Steve Jobs

Macworld 2009 iTunes Announcement Was All About the iPhone?

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Feb 2, 2009 a 12:06 pm

We've heard rumors about this before, but now the New York Times (via MacRumors) is pretty much coming right out and saying it. Apple was ready to give up their uniform pricing model ($0.99 per song) over a year ago but they wanted not only DRM-free licensing in return, but over-the-air (cellular) iPhone downloads. It seems many, including Apple and the music industry, think that's the Next Big Thing.

6 Years Later: Was Steve Jobs the Smartest Man in Music?

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Jan 30, 2009 a 3:26 pm

CNet takes a look, 6 years later, at Steve Jobs' 2003 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine and the checklist of predictions -- make that accomplishments -- is impressive. Then again, Steve Jobs did make his name, and Apple's, with just that kind of market savvy:

Steve Jobs Not Absorbing Food, Needs to Reduce Stress

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009 a 9:35 pm

The New York Times (via Daring Fireball) provided some additional information on Steve Jobs' health, and the possible reason behind the announcement today that he was taking a leave of absence from Apple:

Two people who are familiar with Mr. Jobs’s current medical treatment said he was not suffering from a recurrence of cancer, but a condition that was preventing his body from absorbing food. Doctors have also advised him to cut down on stress, which may be making the problem worse, these people said.

Steve Jobs Takes Leave of Absence From Apple

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009 a 4:57 pm

Following the speculation, the turning of the final Macworld Keynote over to VP Phil Schiller, and an unprecedented open letter to the Apple community on his health, Steve Jobs today sent out word to Apple employees that he was taking a leave of absence from the company he co-founded. Text via Engadget:

Team,

Steve Jobs: I'm Okay, Enjoy Macworld

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jan 5, 2009 a 10:13 am

While the recent coverage of Steve Jobs and his health has ranged from the respectful to downright tabloid blogism, Apple and their CEO have remained their usual utterly-silent selves. Until now. In one of his rare open letters -- and the first ever on personal matters -- Steve Jobs says:

I’ve decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.

Steve Jobs Giving Keynote at Macworld... or Not?

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Dec 15, 2008 a 6:00 pm

In 2007 Steve Jobs strode up onto the Macworld stage, rehashed the Apple TV for a bit, then dropped the shot heard around the consumer electronic universe: iPhone.

In 2008, it was Time Capsule, an iPhone OS update, Apple TV Take 2, and the MacBook Air.

And in 2009?

Er... um... we're not even sure he's going to be there, according to Businessweek (via MacRumors):

Woz Speaks About Apple, Steve Jobs, Hackers, and the iPhone

By Jeremy, Wednesday, Nov 26, 2008 a 3:19 pm

It's not very often that you get to see Steve Wozniak in a interview. Well the iPhone Dev Team found this gem of an interview and posted it for all to see. Woz speaks up on Steve Jobs, Apple, hackers, and most importantly the iPhone! I'll stop talking... watch the video if you have not done so already!

[Via blog.iphone-dev.org]

"Let's Rock" Keynote Now Streaming via Apple.com

By Jeremy, Tuesday, Sep 9, 2008 a 6:44 pm

Missed all the news this morning? Well now is your chance to watch today's Keynote given by none other than Mr. Steve Jobs. And I am glad to report he is alive and well!

Head on over to Apple's web site and check it out!

Steve Jobs Keynoting at "Let's Rock"?

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Sep 8, 2008 a 11:55 pm

Personally, I believe Steve Jobs' health is his business unless and until it materially affects his ability to act as Apple's CEO, and I believe a great deal of the internet speculation has been in poor taste, to say the least. But more than anything, I believe in the rights and freedoms of other people and sites to cover things however they best believe. So, while I'll spare you my rant on how the stock market has gone from something that encouraged investment to grow companies and wealth over generations and increasingly turned it into the speculative, impatient mess that is modern hysteritrading, I will say I love me some Steve Jobs Keynotes, and it looks like we may just be getting one more for the record books tomorrow.

Top 5 Products Steve Jobs' Apple Still Has to Unleash?

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Sep 1, 2008 a 9:01 am

In the wake of Bloomberg's faux-pas to end all faux-pas' last week, Forbes gives their list of the top 5 things they'd still like to see from a Steve Jobs run Apple. Sure, they tack on an unnecessarily morbid title, but at its core it's an intriguing question: Macworld 2009 or 2010, what shiny new toys do we most want to see on the receiving end of a Jobsian "Boom!"?