Comments on: Jobs is out: Apple netbook is coming at MacWorld http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:10:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Baz http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43958 Baz Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:46:42 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43958 Actually, there's a rumour afoot that one of the chief reasons Pixar and Disney were playing well together is so Stevo and Walt can share a canister of liquid nitrogen together, while Disney has supplied an amimatronics version of Jobs for trade shows. Seems that a recent upgrade to Leopard 10.6.5 caused problems for the virtual Jobs - it works better, but has now realized its hardware is no better than anyone else's and has refused to attend Macworld in a fit of pique. Actually, there’s a rumour afoot that one of the chief reasons Pixar and Disney were playing well together is so Stevo and Walt can share a canister of liquid nitrogen together, while Disney has supplied an amimatronics version of Jobs for trade shows.

Seems that a recent upgrade to Leopard 10.6.5 caused problems for the virtual Jobs – it works better, but has now realized its hardware is no better than anyone else’s and has refused to attend Macworld in a fit of pique.

]]> By: vkgowri http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43928 vkgowri Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:08:37 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43928 Netbooks are actually pretty common these days, on the UW campus at least. Not as popular as the MacBook or anything, but you can usually see more than a few if you walk through the library or the cafeteria. Netbooks are actually pretty common these days, on the UW campus at least. Not as popular as the MacBook or anything, but you can usually see more than a few if you walk through the library or the cafeteria.

]]> By: T Man http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43917 T Man Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:45:56 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43917 No1, backdating is something that Apple is very familiar with. James, that is a pretty big prediction. I think if they were to do a netbook style device, it would be an iPod Touch with a bigger screen, faster processor, and revised OS. Or it's going to be a $700+ iBook. No1, backdating is something that Apple is very familiar with.

James, that is a pretty big prediction. I think if they were to do a netbook style device, it would be an iPod Touch with a bigger screen, faster processor, and revised OS. Or it’s going to be a $700+ iBook.

]]> By: James Kendrick http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43883 James Kendrick Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:54:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43883 Yes you missed Christmas and I got all your stuff. :) Yes you missed Christmas and I got all your stuff. :)

]]> By: cr0ft http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43881 cr0ft Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:26:35 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43881 Yep, the guy who runs Apple with an iron fist and as his personal fiefdom and has through that made the company wildly successful has been run over by his cowed, yes-men underlings. I can totally see that happening. Uhhuh. Yessirree, that is it, JK has hit the nail on the head on this one. ;) Wait... is this april 1st? Did I miss Christmas and nobody told me? Yep, the guy who runs Apple with an iron fist and as his personal fiefdom and has through that made the company wildly successful has been run over by his cowed, yes-men underlings. I can totally see that happening. Uhhuh. Yessirree, that is it, JK has hit the nail on the head on this one. ;)

Wait… is this april 1st? Did I miss Christmas and nobody told me?

]]> By: No1 http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43856 No1 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:12:49 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43856 @Lava: So, the "No Netbook" actually means that they haven't figured out how to change the resolution in OS X yet? Or that they haven't yet come up with a viable plan to extort money using... erm, sell wonderful apps in iTunes? I believe that the "No video iPod" statement was closer to "we don't have the money printing machine... erm store ready to support video, and besides we still want you to buy at least half of the refreshes of the iPod, so just buy it now! It won't be obsolete in 6 months! Honestly! (* The last statement is in fact backdated one year :-)" @Lava: So, the “No Netbook” actually means that they haven’t figured out how to change the resolution in OS X yet?

Or that they haven’t yet come up with a viable plan to extort money using… erm, sell wonderful apps in iTunes?

I believe that the “No video iPod” statement was closer to “we don’t have the money printing machine… erm store ready to support video, and besides we still want you to buy at least half of the refreshes of the iPod, so just buy it now! It won’t be obsolete in 6 months! Honestly! (* The last statement is in fact backdated one year :-) ”

]]> By: Lava http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43853 Lava Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:39:38 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43853 Apple netbook - not. Netbooks will be the death of many a PC companies. They are selling in the millions, sure, but only by cannibalizing sales of full-sized notebooks. This will become clear in another year's time when companies like Dell will realize they're selling millions of netbooks but revenues are cratering and profits have disappeared. As for the "Steve Jobs said no video iPod ever" - please get real. What Steve said actually said was very nuanced, i.e. that there was no market for portable video iPods at the time. And it was true, because iTunes didn't have a real movie or TV store. But of course, overexcited anti-Apple fanboys took Steve's statement as an ultimate declaration, which is why this whole idea urban myth of "no video iPod ever" is still being floated around. Only people who misunderstand Apple could possible think it's a great idea for Apple to release products ahead of their time. I think Newton shows what happens when you do that (even though Steve wasn't even at Apple at the time). Which is closely related to the misguided enthusiasm on this site to mistake netbook sales with a profitable business model. Apple netbook – not. Netbooks will be the death of many a PC companies. They are selling in the millions, sure, but only by cannibalizing sales of full-sized notebooks. This will become clear in another year’s time when companies like Dell will realize they’re selling millions of netbooks but revenues are cratering and profits have disappeared.

As for the “Steve Jobs said no video iPod ever” – please get real. What Steve said actually said was very nuanced, i.e. that there was no market for portable video iPods at the time. And it was true, because iTunes didn’t have a real movie or TV store.

But of course, overexcited anti-Apple fanboys took Steve’s statement as an ultimate declaration, which is why this whole idea urban myth of “no video iPod ever” is still being floated around.

Only people who misunderstand Apple could possible think it’s a great idea for Apple to release products ahead of their time. I think Newton shows what happens when you do that (even though Steve wasn’t even at Apple at the time).

Which is closely related to the misguided enthusiasm on this site to mistake netbook sales with a profitable business model.

]]> By: ArchiMark http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43844 ArchiMark Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:27:50 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43844 Hmmm.... if you cross a netbook with a Newton, do you get a Newtbook? ;-) Hmmm…. if you cross a netbook with a Newton, do you get a Newtbook?

;-)

]]> By: Pete http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43835 Pete Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:15:52 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43835 <i>I think they are definitely somewhat of a fad on certain websites ;) Maybe I am hanging out at the wrong coffee places, but it’s very rare that I see a netbook (usually it’s my own HP 2133).</i> If we went by what folks in coffeehouses are using, we'd all be using $399 Best Buy Toshiba specials and old Macbooks. :) I think they are definitely somewhat of a fad on certain websites ;) Maybe I am hanging out at the wrong coffee places, but it’s very rare that I see a netbook (usually it’s my own HP 2133).

If we went by what folks in coffeehouses are using, we’d all be using $399 Best Buy Toshiba specials and old Macbooks. :)

]]> By: yet another steve http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43834 yet another steve Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:11:23 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43834 That's insane. Steve Jobs once famously decreed that ipods would never add video. Look at them now. And compared to the iPhone, netbooks are quite a small deal. Plus "don't know how to make it" really means "we'd like you to buy things we have for sale today, not things still in the labs." I think Jobs not making the keynote means no big product announcements. That’s insane.

Steve Jobs once famously decreed that ipods would never add video.

Look at them now.

And compared to the iPhone, netbooks are quite a small deal.

Plus “don’t know how to make it” really means “we’d like you to buy things we have for sale today, not things still in the labs.”

I think Jobs not making the keynote means no big product announcements.

]]> By: iDude http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43827 iDude Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:24:39 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43827 With all the cool Apple patents that have surfaced over the years, this had better be a genre-breaking device. Bring back the excitement of the Newton! With all the cool Apple patents that have surfaced over the years, this had better be a genre-breaking device. Bring back the excitement of the Newton!

]]> By: miguelv http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43812 miguelv Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:45:35 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43812 james, if you are correct and an apple netbook comes out at macworld i will tell everyone i heard it here first. i love the mac os as ive tried it at the bestbuy B&M on multiple occassions. unfortunately due to the high price tag ive never been able to afford a mac. with the introduction of this netbook i will most definitely get a one. heck, im still enjoying my eee 701. right now im shouting from the mountaintops I CANT WAIT FOR THE apple NETBOOK!!! james, if you are correct and an apple netbook comes out at macworld i will tell everyone i heard it here first. i love the mac os as ive tried it at the bestbuy B&M on multiple occassions. unfortunately due to the high price tag ive never been able to afford a mac. with the introduction of this netbook i will most definitely get a one. heck, im still enjoying my eee 701. right now im shouting from the mountaintops I CANT WAIT FOR THE apple NETBOOK!!!

]]> By: Oliver http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43803 Oliver Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:53:35 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43803 > Maybe in a year everyone will be using > netbooks, or maybe they’ll just be a passing fad. I think they are definitely somewhat of a fad on certain websites ;) Maybe I am hanging out at the wrong coffee places, but it's very rare that I see a netbook (usually it's my own HP 2133). > Maybe in a year everyone will be using
> netbooks, or maybe they’ll just be a passing fad.

I think they are definitely somewhat of a fad on certain websites ;) Maybe I am hanging out at the wrong coffee places, but it’s very rare that I see a netbook (usually it’s my own HP 2133).

]]> By: Eric S. Mueller http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43799 Eric S. Mueller Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:15:43 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43799 While it's plausible that Apple could fire Steve Jobs again, I don't consider it likely. Maybe he's just tired of doing these things. It's possible that he's finally grooming a replacement. Maybe in the current economic climate, Apple doesn't consider the Macworld tradeshow worthy of it's time and attention anymore. There are plenty of reasons why Steve Jobs won't give the keynote that don't involve his health or imminent second firing. We all know Steve Jobs is a visionary. He took a lot of flack for taking the floppy drive away on the iMac, but how many of us can buy a new computer with a floppy drive anymore? I figure his refusal to do a netbook might be part of his vision. Maybe in a year everyone will be using netbooks, or maybe they'll just be a passing fad. While it’s plausible that Apple could fire Steve Jobs again, I don’t consider it likely. Maybe he’s just tired of doing these things. It’s possible that he’s finally grooming a replacement. Maybe in the current economic climate, Apple doesn’t consider the Macworld tradeshow worthy of it’s time and attention anymore. There are plenty of reasons why Steve Jobs won’t give the keynote that don’t involve his health or imminent second firing. We all know Steve Jobs is a visionary. He took a lot of flack for taking the floppy drive away on the iMac, but how many of us can buy a new computer with a floppy drive anymore? I figure his refusal to do a netbook might be part of his vision. Maybe in a year everyone will be using netbooks, or maybe they’ll just be a passing fad.

]]> By: GoodThings2Life http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43797 GoodThings2Life Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:05:24 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43797 So wait, I'm confused... it sounds to me like you're suggesting that (although they'll cite "health" as a reason for his "retirement") they're ousting Jobs (AGAIN!?) because of his refusal to do a Netbook? Wow. Now that's a rumor! So wait, I’m confused… it sounds to me like you’re suggesting that (although they’ll cite “health” as a reason for his “retirement”) they’re ousting Jobs (AGAIN!?) because of his refusal to do a Netbook?

Wow. Now that’s a rumor!

]]> By: Fernando http://jkontherun.com/2008/12/17/jobs-is-out-apple-netbook-is-coming-at-macworld/#comment-43794 Fernando Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:48:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=26540#comment-43794 Hmmm, is it April 1st already ? :-) Hmmm, is it April 1st already ? :-)

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