Apple recently released the latest version of its iPhone, the iPhone 4. The company’s performance this quarter? Better than expected.
Kudos to Steve Jobs, Jonathan Ive and everyone else at Apple.
Look how far you’ve come. People seem to forget your status as the underdog just a decade or two ago.
I remember.
I remember being reluctant to switch from the industry leader, to move from a PC to a (gasp!) Mac. The PC was king. IBM was a player — a blue chip/work-there-for-50-years-get-a-pension-and-a-gold-watch company. In fact, I remember having IBM as a client, touring a facility in Poughkeepsie, New York and marveling at the mainframes.
What a different world it was. It was all about the software. Or so some people thought.
Who predicted that you would be bigger than Microsoft?
Not many.
But you are. I consider it a magnificent accomplishment, worthy of some applause and respect.
Instead, you get an uproar over death grips and faulty antennas.
Many (most?) iPhone owners don’t mind a little frustration and imperfection.
My guess? The vast majority of iPhone 4 owners (okay, well, at least my husband and I) believe the product is marvelous. Beautiful and efficient. Elegant and powerful.
Yet some critics delight in their schadenfreude over a pseudo furor that’s actually relatively insignificant.
Why?
It leads me to wonder (with some degree of sadness) why people like to knock other peoples’ success. Why they expect (demand?) perfection and then pounce (shine a spotlight on it?) when they discover the slightest flaw.
I believe in a principle of abundance, where people support one another and trumpet the greatest achievements of friends, family members and respected colleagues, then support them and encourage them through hard times or whenever they stumble.
So I applaud you, Apple.
And you know what?
The iPhone has improved the quality of my life. I often forget that it’s a phone because that’s the least important part of the device. People who don’t use the iPhone don’t understand that fact. It’s not about the telephone. Even the word, telephone, is so…last millennium.
Now, it’s all about the apps…and the developers’ passions. Not to mention the passion of each and every iPhone owner. Each device is so customized, so specific to each user that it becomes special. Each owner makes it special, depending on his/her own interests, needs and passions.
Oh, and FaceTime?
It’s now. It’s tomorrow. It’s very Jetsons. And it works. Simply. It helped me endure some recent trips away from my family. Heck, it made them feel as if they were right there with me. It affected our quality of life. It brought us immeasurable joy.
So forget about those naysayers, haters and foes.
Congratulations on another extraordinary creation.
I wish I had an iphone. As soon as we can afford to, we will be switching from pcs to macs and other phones to iphones. I’ve just had my fill of viruses, slow computers, and pieces of crap.
I remember too IBM’s and Apple’s back in the day when windows had not yet been born. I remember in college being taught to “surf the web” because I had not done so yet. I remember doing an MS DOS class.
We’ve come a long way baby!
I too applaud Apple, and I can’t wait to switch over.
Success breeds jealousy. You’re on the top of the heap so people try and knock you down. I’ve used a Mac for over 25 years, thanks to my daughter. I recall when my company was about to go to PC because all the software was not compatible with Mac’s– only PC’s. But Steve Jobs survived both cancer and PC’s . The catty, snarky antenna stuff is nothing compared to cancer and look at how they reinvented themselves from computers to Pixar to phones .
Cathy Jo Cress
http://momlovesyoubest.wordpress.com/
I also think that a lot of negativity and “bashing” is coming from frustrated citizens who are suffering in their own ways to the economy. Couple a recession/depression along with the ability to spew anger via the internet and everyone is suddenly a critic and wants to get in their shots. Sad.
That said, as an owner of an original iPhone, I can’t wait to upgrade and get the iPhone 4.
The bottom line is that iPhones have revolutionised the cell phone. I held out until 6 months ago and then got one. And I’ve been kicking myself ever since for waiting that long.
When you’re at the top of the mountain you stand out for people to throw rocks at. But somehow I don’t think Apple are too worried.
The comment about success breeds jealousy is so true. Think of how many peoples lives, businesses, relationships and staying in touch with people they wouldn’t normally have improved. Kudos to them!