Jean-Louis Gassée @gassee Twitter profile

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

6 months

Glad to have been part of the Mac's story and very happy to see it at the top of the personal computer industry.

Tim Cook

@tim_cook

6 months

Mac changed everything when it was introduced 40 years ago, and through the years it has done so again and again and again. Today’s Mac lineup is the best in the history of the personal computer, and it’s built on decades of revolutionary innovation. Happy birthday Mac!

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A word of praise for the engineer who wrote the 68K emulator on PPC, it fit entirely in the PPC cache! (We tried to hire him at Be but he wouldn’t budge. Gary: If you read this, great tight coding feat not forgotten!)

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@gassee

8 months

@MichelF29015597 Mais non, mais non, qu'il continue de l'ouvrir et de décrébiliser sa bande, ses idées, ses tactiques.

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@gassee

7 years

5 yrs ago. DJT congratulates Sherif Joe for being a birther.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

12 years

Congratulations to @RealSheriffJoe on his successful Cold Case Posse investigation which claims @BarackObama 's 'birth certificate' is fake

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@gassee

4 years

I just published PC Life After Apple Silicon

PC Life After Apple Silicon

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

8 years

Steve Jobs would be 61 today. I miss agreeing and disagreeing with him - and telling him how much I owe him.

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@gassee

7 years

Chris is right. In retrospect, we should have bundled HyperCard.

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@gassee

9 years

Cook: "We're not focused on the numbers, we're focused on the things that produce the numbers."

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@gassee

6 years

Neat Ars Technica story on the BeOS file system a.k.a. BeFS. The main creator, Dominic Giampaolo now works at Apple where he played a key role in the development of Apple’s APFS. Cyril Meurillon is at FaceBook.

The BeOS file system, an OS geek retrospective

From the archives: In the '90s, OS geeks adored BFS's ahead-of-its-time feature set.

arstechnica.com

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@gassee

5 years

I just published Apple: Misunderstanding Design And Jony Ive’s Role

Apple: Misunderstanding Design And Jony Ive’s Role

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

2 years

I (belatedly) realize Apple will use Services to keep the company growing as iDevices don’t seem to be able to find a Next Big Thing. This changes the business model, the culture:

Apple’s Next Big Thing: A Business Model Change

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

6 months

@ylecun Your're right, yes, I did. I even had an AMIGA96 license plate to advertise one of Be's core ideas.

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@gassee

2 years

I just published Remembering Steve Jobs

Remembering Steve Jobs

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

4 years

I just published Apple Silicon: The Passing of Wintel

Apple Silicon: The Passing of Wintel

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

3 years

Is it me (probably) but I can’t fid a barebones MacDraw equivalent for my iPad Pro. I don’t need a powerful (justly acclaimed) Autodesk-type product and I get lost in the iPadOS App Store. Thanks in advance!

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@gassee

7 years

@tim_cook making sense: AR as big as smartphone. "I view AR like I view the silicon in my iPhone, not a product per se — a core technology."

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@gassee

3 years

Apple has made Personal Computers for… 45 years.

Horace Dediu

@asymco

3 years

“Toyota chief Akio Toyoda said in March that Apple should prepare itself for a 40-year commitment if it offers cars to consumers.” He’s right. Toyota is the best car company in the world, by far.

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@gassee

4 years

I just published Apple’s Best Times Are Behind It. For Real This Time!

Apple’s Best Times Are Behind It. For Real This Time!

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

8 years

Lazy Thinking: Modularity Always Works. Lessons from the Project Ara counterexample:

Lazy Thinking: Modularity Always Works

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

6 years

I just published “Mark Zuckerberg Thinks We’re Idiots.”

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@gassee

6 years

I just published “50 Years In Tech. Part 2: Why HP Fell”

50 Years In Tech. Part 2: Why HP Fell

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

6 years

I just published “50 Years In Tech: When HP Led Desktop and Mobile Computing”

50 Years In Tech. Part 1: When HP Led Desktop and Mobile Computing

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

5 years

E-bikes, not scooters, owned not shared are the future.

Horace Dediu

@asymco

5 years

Q1 ebike unit sales in The Netherlands are up 44% following 38% growth during whole of 2018. Ebike sales by value now dwarfing legacy bikes.

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@gassee

8 years

@asymco A master class in positioning by the one and only Steven P Jobs:

Steve Jobs announces the first iPhone in 2007 [HD, Full length]

In 2007 Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc. announced the first iPhone (iPhone 2G) in history, which was a 3-in-one device: an iPod, a phone and an internet commun...

www.youtube.com

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@gassee

6 years

I just published “Intel Fights For Its Future”

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@gassee

6 years

@LATbermudez @Popehat The poor woman doesn’t understand how gifted young kids are. More languages, better brains later.

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

4 years

Today’s Monday Note: Joining Apple 40 Years Ago. An unstructured, sentimental reminiscence and acknowledgment of my debt to Apple. A company that, warts and all, was gratifying to have worked for and continues to be enjoyable to watch.

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

5 months

Splendid cruelty!

Trung Phan

@TrungTPhan

5 months

SCOOP: Apple shuts down its Electric Vehicle project after 10 years because its proposed charging mechanism proved unworkable.

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@gassee

4 years

No Monday Note because laparoscopic cholecystectomy aka removal of gallbladder. Bonus: neat use of surgical-grade superglue. See you next week to mark joining Apple 40 years ago.

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

4 years

Best Apple Silicon Macs (extensive) review by John Gruber.

The M1 Macs

To acknowledge how good the new M1 Macs are — and I am here to tell you they are *astonishingly* good — you must acknowledge that certain longstanding assumptions about how computers should be...

daringfireball.net

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@gassee

4 years

No Monday Note this week b/c on the road to Millau Viaduct. Designer by architect firm Foster and Partners, all designers of the Cupertino spaceship. Great Cevennes Nat’l Park nearby.

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@gassee

4 years

As Horace @asymco Dediu said: once you lose money in the smartphone biz, you’ll never regain your footing, never make money again.

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@gassee

6 years

I just published “Ten Years of Monday Notes”

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@gassee

8 years

40 Years Later: Apple 3.0

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@gassee

9 years

“Google tests opportunities… in the same way that a shark bites a surfer to see if they’re a seal.” Benedict Evans http://t.co/g2prjfS9G8

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

6 years

… and that superb keyboard, internally known as Aircraft Carrier.

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

5 years

I just published Musk: Osborning His Model 3

Musk: Osborning His Model 3

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

2 years

Mac Portable in space !

Computing History

@computermuseum

2 years

#OnThisDay in 1991, aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, AppleLink, running on a Macintosh Portable was used to send the first e-mail from space.

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@gassee

6 years

French people - even naturalized US citizens - get lazy in August. No Monday Note this week…

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@gassee

11 years

Yahoo: Mayer opens “2nd Envelope” COO De Castro out http://t.co/gyFjDqbWAb 1 Blame predecessors 2 Blame subordinates 3 Write 3 envelopes

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@gassee

7 years

Amazing. Facts shake my disbelief in bike-sharing.

Horace Dediu

@asymco

7 years

Bicycles are eating the lunch of China’s No. 1 car-sharing app via @SCMP_news

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@gassee

7 years

How long would @pschiller have lasted under Jobs if he wasn’t tech literate? 5 femtoseconds? @pschiller worked for Steve from 1997.

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@gassee

7 years

Great symmetry snark.

Shib - The Metaverse

@mvshlb

7 years

The same people who think Obama is a Muslim, think Trump is a Christian.

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@gassee

9 years

@reckless No ignorance, just good-natured ribbing after your own comment on style. You criticize, accept criticism.

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@gassee

7 years

I just published “Apple Culture After Ten Years of iPhone”

Apple Culture After Ten Years of iPhone

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

6 years

Baitful: Apple reported stagnant iPhone shipments. Factful: IDC sees smartphone market decline: - 2.9% Politically incorrect: iPhone Q3 ASP $724 (+ 19% y/y) and market share goes up.

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@gassee

9 years

Burning Insider: An Apple Watch Meta-Review Reimagined. http://t.co/1ZfjymFL4n

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@gassee

8 years

Simple but hard, which explains so many failures.

Kontra

@counternotions

8 years

"The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do."

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@gassee

5 years

“Netflix pulled iTunes billing, depriving Apple of up to $256 billion in App Store revenue.” Who writes such tripe?

Here's proof that a big source of Apple's App Store growth tanked, probably thanks to Netflix

Apple saw a big slowdown in revenue from entertainment apps in the App Store in March.

www.businessinsider.com

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@gassee

6 years

Fascinating. Could it be that Apple’s privacy stance helps attract AI scientists away from abusers?

The Loop

@theloop

6 years

Apple hires Google's chief of search and artificial intelligence -

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

9 years

Why Amazon Has No Profits (And Why It Works) Another Benedict Evans masterpiece: http://t.co/BXrMbNhYUp

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@gassee

5 years

I just published The Fry’s Era

The Fry’s Era

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

6 years

I just published “Intel’s Toxic Culture”

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@gassee

7 years

I just published “A Salute To Walt Mossberg”

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

5 years

I actually joined Apple late 1980, started Apple France, moved to Cupertino in 1985, ran engineering and, briefly manufacturing before leaving (fired for being a bit too frank).

Jim Baxter

@_JimB

5 years

I love @gassee take on all things Apple & his writeup on the new Mac Pro doesn’t disappoint. Some background, Jean was head of Apple Europe in the 80s & almost sold his BeOS to Amelio’s Apple before Jobs swooped in to sell them Next. The rest is history.

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

6 years

Apple WWDC18 tomorrow. Passing and not really important observation: I don’t recall an important Apple event with so few (none, it seems) leaks.

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@gassee

7 years

I just published “Apple Monitoring Blood Glucose”

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@gassee

4 years

Ignorant. Spoken too quickly. Climate accord was signed in Paris, nothing to do with the citizens of Paris.

Senator Ted Cruz

@SenTedCruz

4 years

By rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, President Biden indicates he’s more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh. This agreement will do little to affect the climate and will harm the livelihoods of Americans.

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@gassee

4 years

Imaginez l’iPhone conçu par ce consortium.

Amaelle Guiton 📡

@amaelle_g

4 years

Qqs éléments supplémentaires (communiqué de presse commun arrivé dans ma boîte à l'instant ou presque) :

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

5 years

You can read Farhad @fmanjoo Manjoo’s The Incredible Shrinking Apple Or, for actual insights instead of unrealistic bloviation, read Ben Evans’ Apple Plus - brand versus subscription . Rewarding read.

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@gassee

7 years

Presceint March 2014 DJT tweet.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

10 years

It's almost like the United States has no President - we are a rudderless ship heading for a major disaster. Good luck everyone!

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@gassee

6 years

Prof G, you can do better. Steve was no saint, we know, but look at his string of achievements, Pixar, producing the most stunning turnaround after he came back at Apple: iPod, fixing the Mac, iPhone, the App Store, Apple Stores, iPad…

Scott Galloway

@profgalloway

6 years

Steve Jobs will get more credit than he deserves. Mostly because he’s dead, and the easiest/hardest way to spread Vaseline over your accomplishments is to die early. #Apple #1trillion

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@gassee

10 years

iOS8 is the real iOS 2.0 - For developers, the end of Silo Hell http://t.co/id3q2ga8oR

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@gassee

5 years

I just published Tesla: Insane or Clever

Tesla: Insane or Clever

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

1 year

The Master! Now, with all due respect for their results, what would Tim Cook or Eddy Cue say?

Linus ●ᴗ● Ekenstam

@LinusEkenstam

1 year

A Masterclass in Marketing 4 years of Marketing Degree in 7 minutes One of a kind. Bookmark and come back to this often.

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@gassee

9 years

Wall Street disappointed w Apple 33% growth, never seen before with a $200B company? Or unwilling to take ownership of their BS estimates?

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@gassee

8 years

This is a dangerous corporate disease known as SOE Strategy of Everything. Slow decay, reveals spiritual loss.

Danny Sullivan

@dannysullivan

8 years

So. Many. Google communication apps. And this isn't even counting Google Voice

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@gassee

6 years

I just published “iOS — macOS: What No Actually Means”

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@gassee

4 years

I just published Osborning The Mac. Or Not.

Osborning The Mac. Or Not.

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

8 years

No Monday Note this week. My excuse: walking 8 mi/day in Barcelona, nose up at architecture, nose down in Cerviseria Catalana tapas.

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@gassee

3 years

Great thread on Apple & Industry. Steven Sinofsky is on fire. Consider his vantage point, coming for two decades at Microsoft before he retired as President of Windows.

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@gassee

7 years

Monday Note: Misunderstanding Apple Services

Misunderstanding Apple Services

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

7 years

I just published “United Broken Culture”

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@gassee

6 years

Zoe (Zoé in French), our second grandchild, daughter of Sophie and Christian, just “landed” in San Francisco. Thrilled and busy so… no Monday Note today. Back next week!

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@gassee

6 years

Great snark. I’m jealous.

Troy Vosseller

@troyvosseller

6 years

More fiction is written in Excel than Word

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@gassee

6 years

Always reward a complaining customer, s/he’s doing you a favor. As long as they complain, there’s a dialog, hope to fix things. Bad trouble is when they give up. Indifference, Silent spite kill.

Paul Gassée

@Paul_Gassee

6 years

Here's a thought on customer service: When you rely on a product/service to perform and it doesn't come through, giving you a refund just isn't enough. You've invested your time & trust. And you were let down. The provider needs to make it up to you in some other way.

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Jean-Louis Gassée

@gassee

6 months

Interesting - and believable - use case.

Ben Thompson

@benthompson

6 months

Apple Vision Pro in an economy seat is life-changing. Movie experience is a total escape, and here the Mac screen-sharing makes a massive difference. Anyone flying long-haul regularly: it's worth it. Absolutely worth it.

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@gassee

3 years

Sadly, the Fry’s era come to an end: My personal, grateful recollection:

The Fry’s Era

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

8 years

Too Soon. My heartfelt homage to Steve Jobs, written 5 years ago, days after he left us.

Too soon…

‘Humor is the politeness of despair’, an approximate, googlish translation of l’humour est la politesse du désespoir, a saying attributed to noted post-WWII Left Bank jazzman, writer, and engineer…

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

7 years

Terrific read. Details, details, control, control and the resulting quality.

Kontra

@counternotions

7 years

"Why is there no OS X compatible personal computer that is not an Apple brand?" (So many things…)

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@gassee

4 years

RIP Larry Tesler of Xerox PARC and Apple. Computer scientists, UI pioneer, colleague and gentle humorist.

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@gassee

3 years

Oui, bizarre. J’ai fondé Apple France qui fut à une époque le plus prospère business en dehors des US et, pas un mot, pas une invitation. Cela me laisse une bizarre impression. Cela dit, bien heureux d’avoir vécu cette aventure.

Rémy Wehrung

@darklinuxtweet

3 years

@alex_lenoir Et que dire de @gassee ... à croire qu ' elle est apparue ex nihilo

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@gassee

7 years

I just published “Autonomous Cars: The Level 5 Fallacy”

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@gassee

6 years

@stevesi @profgalloway Prof G’s reply: “The world needs more engaged fathers, not a better fucking phone.” Sigh… As if these were mutually exclusive.

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@gassee

7 years

Monday Note: The iPad Turnaround Is Coming

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@gassee

2 years

That’s a good one. New Twitter CEO becomes Chief Engineer Musk’s “boss” while Musk still owns Twitter. CEO candidates need to have head examined.

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

2 years

I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams.

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@gassee

4 years

No Monday Note this week. Influenced by our country’s dark mood, I started with this title: Old Silicon Valley Naïf Circles The Drain Of Hopelessness… And gave up. Too many somber thoughts. Words went back into the inkwell. See you next week!

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@gassee

3 years

OK, good, quick reaction. Now, How come he got hired, vetted? You know the one cockroach theory. How many such bad hiring decisions?

Mark Gurman

@markgurman

3 years

Antonio García Martínez, a newly hired engineer on Apple’s ads team, is gone from Apple after employee backlash regarding sexist comments he made in his book Chaos Monkeys, company says. Employees have been incredibly angry about his hire and questioned Apple’s hiring practices.

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@LakotaMan1 All things considered, if I may, two sides. One: congratulations on your kindness to the woman of advanced years. Two: Not clear why you didn't object politely, calmly telling the person to address you respectfully as sir or similar.

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@gassee

4 years

This week’s Monday Note: The Fantastic Apple Glasses. Again. With a surprise:

The Fantastic Apple Glasses. Again.

by Jean-Louis Gassée

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

6 years

I still recall how we felt developing it and launching it: an accomplished product, well-rounded, powerful, no We Should Have…

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@gassee

2 years

I did. It was fast. It had a stent fan, yes. It also ran Unix.

I Am Seb 🏴‍☠️

@sebastien_bour

2 years

The Macintosh SE30 is really a beautiful machine even @gassee said it during an @onrefaitlemac show @olivierfrigara

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5 years

Steve Jobs left us 8 years ago. My October 2011 tribute:

Too soon…

‘Humor is the politeness of despair’, an approximate, googlish translation of l’humour est la politesse du désespoir, a saying attributed to noted post-WWII Left Bank jazzman, writer, and engineer…

mondaynote.com

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@gassee

7 years

You need to stay w the video till the end. The beginning might turn you off.

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@gassee

6 years

Thanks to all who wished me well after (minor, thin needle, macular degeneration treatment) eye surgery last week. A Monday Note later today, my first years (1968-1974) in Tech as HP rose to the top of desktop and mobile computing.

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@gassee

6 years

I bought 2 Apple 1s when working in CPTO many moons ago. I later gave 1 to the Computer Museum. I’d like to bring the other 1 to back to life. Anyone interested to work with me on this vintage machine?

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@gassee

5 years

I briefly worked as a cashier at Fry’s. 1991. No kidding.

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@gassee