I’m sick of the Steve Jobs hating … and the over-the-top worshipping.
No. He did not invent the mp3 music player, or the smartphone. But what he did to them, and what he did in the thirty years prior will give you an idea on the impact Steve Jobs had and will continue to have on our lives.
This isn’t the exact history of Steve Jobs, but as someone who lived through it, it’s my memory of the events.
Want a better recollection? Buy the approved biography when it’s released. Until then, read on …
Before the success of the Apple II, no-one believed that the home computer market was a viable consideration. Did Steve invent it or build it? No - that was Woz’s role. Steve sold it. He believed in it. He worked incessantly to sell it to the world.
This drive, and the Apple II’s success, helped inspire others to delve into this new, unexplored world.
Eventually there would have been a home computer market, but Steve, Woz & Apple got there first, and probably pushed the advent of home computing forward by a decade or two.
Just stop and think about it: less than 30 years ago no house had a computer.
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It’s got (almost) everything people were expecting in the expected iPhone 5, plus more!
- Faster with more grunt - A5 Dual Core Chip: a step up from the A4 as iPad 2 users can attest. Fine by me.
- 8 Megapixel camera with f/2.4 aperture and face detection. Plus basic photo editing tools. Nice. Very nice. I’m sure the app makers will love it too.
- 1080p resolution. We’ve come a long way from the 480p of iPhone 3GS & 720p of iPhone 4. This is Full HD. Woo-hoo!
- 64GB. Finally! The current iPhone 4 tops out at 32GB. More music & camera apps in my pocket!
- Max HSDPA data speed doubled to 14.4 Mbps. Whether or not this works in Australia (or with Vodafone) … but if it does - YAY!
- To do lists & reminders - Finally!
- Siri the personal assistant. Seriously? If this thing works with an Australian accent, I’m in love.
- Notification Centre, iMessage & Twitter Integration for the socially challenged.
- Newsstand for newspaper and magazine apps.
- PC Free - no need for a computer to get started. Now it truly is mobile.
- iCloud. Easy back-ups? Storage of your personal data? I’m sure some will love it, but I dunno. I’m old fasioned and wary of clouds.
- Bluetooth 4.0 - uses half the energy use of 2.1 (in low energy mode). Whatever. Is Bluetooth even used anymore? Or is this how it can synch without wires. Who cares?
Will I get one? Probably not (unless I win lotto) because I’m on contract for another year on the iPhone 4. By which time the 5 should be released. But if it hasn’t been by then, I’ll have no hesitation to upgrade to the iPhone 4S.
I leave you with my IT motto which is my reply whenever people ask for advice on what phone or computer they should buy: “Whatever works for you”. If you don’t like the iPhone 4S and want a new phone, get an Android. Or Windows 7. I don’t care.
iOS works for me, and the iPhone suits my lifestyle. Stop your whinging and get a life!
