Scully.
Scully forced Jobs out in 1985, and started work on the Newton in 86. (An interesting aside, in the early 1990s, Scully -- a lifelong Republican until then, campaigned hard for Bill Clinton, sat next to Hillary Clinton during his first State of the Union speech and became the de facto spokesman for the computer industry.) In Jan. 1992, Scull espouses the value of the Newton during his keynote speech at the CES in Las Vegas and the device hit the market the next year.
Re: Post-Jobs
AskAsa
3/25/2012 8:30:44 PM
In Apple history.
Was it Jobs or Scully behind the Newton Fiasco?
Re: The secret
mInvestor
3/25/2012 6:44:50 PM
What I am hoping from Apply is it keeps its innovation edge. I don't need another Microsoft at this time. In stead, I hope Apple's success can wake up Microsoft and push it to become innovative again. Hopefully Windows 8 can bring us some excitment.
No one seems too worried about the alleged heat problem with the new iPads. but no one was worried about the laptop batteries either until they started to catch fire.
Re: The secret
Aargh61
3/21/2012 12:21:22 PM
That's the question that was asked after the iPod.
With three MILLION of the new iPads sold in the three DAYS since it launched, I think people are showing a willingness to move on from Steve Jobs!
Post-Jobs
driven
3/20/2012 10:25:46 AM
The thing with Apple is that everyone will forever be saying "ah, this would've been so much better if Steve Jobs was still around. He'd have added this or that or whatever." But would he have? He made mistakes. He put the antenna on the wrong place on the iPhone. I think we have to let go of the Jobs fixation.
Re: The secret
AskAsa
3/20/2012 10:15:06 AM
Being "good" will sustain it for a while, probably a long while at this stage of the game. But long term success always depends on true innovation and evolutionary products that new generations continue to buy.
Apple doesn't have to be great at this point @Cat tail. It just has to be good. It has volume on its side.
Re: The secret
cat tail
3/20/2012 9:57:42 AM
But how long do you think Apple would hold that market share unless it comes up with another gamechanger @Scott?
If it just coasts, well, then it's just another Microsoft. And that's OK, but it's a whole different company, isn't it?
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