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Originally Posted by 5thWiggle
Other people see it as supplying a system (hardware + OS) guaranteed to work together (Certified by Microsoft anyone?  ) |
We all are not other people
Apple has superior style which is nice but not very important to many professional needs. Except artists, of course.
On his defense regarding the total control, I would say that all companies are trying to establish it over their customers. But Steve Jobs was doing it better than others. He was also quick to get of rid of it when it benefited his bottom line. For example, he removed DRM from music sold on iTunes. It seems that Amazon or Google are doing worse in this area and lack the authoritarian strength to challenge the status quo of self-serving copyright lawyers.
We do not need another Steve Jobs but we all should strive for the perfection like he did. The era of a power user is not over yet. I, for one, am not happy with the present state of e-readers. We really need more powerful devices even with the current state of tech. For example, where are 12" pdf readers with note marking capabilities?