Re: [NTLK] [OT] Apple, Design and "Different" (Was: "Where would Newton would be today)

From: Jared Bland (jrbm689_at_mac.com)
Date: Mon Feb 23 2004 - 17:02:59 PST


On Feb 23, 2004, at 7:33 PM, Rick Ludwig wrote:

> I'd imagine a meeting between Steve Jobs and John Ives goes something
> like this:
> Steve: John, we need to launch the new G5 iMac, get started on a
> design.
> John: No problem Steve.
> -- John comes up with 100 different designs, ranging from radical new
> machines to copycats of the current iMac and takes them to Steve's
> office --
> John: Steve, I really like this design. It allows the G5 iMac to be a
> standalone and able to hook up to any monitor, or connect to this
> optional flat panel display spicially designed for the new iMac. It has
> a replaceable graphics card, can be processor upgradable, and even has
> a port to connect directly to a powerbook or iPod.
> Steve: <writes on a piece of paper> This is your budget.
> John: *Sigh* I'll see how much molding we have left from the current
> iMacs.

Sounds more like an Ive - Spindler meeting. Steve Jobs isn't like
that, he has a vision. Not to put you down, but a meeting wouldn't be
anything like that.

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