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Ex Apple engineer claims Steve Jobs rejected new Apple TV UI 5 years ago
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I for one do not doubt this in the least. I see Tim Cook changing a lot of things that I don't believe Jobs would have been ok with. Some of the changes i am very much against. Unfortunately this time Jobs can't come back and save Apple if they mess it up.
Agreed. It feels like lately Apple has decided that since the iPhone/iPad sell well, it means they have to mimic the UI on everything they do, even when it makes no sense to do so.Wouldn't shock me. The new interface sucks.
That's a bit harsh. As COO, he did more for the company than almost anyone else that wasn't Steve Jobs, including the streamlining of the supply chain that led to Apple's ability to price the iPad as aggressively as it did. Whether someone whose job focused on the relatively uncreative and efficiency-centric task of getting the company to run as smoothly as possible is the best candidate for CEO is up for debate, though.Agreed. I don't trust Tim Cook, to me he needs to prove that he can be a successful CEO and an asset to Apple as a whole.
So far, he hasn't.
Agreed, I don't believe in Tim Cook either. I love the Apple products and have great expectations on the new products, but it turns out to be great disappointment.
That's a bit harsh. As COO, he did more for the company than almost anyone else that wasn't Steve Jobs, including the streamlining of the supply chain that led to Apple's ability to price the iPad as aggressively as it did. Whether someone whose job focused on the relatively uncreative and efficiency-centric task of getting the company to run as smoothly as possible is the best candidate for CEO is up for debate, though.
I personally believe Steve was the backbone of Apple, the driving force that made it create such amazing and innovative products. When he died, I had a fear that the company would die with him, I was hoping Time Cook would come through as "The next Steve" so to speak, to become another driving force behind Apple. However, with all of the changes that have been going on, I'm not reassured at all. With Apple supposedly axing the MBP line in April, and this new Apple TV interface being approved when Steve flat out rejected it years ago, I don't know what Apple's future will be like.
This is the first time I've ever seen long time Apple users say a product flat out "sucks". Sure, there have been criticisms in the past, little issues and dislikes, but some people flat out hate the changes that are happening. That's not good.
Update: In a comment, Michael Margolis clarified the UI and the elements Steve Jobs took issue with:
The new UI shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. There is a clear effort at Apple to make everything match the look and feel of their popular iOS products – starting with Lion and increasing momentum with Mountain Lion.
To be clear – he didn’t like the original grid. This was before the iPhone was popular and before the iPad even existed.
Given that the iPad is far more successful than the AppleTV, migrating the AppleTV to look more like the iPad was probably a very smart move – even if some of the users of the old UI don’t prefer the new one.
It may be a bit harsh, but Tim Cook was hand chosen by Steve Jobs to be his replacement, to be the man to take charge and not allow the company to go into a downward spiral, because this time, Steve won't be able to come back and save it like he did in the 90's.
I personally believe Steve was the backbone of Apple, the driving force that made it create such amazing and innovative products. When he died, I had a fear that the company would die with him, I was hoping Time Cook would come through as "The next Steve" so to speak, to become another driving force behind Apple. However, with all of the changes that have been going on, I'm not reassured at all. With Apple supposedly axing the MBP line in April, and this new Apple TV interface being approved when Steve flat out rejected it years ago, I don't know what Apple's future will be like.
This is the first time I've ever seen long time Apple users say a product flat out "sucks". Sure, there have been criticisms in the past, little issues and dislikes, but some people flat out hate the changes that are happening. That's not good.