points by ahartmetz 1 day ago | 0 comments
For most of these, invention wasn't even the right word. An invention is usually a new technology that solves a pre-existing problem. Most of Steve Jobs' "inventions" were just product development.
I'm sort of OK with calling the iPhone an invention because it was a big improvement in several areas at the same time, but apart from that?
[–] Lerc 9 hours ago
[–] shepherdjerred 1 day ago
I think the iPod is also fair to attribute to him.
My understanding is that he often came up with ideas for products and 'forced' engineers to find a way to make it possible. He wasn't very technical, but in a way that was a strength.
[–] ahartmetz 21 hours ago
IMO, the iPod wasn't that much better than other MP3 players.
That's why iPhone clones turned up almost immediately. Management said to their devs, ok now Apple has done it, you can make that thing you've been wanting to make for ages. The capability was there, what was missing was the belief that something better was possible and needed.