Tagged: steve jobs

Tim Cook Says Sorry about Maps Sucking

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook did something truly original. He apologized. It’s not just Apple that doesn’t usually apologize. CEOs in general these days fail to take responsibility.  I think it’s a real class act for Tim Cook to set a new example and apologize for the “frustration [maps] has caused our customers”. Tim went as far as recommending temporarily using third party apps including...

The Apple store Before “The Apple Store”

If you ever feel like doubting how radically different the Apple Store was from any store in the industry at its’ inception, take a look at this old photo I found of the original Apple Store from the mid ’90s. Back then any old joe could walk in to their company store in their headquarters and buy stuff. The Original Apple store as listed...

What We Could Learn From Pixar’s Cars

The town of Radiator Springs from Disney Pixar’s Cars may far from reality, but it turns out that the situation the town faces is not dissimilar to what many small towns in America are really facing. As highways were built, towns along those routes prospered from the business of the travelers though. But technology advanced as it does and it became easier to build...

Great Job Walter Isaacson! Steve Jobs Biography is Terrific

I’ve been reading Walter Isaacson’s autobiographical work of Steve Jobs today after finally getting it, and I can attest that so far it is an incredible read, and invaluable to anyone curious about the story behind Jobs’s success. The book goes into incredible detail on the life of Steve, and how it influenced Apple, Pixar, and the companies we know and love. So far,...