It's hard not to talk about
Apple and
Steve Jobs without mentioning the o
ther Steve -
Steve Wozniak.
Long since parted ways from Apple, Woz was instrumental in the creation of the
first Apple Computers and the Mac (and that's putting it mildly: Jobs was just
the sales guy, really; all the tech magic came from Wozniak), and he's largely
the well from which originally sprung the Apple mythos and ethic. Today the App
le co-founder does his own thing, but remains a big influence on the industry.
On the eve of the Leopard release,
Lap
top Magazine's website posted a lengthy interview with Steve Wozniak on how
he views all things Apple today, 30 years since he left, and is an interesting
read. One great nugget, re
iPhone hijinks:
From a business point of view, Apple owns what they have done. They
have a right to lock it. But I am really for the unlockers, the rebels trying
to make it free. I'd really like it to be open to new applications. I'd like to
install some nice games. Why in the world can I not install a ringtone that I'
ve made? How would that hurt AT&T's network? Here is Steve Jobs sending letters
to the record companies saying [they] should provide music that's unprotected,
but here he is taking the opposite approach with the iPhone. I don't know to w
hat extent AT&T is involved in the thinking and direction."
Took the words right outta my mouth. Read more of Woz's Words
here.
