My e-mail response from David Coursey.
From: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 20:50:49 -0500
To: [email protected]
Subject: Your conversation to Steve Jobs.
I think it is amazing that you have actually talked to Steve Jobs about
Apple's future. I think an article about that experience would be really
cool to read. I really want to hear about what you asked him and what
you were told. I love your writing, I hope you recommend more types of
people to use a Mac. I think that you are very strong willed not to be
persuaded by the likes of Steve Jobs, at least you come off sounding as
if your not infected with his charisma.
I know that you hear a lot of mac users talk about you as a PC man and a
Mac ignorer. I feel bad that people leave that impression with you.
Keep up the good work.
From: David Coursey <[email protected]>
This happened a week ago Monday and I am still trying to decide what to make
of it. I know what he told me--I wasn't able to record it and didn't
concentrate on grabbing quotes--but I haven't really decided if any of it
was terribly worth repeating. He talked about the "digital hub" but the
overall take was that Apple won't be doing home entertainment devices in the
next 24 months but will do something--probably in software. There is also
considerable excitement about the opportunities Unix presents to get more
into the sci/tech and Unix workstation markets.
Steve was not at full reality distortion when I saw him and we spoke for
about an hour. What I didn't hear was very much of "the vision thing" which
seems to exist for Apple but is only demonstrated in retrospect. Steve needs
as much excitement as he can generate and can't afford any mistakes, at
least not anything worse than the cube.
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 20:50:49 -0500
To: [email protected]
Subject: Your conversation to Steve Jobs.
I think it is amazing that you have actually talked to Steve Jobs about
Apple's future. I think an article about that experience would be really
cool to read. I really want to hear about what you asked him and what
you were told. I love your writing, I hope you recommend more types of
people to use a Mac. I think that you are very strong willed not to be
persuaded by the likes of Steve Jobs, at least you come off sounding as
if your not infected with his charisma.
I know that you hear a lot of mac users talk about you as a PC man and a
Mac ignorer. I feel bad that people leave that impression with you.
Keep up the good work.
From: David Coursey <[email protected]>
This happened a week ago Monday and I am still trying to decide what to make
of it. I know what he told me--I wasn't able to record it and didn't
concentrate on grabbing quotes--but I haven't really decided if any of it
was terribly worth repeating. He talked about the "digital hub" but the
overall take was that Apple won't be doing home entertainment devices in the
next 24 months but will do something--probably in software. There is also
considerable excitement about the opportunities Unix presents to get more
into the sci/tech and Unix workstation markets.
Steve was not at full reality distortion when I saw him and we spoke for
about an hour. What I didn't hear was very much of "the vision thing" which
seems to exist for Apple but is only demonstrated in retrospect. Steve needs
as much excitement as he can generate and can't afford any mistakes, at
least not anything worse than the cube.
Comments
That guy better be careful...the reality distortion field is extremely hard to detect, hence why it is so dangerous. You'll be sucked in, and then you can't get out. Gil Amelio and many others suffered this fate.
<strong>Who is David Coursey? Could you provide a link to the article you speak of? Thanks.</strong><hr></blockquote>
he's a tech writer who is abusing mac users for increased hits for his articles. pretty sad.
<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2844895,00.html"; target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2844895,00.html</a>;
<strong>seems he's turned around on his opinion about the iMac. Now he likes it a lot!
<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2844895,00.html"; target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2844895,00. html</a></strong><hr></blockquote>
And look at the current poll results from that page!
Yes. It doesn't matter as much anymore that it's a Windows-dominated world. 4908 (74%)
No. I don't have the time or patience to convert to an entirely different platform. 1750 (26%)
I was SHOCKED to see that answer - those can't all be mac zealots trying to stuff the ballot box.
I've gotten 2 PC guys here at work 'thinking' about the iMac - they think it looks cool and I'm trying them to go see the darn thing in person. YIPPEE We finally have one here in St. Louis!
Ariel
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he's a tech writer who is abusing mac users for increased hits for his articles. pretty sad.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, you obviously didn't bother to read his last column.
You know, the Mac-bashing piece titled Why I just love the new iMac (and why you might, too).
God I can't stand the abuse.
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YIPPEE We finally have one here in St. Louis!
Ariel</strong><hr></blockquote>
Where in St. Louis did you see a new iMac?
I've been looking for one!
<strong>
Well, you obviously didn't bother to read his last column.
You know, the Mac-bashing piece titled Why I just love the new iMac (and why you might, too).
God I can't stand the abuse.</strong><hr></blockquote>
uh.. I have read every article thank you. and you misinterpreted my statement. he's abusing mac users to get hits. all he does now is post apple related articles because he knows they'll generate thousands and thousands of hits to his page. that's why he has changed his tune and that's why he is all excited about the mac because now he is mainstream and is even being quoted by apple.
he's playing you guys like fools and you keep clicking just to read the same thing over and over
For example, I just read <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2843832,00.html"; target="_blank">this column</a>.
OK, he's not a Mac Basher. He is a ****ing idiot. I'm not even going to get into the details... read it and it's so obvious.
Somehow I missed this one when it came out 5 days ago.
I'm not sure exactly what he is trying to pull. Basically he's hated by most PC users for the Mac shit, and I'm thinking a lot of Mac users are going to say "uh uh, screw that, we don't want the prick either".
Yeah, a bit of a 360 from what I've said about him in the past. Next time I'll actually do some real reading before I post my opinions.
The guy is so dumb I can't believe he's actually the executive editor of anything.
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