Comments on: Apple, Janine, Aarran and the Day the Music Died … Digital Mentor Stories http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/ The Marketplace of Ideas Sun, 19 May 2013 01:13:00 +0300 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Eliezer Blasberg http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-97590 Eliezer Blasberg Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:36:03 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-97590 Valid arguments all, but I'd like to see you try something like iMessage on Android. The real "problem" is that Apple has offered a little too much power without the necessary safeguards. I use iMessage on my iPhone and my Mac- I get the messages sent to both. This is amazingly convenient. Can I do this with Android? No. And Android has is own set of problems: a hacker in France stole €500,000 from Android users precisely because the OS is "open = open for hackers to steal your data. There are NO viruses or malware on iOS BECAUSE Apple tests each and every one of the 650,000 apps to make sure they won't hurt you. You can't have it both ways (it's ether open and insecure or closed and safe)…

And while there have been a few bumps in the road since losing Steve, the people at Apple are very talented and they are VERY aware of the competition. The iPhone 5 is an amazing device and I'm sure the iPhone 6, when it comes out, will be even better. The Mac still blows away anything Windows can offer up. All is not as lost as it sounds.

When people use technology in a way that wasn't intended (i.e., not keeping to one person, one AppleID), then there will be unexpected hiccups. But for most of us, that's not the situation (e.g., I have 1 AppleID and have no problem syncing Notes, music, mail, bookmarks, etc. over all my devices). I, too, consider myself a "Mac Guru" and "support" some 30 people with their Apple products. I say "support" because I get one call every few months (this includes people using Macs, iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs, etc.). I seriously doubt the calls would be this rare if I was supporting Windows & Android.

Apple is by no means perfect (personally, I would like to see them offer all the jailbreak additions on iOS), but I still think they're the best thing out there…

]]> By: Brynn Olenberg Sugarman http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-97584 Brynn Olenberg Sugarman Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:42:15 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-97584 I worked for Apple as a young temp sec back in 1981. The first Apple office in NYC! Very young, hip office… They wanted me to stay on but I went back to my college poetry major…alas alak, just think of those lost bennies! So I relate to your pain…btw, I'm the one who's been getting your messages to Janine and as a result, I no longer need to read and reread "Fifty Shades of Gray.."

]]> By: Brynn Olenberg Sugarman http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-97586 Brynn Olenberg Sugarman Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:42:15 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-97586 I worked for Apple as a young temp sec back in 1981. The first Apple office in NYC! Very young, hip office… They wanted me to stay on but I went back to my college poetry major…alas alak, just think of those lost bennies! So I relate to your pain…btw, I'm the one who's been getting your messages to Janine and as a result, I no longer need to read and reread "Fifty Shades of Gray.."

]]> By: David Rhodes http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-95196 David Rhodes Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:41:54 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-95196 if you've followed Apple like I have for decades and not just the last decade you can remember lots of highs and lows (remember the Newton which was one of their biggest flops…it was an Ipad too ahead of its time… Chrysler survived losing Lee Iacoca and GE survived and thrived after Jack Walsh…TWA survived decades after Howard Hughes…many companies can thrive and survive after losing amazing CEO's founders…huge companies are organic and if the stockholders and the board make the right calls they can overcome blips of mismanagement.

]]> By: Dorit Schostak http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94956 Dorit Schostak Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:13:59 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94956 Sorry for your loss

]]> By: Steve Marks http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94946 Steve Marks Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:14:47 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94946 Very sad to see that the Pope has resigned.

]]> By: Steve Marks http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94948 Steve Marks Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:14:47 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94948 Very sad to see that the Pope has resigned.

]]> By: Jeremy Lange http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94652 Jeremy Lange Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:24:38 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94652 I let my guard down last Summer whilst on holiday and bought an Iphone4 — My last ever Apple device. Its simple economics. Their product design is still ahead of the pack but the pack has caught up. So paying a premium of 50 -100% is not something I am going to repeat. Not to mention the added cost that the closed environment locks you into. Goodbye Apple. 10 years time they will not be around unless they open everthing up.

]]> By: Jeremy Lange http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94654 Jeremy Lange Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:24:38 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94654 I let my guard down last Summer whilst on holiday and bought an Iphone4 — My last ever Apple device. Its simple economics. Their product design is still ahead of the pack but the pack has caught up. So paying a premium of 50 -100% is not something I am going to repeat. Not to mention the added cost that the closed environment locks you into. Goodbye Apple. 10 years time they will not be around unless they open everthing up.

]]> By: Dan Goldstone http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94648 Dan Goldstone Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:23:13 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94648 Apple have frequently made mistakes over the years but have fixed them pretty quickly (mobile me? iPhone 1 and 2?). The question is whether this is something they can fix or will leave to fester. They are making it more complicated to use their products than is necessary but still have the capacity to come up with a breakthrough. iTV anyone?

]]> By: Dan Goldstone http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94650 Dan Goldstone Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:23:13 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94650 Apple have frequently made mistakes over the years but have fixed them pretty quickly (mobile me? iPhone 1 and 2?). The question is whether this is something they can fix or will leave to fester. They are making it more complicated to use their products than is necessary but still have the capacity to come up with a breakthrough. iTV anyone?

]]> By: Janine Levy http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94630 Janine Levy Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:14:56 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94630 Our proximity shows that the 'apple' did not fall far from the tree

]]> By: Janine Levy http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94632 Janine Levy Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:14:56 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94632 Our proximity shows that the 'apple' did not fall far from the tree

]]> By: Sarah Raanan http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94610 Sarah Raanan Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:59:34 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94610 I'm not convinced its the absolute end and you'll never talk me in to switching from Apple products but the music certainly did die with Jobs.

]]> By: Sarah Raanan http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/digital-mentor-stories-apple-the-day-the-music-died/#comment-94612 Sarah Raanan Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:59:34 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=101788#comment-94612 I'm not convinced its the absolute end and you'll never talk me in to switching from Apple products but the music certainly did die with Jobs.

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