I thought the digs at the old skew designs were funny. Virtual cows, green felt and the screen not falling off when they removed the stitching, brilliant.
It was an excellent keynote from a mature and enduring design company that clearly has collaborative work NAILED! That was the vibe I took away...these guys all really dig working with each other. Craig, Phil et al. Actually brought tears to my eyes a few times. #greenwithenvy
Yes, I agree with all of this. Scott is doubtless a very talented engineer. I hope that, even as Nebuchadnezzer, a king no less, endured time in the wilderness, that Scott finds success in a place equally as challenging.
During Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday, the most stage time wasn't allotted CEO Tim Cook, or marketing head Phil Schiller, but to Craig Federighi, the software chief who stepped out from his "behind-the-scenes" role and into the spotlight..
Well, duh. It's a software developer's conference - who would you expect to be the main speaker?
He does great work and he presents well. I'd like to see him headline keynotes in the future, since Jony refuses to. Bet he has incredible stage fright.
Why do you suggest Ive has stage fright? He spoke in front of thousands at Jobs Apple memorial. He was quite funny. Maybe he just does not want to do it.
Lovely as Ive is, I don't think he'd be very good on stage. His style is ponderous and thoughtful, he's not a salesman, and there need to be a salesman-esque dynamism on the stage.
I don't think Cook is great at it either, he speaks so damn slowly, and I don't think (I admit I'm guessing) that many people watching care much about his customer sat figures.
I thought Craig Federighi did an outstanding job....great presenter and entertaining to....lots of positive energy. I have said it before and will say it again...the more I see Tim Cook the more I like him........
I love colorful language but I don't think they should be that loose as to curse during a keynote. Schiller is typically fun to watch. I'll forgive him this one time...
He only said "ass", it's not like he dropped the F-bomb or something . Personally, I think it was warranted because of all the trash-talking the press and tech blogs have been doing at Apple's expense. I think Craig did a great job and I dare say it felt (to me) like he was channeling Steve at times. As others have already mentioned, he seemed comfortable up there and exuded confidence in what he was doing and in the product he was demoing. Only thing I would have done differently is place a small table up there with a bottle of water on it. Eddie Cue, on the other hand, seemed extremely nervous.
Yes, I agree with all of this. Scott is doubtless a very talented engineer. I hope that, even as Nebuchadnezzer, a king no less, endured time in the wilderness, that Scott finds success in a place equally challenging.
So we can expect him to spend 7 years in the fields pretending he's a wolf or other animal?
I remember how nervous he was for his first appearance, but even then he did a great job.
He seems like a pretty cool guy.
Yeah, I remember the first appearance and it wasn't really fair to judge him by that but that's usually all people get to see of them. It's just human nature to base things on the available info. This keynote changed everything and was really refreshing to see. Even when Steve was there, they started to get quite low key - Phil had to rouse the crowd directly in one of them by saying 'c'mon, let's have some energy' because I think the crowd was worried by how Steve looked.
This keynote gave the impression they've found their footing and they're ready to keep going. It reminded me of the old keynotes and it was nice to see a focus on the Mac not iOS. I think Scott was a good presenter but if he was disruptive to the team, that's not important because it would end up dragging them all down. It would just take one person in a senior position to have a hugely negative effect. The whole team there did a great job and they all seem happier.
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Did anyone else notice the astute video director cut to a shot of Woz right after that crack?
That was the vibe I took away...these guys all really dig working with each other. Craig, Phil et al.
Actually brought tears to my eyes a few times. #greenwithenvy
Just not Samsung or Google I hope ....
Yes, I noticed that too.
I also noted that Woz seemed to show very little emotion while there, and didn't seem to be doing too much applauding while others did.
He appeared to give the impression that he was positively put out.
In future WWDCs there will be a dual-speculation:
what will be the name of the new Mac OS X?
what hair pun will be in Federighi's Game Center account?
Well, duh. It's a software developer's conference - who would you expect to be the main speaker?
Why do you suggest Ive has stage fright? He spoke in front of thousands at Jobs Apple memorial. He was quite funny. Maybe he just does not want to do it.
Lovely as Ive is, I don't think he'd be very good on stage. His style is ponderous and thoughtful, he's not a salesman, and there need to be a salesman-esque dynamism on the stage.
I don't think Cook is great at it either, he speaks so damn slowly, and I don't think (I admit I'm guessing) that many people watching care much about his customer sat figures.
What does that mean? Woz is still employed by Apple. He does not have to do anything, but they send him a check.
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Did anyone else notice the astute video director cut to a shot of Woz right after that crack?
Yes...that was awesome!
I thought Craig Federighi did an outstanding job....great presenter and entertaining to....lots of positive energy. I have said it before and will say it again...the more I see Tim Cook the more I like him........
I liked Steve's response better, back in the day: "Thanks. I think".
And Tim went from snail to turtle speed, so that's good.
I noticed that too.
What was he doing there anyway -- is he a developer now?
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I love colorful language but I don't think they should be that loose as to curse during a keynote. Schiller is typically fun to watch. I'll forgive him this one time...
He only said "ass", it's not like he dropped the F-bomb or something
What does he do at Apple?
Forstall had crazy eyes though. You can't discount that.
So we can expect him to spend 7 years in the fields pretending he's a wolf or other animal?
Yeah, I remember the first appearance and it wasn't really fair to judge him by that but that's usually all people get to see of them. It's just human nature to base things on the available info. This keynote changed everything and was really refreshing to see. Even when Steve was there, they started to get quite low key - Phil had to rouse the crowd directly in one of them by saying 'c'mon, let's have some energy' because I think the crowd was worried by how Steve looked.
This keynote gave the impression they've found their footing and they're ready to keep going. It reminded me of the old keynotes and it was nice to see a focus on the Mac not iOS. I think Scott was a good presenter but if he was disruptive to the team, that's not important because it would end up dragging them all down. It would just take one person in a senior position to have a hugely negative effect. The whole team there did a great job and they all seem happier.