When I saw the PowerPC to Intel move, it felt like a company with ambition and vision who knew what they were doing with technology.
It was a confident CEO that used his own words to passionately live-demo the products his company was developing and selling. He almost apologetically told us that Apple had to make the change to deliver the notebooks he had promised two years before -- But couldn't with PowerPC. It made sense. And then, he showed us that all along Apple had the foresight to plan for this many years ahead.
It was inspiring, and I was really excited about it. As a user and computer scientist, it made me curious about OSX. As a developer I wanted to support their platform, and went on to work on iOS apps a couple of years later. Apple felt like the future.
This time, I feel unenthusiastic, and wondering where to go next... Despite the fact, that I objectively think this has the potential to be far more significant.
Delivery with confidence and passion for the product always matter. A lot.
Meh. You're in tech. The CEO could be a dildo on a stick for all I care, the only thing that should matter are the products itself. Otherwise you're just buying into a cult.
I am sorry, but I really need confidence in the person leading the platform I am developing for. My income depends on it, so I need to feel confident that the platform will actually move forward in the right direction.
I don't have confidence that a dildo on a stick can make the right decisions... But what do I know... I suppose, I have heard stranger things.
> He almost apologetically told us that Apple had to make the change to deliver the notebooks he had promised two years before -- But couldn't with PowerPC. It made sense. And then, he showed us that all along Apple had the foresight to plan for this many years ahead.
And what is the difference with the current switch?
I mean, apart from the presentation, which I do not care about.
I’m sorry, but to me what you just described is a sales pitch. I consider it vitally important to see through them even evaluating technical decisions.
It was a confident CEO that used his own words to passionately live-demo the products his company was developing and selling. He almost apologetically told us that Apple had to make the change to deliver the notebooks he had promised two years before -- But couldn't with PowerPC. It made sense. And then, he showed us that all along Apple had the foresight to plan for this many years ahead.
It was inspiring, and I was really excited about it. As a user and computer scientist, it made me curious about OSX. As a developer I wanted to support their platform, and went on to work on iOS apps a couple of years later. Apple felt like the future.
This time, I feel unenthusiastic, and wondering where to go next... Despite the fact, that I objectively think this has the potential to be far more significant.
Delivery with confidence and passion for the product always matter. A lot.