Has Steve Jobs lost his magic?

baggss · baggss #1 (**permalink**)

08-08-2006, 06:41 PM

dohidied · dohidied #2 (**permalink**)

08-08-2006, 06:48 PM

I read the article earlier and I don't really agree. Yes, Jobs didn't seem to be as charismatic as some previous keynotes, but I think it's mostly due to people's perceptions. WWDC was way overhyped, with rumors of iphones, ipods, meroms in macbooks, macbook pros, imacs, virtualization, pvr, etc. I think people had unrealistic expectations of a conference for developers. They don't care about iPods and iMacs. I read an article on Macworld that I really agree with. All anyone should have expected yesterday was the MacPro, Xserve, and Leopard. That's what we got and we'll have to wait for a more appropriate venue to see new consumer-oriented products.

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/edit...php?lsrc=mwrss

menace3054 · menace3054 #3 (**permalink**)

08-08-2006, 06:57 PM

the guy who introduced the mac pro sure didnt have much magic

mynameis · mynameis #4 (**permalink**)

08-08-2006, 07:09 PM

Now that Apple's products are actually worth buying, he doesn't really need to try as hard.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #5 (**permalink**)

08-08-2006, 07:18 PM

I would not quite put it that way, but I will say this, The Mac Pro could sell itself to me without a word from Jobs OR Schiller.

Also I could care if they introduced an iPhone or not. I wanted to see the Mac Pro and that I saw and am very impressed with it and the new Intel CPU's.

He did not seem quite himself though I will admit. Hope he is ok.

menace3054 · menace3054 #6 (**permalink**)

08-08-2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dtravis7

Hope he is ok.

god me too, especially with his cancer a few years ago

mraya · mraya #7 (**permalink**)

08-08-2006, 11:48 PM

I saw the keynote this morning and i agree, it wasn't like the previous ones, but that happens, whether he is ill, under too much stress, or anything else he is as human as the rest of us, and i'm pretty sure we all had more than one bad day.
However i do believe it was a good idea to have more people in the spotlight. In this keynote the role of software and hardware developers was praised several times, more than in previous keynotes. The "other" guys may not be as charismatics as Steve Jobs, but they did a great job. As dohidied said, this one was for the developers and any other product would have changed that. This presentation was for Leopard and the Mac Pro, anything else will have to wait.

Sydrocentric · Sydrocentric #8 (**permalink**)

08-09-2006, 01:17 AM

He's human? Man I thought he was a god, I want my money back!

Graphite · Graphite #9 (**permalink**)

08-09-2006, 01:24 AM

He sounded sick. Don't worry about it.

lionel · lionel #10 (**permalink**)

08-09-2006, 07:37 AM

He seems to have lost alot of weight too :/

OneWorld22 · OneWorld22 #11 (**permalink**)

08-09-2006, 08:22 AM

I was going to comment on the weight. He looks far skinnier then he looked last year.

Not as energetic, I hope he's OK...

mraya · mraya #12 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 08:48 PM

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/...jobs_live.html

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #13 (**permalink**)

08-14-2006, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mraya

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/...jobs_live.html

That was a really short article.. but was worth reading... thanks for the link.

macgig · macgig #14 (**permalink**)

09-08-2006, 11:32 PM

steve is still the man. dont let anyone tell you different. very smart guy

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dtravis7 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,895 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	08-08-2006, 07:18 PM I would not quite put it that way, but I will say this, The Mac Pro could sell itself to me without a word from Jobs OR Schiller. Also I could care if they introduced an iPhone or not. I wanted to see the Mac Pro and that I saw and am very impressed with it and the new Intel CPU's. He did not seem quite himself though I will admit. Hope he is ok. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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mraya #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 27, 2005 Location: Framingham, MA Posts: 942 Mac Specs: MacBook C2D 2.4 2GB	08-08-2006, 11:48 PM I saw the keynote this morning and i agree, it wasn't like the previous ones, but that happens, whether he is ill, under too much stress, or anything else he is as human as the rest of us, and i'm pretty sure we all had more than one bad day. However i do believe it was a good idea to have more people in the spotlight. In this keynote the role of software and hardware developers was praised several times, more than in previous keynotes. The "other" guys may not be as charismatics as Steve Jobs, but they did a great job. As dohidied said, this one was for the developers and any other product would have changed that. This presentation was for Leopard and the Mac Pro, anything else will have to wait. [is pointless to click here]
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mraya #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 27, 2005 Location: Framingham, MA Posts: 942 Mac Specs: MacBook C2D 2.4 2GB	08-14-2006, 08:48 PM http://www.informationweek.com/blog/...jobs_live.html [is pointless to click here]
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Member Since: Mar 20, 2006 Location: Petaluma, CA Posts: 574 Mac Specs: 20" iMac 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo, 12" iBook G4 1.07 GHz	08-08-2006, 06:48 PM I read the article earlier and I don't really agree. Yes, Jobs didn't seem to be as charismatic as some previous keynotes, but I think it's mostly due to people's perceptions. WWDC was way overhyped, with rumors of iphones, ipods, meroms in macbooks, macbook pros, imacs, virtualization, pvr, etc. I think people had unrealistic expectations of a conference for developers. They don't care about iPods and iMacs. I read an article on Macworld that I really agree with. All anyone should have expected yesterday was the MacPro, Xserve, and Leopard. That's what we got and we'll have to wait for a more appropriate venue to see new consumer-oriented products. http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/edit...php?lsrc=mwrss
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mynameis #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 3,378	08-08-2006, 07:09 PM Now that Apple's products are actually worth buying, he doesn't really need to try as hard.
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Sydrocentric #8 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	08-09-2006, 01:17 AM He's human? Man I thought he was a god, I want my money back!
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Member Since: Feb 25, 2003 Location: Tropical Island, Jealous? Posts: 5,279 Mac Specs: MacPro 3.0Ghz 16GB RAM, 4x256 Vid, 30''cinema display	08-09-2006, 01:24 AM He sounded sick. Don't worry about it.
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lionel #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 132	08-09-2006, 07:37 AM He seems to have lost alot of weight too :/
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OneWorld22 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 28, 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 75 Mac Specs: iMac 20in 2.0GHZ Intel Core Duo 2GB Ram	08-09-2006, 08:22 AM I was going to comment on the weight. He looks far skinnier then he looked last year. Not as energetic, I hope he's OK...
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macgig #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 487 Mac Specs: 20" Aluminum iMac 2.0 Ghz \| 4 gigs ram \| Snow leopard	09-08-2006, 11:32 PM steve is still the man. dont let anyone tell you different. very smart guy
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