Jobs was wrong about a lot of things. Just because he thought an idea was silly, doesn't automatically make so.
replyHe was right about this one. Never used the touchscreen on my old Dell except by accident, over the last decade. Shoulder gets tired holding up arms.
replyJobs died 15 years ago, and since then, Apple has been successfully selling iPads in vertical/laptop like configuration for nearly a decade.
replyAnd before he came back, apple was on the verge of bankrupt because people without any vision whatsoever took the lead.
replyThe same kind of people are now doing it again, it will take time but every decision apple has been taking is giving me a bad taste.
even the evolution of macos and IOS. They are much closer to windows and android now.
> even the evolution of macos and IOS.
replyESPECIALLY the evolution of macos and ios.
The crucial part is, iPads can easily be detached from the keyboard when needed. Apple made a point to have very flexible keyboard cases for that.
replyHe also thought people didn’t want big phones and tablets.
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