October 2011
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Former Google SVP Of Engineering Bill Coughran... →
roelofbotha:
Welcome, Bill!
Timing
I rarely write posts, but I did yesterday. About Apple’s iPhone 4S launch of all things. An hour or so later we learned the Steve Jobs passed away.
I don’t have much to add that won’t be said and that we don’t already know. The world benefitted tremendously from his vision and execution and I’m thankful for the amount of time we had with him on this planet.
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Tim Cook's base hit
Many were disappointed by Apple’s product announcements yesterday, in particular the lack of an iPhone 5. I was happy with the announcement and I think people will see the improvement, much like we did with the iPad 2. People thought that was a weak release and yet it made the iPad an amazing device for me.
There are lots of theories as to why the iPhone 5 wasn’t released....
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