I work at a major company on top secret projects. People get fired for leaking images. One day someone down the hall brought in a visitor for lunch..and then POOF, their office was emptied out the next.
Well....if you consider that nearly everything Apple does is done better than anybody else by leaps and bounds...then you should also consider that owning their own network would enable them to likely provide the type of experience on a cell phone all the time that one can expect from their mac. And they'd likely figure out a whole lot of other cool things that could be done with one, as well as innovative ways they could use the bandwidth.
This level of experience happens with the UI of iPhone but falls short on the ATT network, which frankly blows.
Wouldn't it be cool if Apple was in TOP SECRET negotiations with google to be a silent partner with them to bid and WIN the upcoming FCC auction for the 700mhz wireless spectrum?
Or perhaps spend the cash alone and let Apple own the entire nation-wide network themselves?
I work at a major company on top secret projects. People get fired for leaking images. One day someone down the hall brought in a visitor for lunch..and then POOF, their office was emptied out the next.
You've got to be impressed that, with all the time, money, and human resources devoted to the thing that only about THIRTY people saw the final product before its announcement. Wow.
I work at a major company on top secret projects. People get fired for leaking images. One day someone down the hall brought in a visitor for lunch..and then POOF, their office was emptied out the next.
a friend of mine was working on Jacques [the cleaner shrimp in the fish tank in finding nemo].
he did all of the modeling and about 200 stock animations.
he didn't know what setting the character was going to be in.
he didn't know who would voice the character.
he didn't know it was a movie, nevermind the name of the movie.
he didn't even do the skinning [textures], just the model & animations.
he didn't even know what COLOR Jacques would be.
...this DOES explain why the UI is so strange on the iPhone. one person working on a weather widget in shades of dark blue, one person working on a stocks widget in light blues, one on a clock [greys and pinstripes], one on photos [dark greys instead of blues], calculator [black], notes [brown and yellow]. when is this going to be unified?
one person working on a weather widget in shades of dark blue, one person working on a stocks widget in light blues, one on a clock [greys and pinstripes], one on photos [dark greys instead of blues], calculator [black], notes [brown and yellow]. when is this going to be unified?
I don't think many of these apps should be unified.
What does need to be unified is the scroll bar in Leopard among apps.
This is complete nonsense. We linked at the very beginning quite prominently, linked again at the end, and further suggest our readers make the jump to Wired and read all four pages of their article.
Well....if you consider that nearly everything Apple does is done better than anybody else by leaps and bounds...then you should also consider that owning their own network would enable them to likely provide the type of experience on a cell phone all the time that one can expect from their mac. And they'd likely figure out a whole lot of other cool things that could be done with one, as well as innovative ways they could use the bandwidth.
This level of experience happens with the UI of iPhone but falls short on the ATT network, which frankly blows.
Unless Apple can drop fiber to every home in America, buying Akamai won't do much for the end-user experience. It's the proverbial last 100 feet that's the issue.
Unlike your position with AT&T, I can't recall anyone complaining about Akamai's network. Why would Apple purchase it if there's nothing wrong nor inhibiting its business? It's not as if in puchasing Akamai's servers they could be turned into an Apple-only network--kicking off Akamai's existing customers. Spending $4.5BN (AKAM's current market cap) for an iTunes store where Apple sees little profit?
A component of Apple's success is focusing on what it does well and partnering with those that also do well.
ETA: Coincidentally, I found a blog entry concerning a rumor of Apple perhaps dropping Akamai for Google.
The article states?or implies? that that the information was given first hand by people inside Apple.
Jobs has stated in an interview around a year ago that Apple developed a PDA but never released it. I don't think it's much of a leap to assume this project was what got multitouch started, so I don't really think Wired is going out on a limb.
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Wouldn't it be cool if Apple was in TOP SECRET negotiations with google to be a silent partner with them to bid and WIN the upcoming FCC auction for the 700mhz wireless spectrum?
Or perhaps spend the cash alone and let Apple own the entire nation-wide network themselves?
What network? The auction is for bandwidth. Whoever wins will need to build or rent infrastructure over and above paying the winning bid.
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Actually another movie plot. At the moment I try to imagine Jobs "level stare" in the
hotel suite among all these suits, hehehe. Gorgeous.
Well....if you consider that nearly everything Apple does is done better than anybody else by leaps and bounds...then you should also consider that owning their own network would enable them to likely provide the type of experience on a cell phone all the time that one can expect from their mac. And they'd likely figure out a whole lot of other cool things that could be done with one, as well as innovative ways they could use the bandwidth.
This level of experience happens with the UI of iPhone but falls short on the ATT network, which frankly blows.
Wouldn't it be cool if Apple was in TOP SECRET negotiations with google to be a silent partner with them to bid and WIN the upcoming FCC auction for the 700mhz wireless spectrum?
Or perhaps spend the cash alone and let Apple own the entire nation-wide network themselves?
Those were my thoughts exactly. I can hardly wait until next week.
I have my credit card ready.
I don't smoke but I know what you mean.
I work at a major company on top secret projects. People get fired for leaking images. One day someone down the hall brought in a visitor for lunch..and then POOF, their office was emptied out the next.
LOL! And at the same time...oh snap!
I work at a major company on top secret projects. People get fired for leaking images. One day someone down the hall brought in a visitor for lunch..and then POOF, their office was emptied out the next.
What was that person working on?
a friend of mine was working on Jacques [the cleaner shrimp in the fish tank in finding nemo].
he did all of the modeling and about 200 stock animations.
he didn't know what setting the character was going to be in.
he didn't know who would voice the character.
he didn't know it was a movie, nevermind the name of the movie.
he didn't even do the skinning [textures], just the model & animations.
he didn't even know what COLOR Jacques would be.
...this DOES explain why the UI is so strange on the iPhone. one person working on a weather widget in shades of dark blue, one person working on a stocks widget in light blues, one on a clock [greys and pinstripes], one on photos [dark greys instead of blues], calculator [black], notes [brown and yellow]. when is this going to be unified?
one person working on a weather widget in shades of dark blue, one person working on a stocks widget in light blues, one on a clock [greys and pinstripes], one on photos [dark greys instead of blues], calculator [black], notes [brown and yellow]. when is this going to be unified?
I don't think many of these apps should be unified.
What does need to be unified is the scroll bar in Leopard among apps.
a friend of mine was working on Jacques [the cleaner shrimp in the fish tank in finding nemo].
he did all of the modeling and about 200 stock animations.
he didn't know what setting the character was going to be in.
he didn't know who would voice the character.
he didn't know it was a movie, nevermind the name of the movie.
he didn't even do the skinning [textures], just the model & animations.
he didn't even know what COLOR Jacques would be.
You sure sound like you know this friend's character really, positively, quite well!
That's too funny, you'd think they were working on some kind of military technology.
They were, that's why Jobs said "boom"
This is complete nonsense. We linked at the very beginning quite prominently, linked again at the end, and further suggest our readers make the jump to Wired and read all four pages of their article.
Thanks,
K
I agree, and took your advice and read it.
I don't think many of these apps should be unified.
What does need to be unified is the scroll bar in Leopard among apps.
I hacked them to be unified right away.
Well....if you consider that nearly everything Apple does is done better than anybody else by leaps and bounds...then you should also consider that owning their own network would enable them to likely provide the type of experience on a cell phone all the time that one can expect from their mac. And they'd likely figure out a whole lot of other cool things that could be done with one, as well as innovative ways they could use the bandwidth.
This level of experience happens with the UI of iPhone but falls short on the ATT network, which frankly blows.
Unless Apple can drop fiber to every home in America, buying Akamai won't do much for the end-user experience. It's the proverbial last 100 feet that's the issue.
Unlike your position with AT&T, I can't recall anyone complaining about Akamai's network. Why would Apple purchase it if there's nothing wrong nor inhibiting its business? It's not as if in puchasing Akamai's servers they could be turned into an Apple-only network--kicking off Akamai's existing customers. Spending $4.5BN (AKAM's current market cap) for an iTunes store where Apple sees little profit?
A component of Apple's success is focusing on what it does well and partnering with those that also do well.
ETA: Coincidentally, I found a blog entry concerning a rumor of Apple perhaps dropping Akamai for Google.
I'm sure they cant have considered linux option for more than 30 seconds. it would have been an exceptionally dumb move.
Right, I agree, but that's how legends build up. The press
loves this kind of stories.
The article states?or implies? that that the information was given first hand by people inside Apple.
Jobs has stated in an interview around a year ago that Apple developed a PDA but never released it. I don't think it's much of a leap to assume this project was what got multitouch started, so I don't really think Wired is going out on a limb.
Wouldn't it be cool if Apple was in TOP SECRET negotiations with google to be a silent partner with them to bid and WIN the upcoming FCC auction for the 700mhz wireless spectrum?
Or perhaps spend the cash alone and let Apple own the entire nation-wide network themselves?
What network? The auction is for bandwidth. Whoever wins will need to build or rent infrastructure over and above paying the winning bid.
What was that person working on?
He could tell then, but then he'd have to kill you.