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Originally Posted by Radu View Post
I can't believe I see so many "omfg I am so sad" or "he was a visionary/revolutionary" posts.

I mean, sure, he changed some things, for example popularizing big smartphones and tablets, but he was not the first. He just knew how to ******** people with speeches such as: "Now you can hold the whole internet in your hands" (with the iPad).

And let us not forget that Apple stifled more innovation than they created. They sue companies left and right for breaking patents, and now they more or less claim that they owe exclusive rights to minimalistic tablets. They managed to get Samsung phones and tablets banned in some countries, and if they could get their way, they would get all their competitors banned worldwide. How is this innovating?
This is pretty much what I'm saying.

I'll give him this much credit: He was GREAT for competition and a GENERALLY respectful adversary in business. He did, at least, give computing the kind of public image it needed--simple, clean and functional. An uncomplicated image.
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