❌ Times when Steve Jobs was absolutely wrong:
• Steve Jobs initially opposed bringing iTunes to Windows.. but when he finally agreed to it.. it became one of the key reason for iPod’s success
• in 2010 Steve Jobs called 7 inch tablets “dead on arrival” saying they were too small to provide a good touchscreen experience.. two years later.. Apple launched iPad mini we all love
• When the original iPhone launched in 2007.. Jobs initially resisted allowing native third party apps.. citing security and reliability concerns.. he only wanted web apps through safari.. just a year later.. Apple launched App Store on iPhone.. and now it’s impossible to imagine iPhone without App Store
• “No one is going to buy a big phone.” Jobs insisted that a phone had to fit comfortably in one hand and that larger screens were awkward and unusable.. later.. Apple launched iPhone 6 and it became the best selling smartphone of all times
Apple explains why MacBook Pro finally has a Touchscreen:
The Mac is first and foremost an indirect input device, built around the trackpad and keyboard. But I think there's times when it's comfortable and handy to have touch.
We needed to get to a point where adding touch didn't make the product lesser in any way. It didn't make it heavier. It didn't make it thicker. That came together with the OLED screen, the best display we've ever put into a Mac. All of these things, and, oh yeah, it has touch as well.
New leaks on Touchscreen MacBook Pro:
- Dynamic interface: presenting controls based on your touch or trackpad history
- Touching a button will bring up a menu around your finger
- OLED display, deeper blacks and better contrast
- Design similar to current MacBook Pro but less weight
- Dynamic Island
- M5 and M5 Max chips
- $2500 starting price for 14 inch
- $3000 starting price for 14 inch
Launching on Wednesday