Mossberg: Apple "Point of Spear" in Web 3.0 Platforms. Oh, and Steve Jobs!
Yahoo! Finance is running some commentary from WSJ tech-guru Walt Mossberg and while everyone is quick to point out that Apple is not at his All-Things Digital D7 conference this year (that's keeping all our sibling sites CrackBerry.com and PreCentral.net busy), they're still the super smartphone in the room:
With the iPhone and iTouch, Apple is the "tip of the spear" when it comes to the next generation of handheld devices and what Mossberg is calling Web 3.0. The veteran tech journalist notes with awe the numbers Apple is putting up:
- 40M devices sold in 2 years
- 40K+ apps and 1 billion downloads in 10 months
That kind of excitement among developers, he says, hasn’t been seen since the arrival of PCs in the 80s and websites in the ‘90s.
Mossberg also, as per every statement Apple's made to date, expects Steve Jobs back in late June. (Even as rumor has it Jobs paid a visit to Apple's Cupertino headquarters as recently as yesterday!)
(Via MacDaily News)
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Interesting interview... and Ars today mentioned that Steve Jobs has been scene around Apple today... things are look up it seems.
I can't believe they referenced the iPod touch as the itouch... That always bugs me, it sounds so bad.. If anything drop the "I" and say the touch...
Steve Jobs!!!!!!!!
Too bad on the Hardware end they are still behind.
So magical :0)
Who wants the best hardware, when the software sux? Gimme an iPhone over any "better spec'd" WinMo phone anyday!
He needs to tell us what exactly the new phone will have ( like he did last year )
@frog
You're right. You need to have your hand held when using an OS. I get it.
I'd rather hold hands with a real person rather than struggle with an OS!
@Chobbs
Who that be the hand of your lover Steve Jobs?