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iPhone 14 Plus Fails at Failing - TMO Daily Observations 2023-03-22
Since its introduction, most in the tech press have deemed iPhone 14 Plus a failure. New numbers indicate otherwise, leaving most in the tech press to question how Apple got it so wrong? No. That doesn’t make sense. TMO writer Nick deCourville and Ken will discuss it. Plus – Google Bard goes bigger and a very convincing Steve Jobs chatbot.
Idiosyncratic Tailwinds and Latch Hook Rugs - TMO Daily Observations 2023-02-24
Morgan Stanley is out with a list of “idiosyncratic tailwinds” for Apple shares in 2023. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to talk them over. Plus – RR Auctions has a lot of really cool tech related stuff up for bids. Let’s go bidding!
A Privacy Lawsuit for Apple and the First Mailbag Monday - TMO Daily Observations 2022-11-14
Security researchers say Apple was/is tracking a lot of App Store activity in iOS 14.6. In the time of iOS 16.1.1, this has led to a lawsuit. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken talk that over. Plus – Twitter and Emergency SOS via Satellite and Steve Jobs’ sandals make it into Mailbag Monday!
Apple Buying the Happiest Place on Earth Resurfaces, and Updating Our Updates On Apple's Updates
Foxconn works to get back to normal, updates and updates on updates, and an icky piece of Apple history hits the auction block.
Steve Jobs' Birkenstocks Up for Auction, Includes NFT of Sandals and Semi-Related Photography Book
Julien’s Auctions is currently offering a pair of Birkenstocks said to be owned by Steve Jobs, the auction also includes an NFT and book.
Macintosh SE Owned By Steve Jobs Up for Auction, Expected to Sell for $300,000
A Macintosh SE owned by Steve Jobs is available for auction through Bonhams in New York, with the price expecting to reach $300,000.
But Wasn't LAST QUARTER GREAT?!?
A good news/bad news note from Credit Suisse, Apple Watch as sticky attachment, and a chance to own some of Steve Jobs’ stuff.
Ads on Apple TV+ and the Joe and Jobs A.I. Show - TMO Daily Observations 2022-10-13
There is talk again/still that Apple may try an ad-supported tier for Apple TV+. TMO writer Nick deCourville tells us why people think so and what such a thing might look like. Also – Joe Rogan interviewed Steve Jobs this week, except – obviously – no he did not. Sure sounds like it though… Nick and Ken talk about that creepy, creepy conversation.
AI Generates 'Interview' Between Steve Jobs and Joe Rogan Thanks to New Podcast
A new website known as Podcast.ai has posted an “interview” between Joe Rogan and Steve Jobs that was created using AI.
A Timepiece Explodes and Time Marches On - TMO Daily Observations 2022-10-06
TMO’s Nick deCourville joins The Daily Observations to share the story of an exploding Apple Watch Series 7. Then he and Ken mark the anniversary of Steve Jobs’ passing and wonder who will lead Apple after Tim Cook.
Observing the 11th Anniversary of the Passing of Steve Jobs: Celebrating a Legacy
Today is the 11th anniversary of Steve Jobs, and we at “TMO” are taking a brief look into those that are celebrating his legacy.
Tim Cook, Jony Ive, Laurene Powell Jobs and Others Join Together to Create the Steve Jobs Archive
During this week’s Code Conference, Tim Cook, Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs announced they are opening the “Steve Jobs Archive”. The archive provides content from Jobs not originally seen by the public.
Celebrating the Anniversary of the iPhone: Looking at the Time Apple was Exclusive to AT&T
With this week being the 15-year-anniversary of the iPhone, let’s take a look at when the phone was exclusive to AT&T.
Steve Jobs to Posthumously Receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Today the White House has announced that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Clip from Steve Jobs' 1992 MIT Speech Just as Relevant Today
A speech Steve Jobs delivered to a group of MIT students is still as relevant today as it was in the spring of 1992.
New Apple Auction Includes Items From Steve Jobs, Doug Engelbart, With Atari Application
RR Auction is presenting a new auction, one that is themed called “The Steve Jobs Revolution: Engelbart, Atari, and Apple.”
Tripp Mickle's Book 'After Steve' Covers Apple's Rise to Trillions
Wall Street Journal correspondent Tripp Mickle has a book coming out called After Steve with an eye-catching subtitle, “How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul.” It goes on sale May 3, 2022 and is available to preorder today. From the website: “His research shows the company’s success came at a cost. Apple lost its innovative spirit and has not designed a new category of device in years. Ive’s departure in 2019 marked a culmination in Apple’s shift from a company of innovation to one of operational excellence, and the price is a company that has lost its soul.”
Changes and 15 Years of iPhone - ACM 567
Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet reflect on recent changes, and they try to put 15 years of iPhone into context. Hard to believe!
Fifteen Years of iPhone – TMO Daily Observations 2022-01-10
Charlotte Henry and Jeff Butts join host Kelly Guimont to discuss a decade and a half of iPhone and how the landscape has changed.
Steve Jobs Returned to Apple 25 Years Ago
This week marks a major landmark in Apple history. It’s 25 years since the company acquired NeXT and Steve Jobs returned. MacRumors has a good reflection on the episode.
“With this merger, the advanced software from NeXT will be married with Apple’s very high-volume hardware platforms and marketing channels to create another breakthrough, leapfrogging existing platforms, and fueling Apple and the industry copy cats for the next ten years and beyond,” said Jobs. “I still have very deep feelings for Apple, and it gives me great joy to play a role in architecting Apple’s future.” Jobs initially returned to Apple as an advisor, making his first appearance at Macworld San Francisco in January 1997 to announce details of how Apple planned to incorporate NeXT technology into future releases of Mac OS. Jobs went on to replace Amelio as the company’s interim CEO just nine months later, and he ended up dropping the interim title and remaining CEO until stepping down in August 2011 due to health issues.
Steve Jobs Tried to Get Michael Dell to License macOS on Every Machine he Sold
There has been lots of conversation and reminiscing about Steve Jobs on the tenth anniversary of his passing. One of those with a story is Michael Dell. He recalled how Mr. Jobs wanted macOS on every Dell machine, and to be paid a license fee for it. As CNET noted, such a deal would have had a profound impact on the future of computing.
“He said, look at this — we’ve got this Dell desktop and it’s running Mac OS,” Dell tells me. “Why don’t you license the Mac OS?” Dell thought it was a great idea and told Jobs he’d pay a licensing fee for every PC sold with the Mac OS. But Jobs had a counteroffer: He was worried that licensing scheme might undermine Apple’s own Mac sales because Dell computers were less costly. Instead, Dell says, Jobs suggested he just load the Mac OS alongside Windows on every Dell PC and let customers decide which software to use — and then pay Apple for every Dell PC sold. “It could have changed the trajectory for Windows and Mac OS on PCs. But obviously they went in a different direction.”
Apple, a Decade after Steve Jobs, with Dave Hamilton and Jim Dalrymple - ACM 557
Bryan Chaffin, Dave Hamilton, and Jim Dalrymple look back at the ten years since Steve Jobs passed, and dig into the Apple today that lives on without him.
It's Been Ten Years – TMO Daily Observations 2021-10-05
Charlotte Henry and Bryan Chaffin join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the ten (!) years since Steve Jobs passed.