09-10-2014, 08:05 PM
Hal- thanks for the link- looks like another transcript of the same press conference I mentioned, and reemphasizing the point that Jobs was referring to a smartphone "so big you can't get your hand around it", which none of the current crop (iPhone, Android, or others) are.
Decay - good point, and I remember Jobs saying he didn't like the 7" form factor tabs, that you would have to sandpaper your fingertips or somesuch to use them. He and/or Apple clearly had a change of heart about that, acknowledging market realities. As I mentioned, I'm not saying Jobs was infallible - far from it - just that he didn't say "no one is going to buy a big phone", as some are trying their darndest to suggest.
Decay - good point, and I remember Jobs saying he didn't like the 7" form factor tabs, that you would have to sandpaper your fingertips or somesuch to use them. He and/or Apple clearly had a change of heart about that, acknowledging market realities. As I mentioned, I'm not saying Jobs was infallible - far from it - just that he didn't say "no one is going to buy a big phone", as some are trying their darndest to suggest.