Ok, I'll buy that, but I have to wonder about his memory when it comes to the iPad's development. Strange that he doesn't mention certain people and ideas from Apple's past, when the topic turns to tablets and Apple's latest product.
People like Alan Kay.
Luckily for us, certain reporters on the tech scene have long memories.
Not me - all I remembered was that Alan Kay was recruited from Xerox Parc, where he'd pioneered GUI interfaces, to work with Steve Jobs at Apple designing the Lisa (predecessor to the Mac). Kay stayed at Apple for quite some time after Jobs was forced out in the late 80s, but left to become a Disney 'imagineer' before Jobs rejoined Apple in 1998. I also remembered that one of Kay's dream projects was the Dynabook, a computer in the shape and form of a notebook, that would be easy to use by everyone.
Sounds a little like the iPad may be the realization of Kay's dream. Only Jobs doesn't seem to acknowledge the lineage.
Good thing one of those reporters with long memories I mentioned commented on this with more detail than I could muster. The article ends by painting Jobs in a decent light - no pirate He, it seems.
But I'm still inclined to think the worst - after all, I've never forgiven him nixxing the licensing of the MacOS and killing Power Computing. Plus, my policy is to always kick someone when he's UP. (I was a steadfast Jobs supporter during his NeXt years-in-exile).
So, Steve - you've done an awful lot. You have much of which to be justifiably proud. Sully's hair, for instance. Would it kill you to send a few kudos someone else's way? Alan Kay should at least be acknoweledged as the spiritual father of the iPad, if nothing else.
Oh, and license the MacOS now, will 'ya?
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