple ][ All I see are ridiculous strawmen. Who said that he hasn't accomplished a lot in the past? Ok, his past achievements are great. Now, let's talk about the present and his current...

Quote:Originally Posted by Ireland Quote:Originally Posted by Mario The ignorance in these comments is astounding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kay He is one of the pioneers of the industry, a computer scientist,...

Quote:Originally Posted by anantksundaram Quote:Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum I'll give you one... I would like to be able to easily write simple apps for the iPad -- on the iPad.I agree with this. I suspected that you...

Quote:Originally Posted by charlituna Quote:Originally Posted by "Apple [" url="/t/156798/computing-pioneer-alan-kay-calls-apples-ipad-user-interface-poor#post_2304418"] And one of the reasons he gives for the iPad being...

Quote:Originally Posted by Rocketman Well said, but Mr. Kay should have been more specific, regardless of his history. I'm retired now but once had a boss who criticized me often. He was relentless, but specific and provided...