Questions to Steve Jobs on D5

    Editor (not me): Isn't there an iPhone popping out of Steve Jobs’s pocket? We will see.

    12:20

    Since the transition to Intel, Apple's position has tripled in the global market. In the United States - five times.

    Q: When did you change your name to Apple Inc. people were interested in whether you were leaving the personal computer market. Is it so?
    A: No, Jobs says, and focuses on a commitment to the computer market and extols Apple's upcoming OS - Leopard.

    12:25

    Jobs says Apple plans to release an iPhone in late June.

    Q: Like on the last day of the month?
    O: (laughing) Yes, perhaps.

    Q: Why did Cingular decide to make a deal with the iPhone?
    ABOUT:There were two reasons for this: playing music has not yet been properly implemented on phones, with an iPod (possibly referring to the iPhone), users will be able to. The second reason: companies have invested a huge amount of money in the development of 3G networks, but they do not have devices that users could really use. Current telephones represent the “baby opportunity” of Internet access. Probably the iPhone will provide "non-childish opportunities."

    Q: Are there any unannounced features on the iPhone that you would like to share with us today?
    O: (smiles) Nooo!

    editor's note (not me): Damn!

    12:35

    V:Was the open letter from the record industry about DRM a “run in front of a train” type of maneuver to take the lead in opposition to DRM, which was already lining up?
    A: Jobs declined to answer, saying that people already downloaded a huge amount of insecure music they listen to from other resources.

    Jobs: iPhone is the best iPod we've made.

    Q: Why is there no keyboard on the iPhone, while RIM and Palm have shown that they are needed? In Cupertino, there was nobody to question this idea?
    A: No ... As soon as you learn to trust the keyboard, it will become your best friend. I bet dinner that you will love it.

    12:40

    Q: Why did Apple succeed in the portable player market?
    A: Because Japanese consumers can produce great software. That is why Apple is enjoying the success of the iPod. If you look at the phones, you will see that the situation is the same. Manufacturers have hardware, but they cannot correctly select the software. The iPhone is great software wrapped in superb hardware, and its software has gone five years ahead of the rest of the world.

    Wow. Jobs says the iPhone uses a true version of OS X, a real Safari, and a real mail client.

    Q: If, as you say, it uses real OS X, will other applications written for it work?
    A: No. They are not intended for this.

    12:45

    Oh, a little announcement regarding the Apple TV. Interestingly, given that Jobs said it was just a hobby.

    5 dollars, says a man in a sweater with a wrapped collar, and you can use it over the Internet.

    Jobs now shows the trailer for the Ratatouille animated cartoon on stage using Apple TV.

    There it is. “You can still buy TV shows,” Jobs says and selects a piece from the series Office. He says that the main thing in this product is not that you can transfer anything from your computer. “Wouldn't that be great if you can watch YouTube directly on your TV?”

    Apple will provide a free software update, due out in June, and allow Apple TV users to watch YouTube videos on their TVs.

    12:55

    Q: Have you ever thought about using this kind of material under the Apple brand?

    Superb: Darwin Award for Best Attempt. (approx. Apparently, Jobs ignored this question)

    Q: Walt asked what permission we are talking about. Does Apple TV use anything that improves the quality of the transmitted image? Apparently - no.
    A: You have what you have.

    Jobs says the Apple TV is neither a desktop device nor a substitute for it. This is something like a DVD player for the Internet generation.

    1:05

    Q: How many copies of iTunes have been downloaded? A
    : A lot. More than iPods sold.

    IN:Walt notes that this makes him the most widely distributed product in the world, and he dominates Windows machines. This makes Apple the largest Windows software developer.

    Walt watches the reaction.

    A: Yes, just like that ... It's about how to offer a glass of ice water to people who are in hell. (note strong statement)

    Q: Is the video successful on portable devices?
    A: Jobs once said that consumers do not need portable video. He says that he was skeptical about this, but consumers proved to him that he was wrong. Video for iPod sells very well. “People watched a lot of videos on iPods,” says Jobs. “The video has come to stay on portable devices.”

    IN:Will the iPhone allow you to download video.
    A: No. It makes no sense to download the video in this way. Delivery of material in this way is very expensive.

    1:10

    Go to the blitz survey.

    Q: Why does iPhone use 2.5G technology while 3G is already in use?
    A: Jobs replies that it seems to him that using 3G is not advisable. It praises the WiFi detection feature of the iPhone, which alerts the user to a nearby access point. He says that WiFi is profiling, and its speed is faster than that of 3G.

    1:15

    Q: Is the iPhone platform closed? Will it be open to software developers in the future?
    ABOUT:This is a security issue, but Apple is looking for a way to give developers the ability to create an application for it. Jobs says that he does not want the iPhone to become one of those phones that freezes several times a day. He adds: “We would really like to solve this problem, and if you wait a bit, we will do it.”

    1:20

    Q: Jobs got caught reading Steve Jobs' leftist blog.
    O: "I do not write it ... Maybe it's Walt?"

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