Seven 9s and 10s

GPOYW A: Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Q: Where were you when you found out that Steve Jobs had died? I will remember this night like my parents remember the deaths of Kennedy, King, and Presley. RIP Steve. You changed my life and the world in immeasurable ways and you will never, ever, be replaced.

GPOYW

A: Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music.

Q: Where were you when you found out that Steve Jobs had died?

I will remember this night like my parents remember the deaths of Kennedy, King, and Presley. RIP Steve. You changed my life and the world in immeasurable ways and you will never, ever, be replaced.

“Nokia makes $50 handsets. We don’t know how to make great handsets at that price. So our goal is to make great breakthrough products but also drive costs down. As you know, we have low share in phones, and high share in tablets. But we don’t think about it that way. We’re not not making a 7-inch tablet because we don’t want to hit a lower price point. We’re just believe it’s too small to hit the user experience people want. When we make decisions, it’s not about cost, it’s about value when you factor in the software. We’re all about the best products at aggressive prices.”

Steve Jobs during the Q&A session for today’s Q4 2010 Apple earnings report.

This answer is exactly the reason I use and love Apple products, as well as why I’m a shareholder (and why I won’t freak out and sell tomorrow morning when the shares inevitably plummet as they always do the day after an earnings report. I don’t read that quote and feel like it’s bullshit; I believe that it’s the truth. User experience leads to great software design which leads to great hardware design which leads to continued innovation.

A quick note on Apple investors.

joeschmitt:

steelopus:

Steve Jobs is right that Apple Inc. doesn’t need to apologize to its investors, and I hope he doesn’t take shit for saying that.

I’m an investor.  I purchased a number of shares with confidence in the knowledge that Apple continually trends upwards because they continually release incredible products.

You know who needs to apologize to investors? Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, AIG, etc.  They swindled billions of dollars away from their investors, and then did it again to the American tax payers.

Apple releases arguably the greatest smartphone ever developed and you’re asking them to apologize to investors?  You’re a goddamn moron.  You need to apologize to the world for being so mind-numbingly stupid.

I agree with your investment bank premise, but not the Apple part. Yes, they do release great stuff and trend upwards. But knowingly releasing a product that may need to be recalled, or that fails basic usability? Everyone needs to be called out on that shit. even them. If Microsoft or Blackberry or Motorola were caught doing that, you think Steve Jobs would say caveat emptor? I doubt it.

Apple didn’t release a product that may need to be recalled nor a product that fails basic usability.  Since when does .55% of total support calls relating to any specific problem equate to a failure of basic usability?

Calling out Apple on a product flaw is one thing, but suggesting that the company needs to apologize to investors over an issue that has been blown out of proportion simply because the media loves to drag high-profile companies across the coals is something completely different.  If you buy and sell stocks you’d better be damn well prepared for ups and downs, especially with a company like Apple that has had a target on it’s back for years, simply because they are so much better than their competition.

A quick note on Apple investors.

Steve Jobs is right that Apple Inc. doesn’t need to apologize to its investors, and I hope he doesn’t take shit for saying that.

I’m an investor.  I purchased a number of shares with confidence in the knowledge that Apple continually trends upwards because they continually release incredible products.

You know who needs to apologize to investors? Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, AIG, etc.  They swindled billions of dollars away from their investors, and then did it again to the American tax payers.

Apple releases arguably the greatest smartphone ever developed and you’re asking them to apologize to investors?  You’re a goddamn moron.  You need to apologize to the world for being so mind-numbingly stupid.