Technology Rant-Why?

I find Apple to be one of the coolest companies around other than Google. Why? The products they make are spectacular and so easy to use. Anyone without a computer background can pick and use a Mac and learn things so quickly. Why? Ease of use makes one want to use a product. If a product is too difficult to use, people will be shunned away. I think apple would not be what it is today without Steve Jobs. Why? Steve Jobs is like a celebrity in the computer world. He would be the Brad Pitt or Collin Ferrell of the tech industry. This man has revolutionized the way people obtain, interact and use media – music, videos etc. Why? The introduction of the iPod was something so revolutionary. Everyone on the planet wanted to get one of these. His role in the development of these products helped engineers and designers push themselves to the limit. Why? That is what Steve does, he pushes people to bring out the excellence in them. Again he awed the world with the introduction of the Iphone. Why? This little gadget is all over the news, and all the over the place. It may not be the perfect gadget but it is far superior to most of the competition. It makes using a phone device for information so easy. People can now pull up maps, directions, and enjoy music, videos, all on a device that conveniently fits into ones pocket. I find this just amazing. Why? Because it has even made me cut down on the number of devices I need to carry. I don’t need to carry a separate mp3 player, a separate notebook, a separate gps, nope. Just one little device. I find this so convenient.

When Steve Jobs released the Iphone in January of 2007, I watched the release of this device with great excitement. Why? Watching him deliver the presentation as I worked in a crappy help desk job at school made me look forward to getting a real job and buying an Iphone someday. I was so happy. I was thinking of all the creative ways I could use this phone. The news of phone immediately sent Blackberry and Palm stocks down. I was amazed by the powerful effect the news of this phone had on other company stocks. I wish I had the money then to buy some apple stock, I would definitely be a richer man today.
Steve said in his presentation that he waited three years to release this device. The secrecy with which apple deals with its products are just mind blowing.s No one could predict when the company was going to exactly release their products. I find it fascinating that there are entire websites dedicated to tracking apple’s next product release. These sites jump on any trade secrets and rumors they find on apple. I find this similar to paparazzi following celebrities.

Now thinking of it Steve Jobs would be more like rock star in the technology industry. I love technology and to see a tech company and tech CEO receive so much fanfare perhaps more than a movie star makes me happy.