So, the reason I have a job is so that I can spend it for various reasons and to save for the iMac! The only reason I haven’t gotten it yet is because I’m waiting for the Leopard operating system to come out. When it does come out (I can’t wait for October); I’ll make my order. Can someone explain why getting a computer is so cool when you get an Apple computer? After getting my Nikon D80 this past year, I ran into problems with organizing my pictures. So after seeing Steve show off iPhoto 08, I have to say it looks awesome! Organizing photos by events makes so much since; since I often find my self doing that my self. Even iMovie looks awesome. Not to mention iWork’s Keynote. Keynote is Apple’s version of Power Point, only it looks so much slicker. Sorry, I could go on for some time about I would love to get a Mac. Hopefully I will have an iMac latter this year.
Drew
Categories: Apple · Camera · Nikon D80 · Steve Jobs · iMac
We have all enjoyed Steve Jobs’ and Apple’s inspiration and creativity, but what drove them, or more like what drove Steve Jobs to fight for the top again? Well, just last week an E-mail, from Steve Jobs, was sent to all Apple employees to reflect on something said 9 years ago. In 1997 Steve Jobs came back to Apple in hopes of saving it (Apple at that time was in financial trouble). Shortly after Steve Jobs went back to Apple, Michael Dell, Dell’s founder and chairman, was asked what he would do if he was in Steve Jobs’ shoes. Michael Dell responded by saying this:
“I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.”
This E-mail was triggered by the stock closing Friday, which Apple closed with a market cap of 72.13 billion, surpassing Dell’s market cap of 71.97 billion. In the E-mail Steve Jobs had this to say:
“Team, it turned out that Michael Dell wasn’t perfect at predicting the future. Based on today’s stock market close, Apple is worth more than Dell. Stocks go up and down, and things may be different tomorrow, but I thought it was worth a moment of reflection today. Steve.”
Well, if this is what motivated Steve Jobs and Apple to bring us iLife, iTunes, and the iPod, I hope it continues to motivate them! Who knows what they have up their sleeve…
Sources: News.com and NYTimes.com
Drew
Categories: Apple · Dell · Steve Jobs · iPod
