“They wanted to add some custom hardware to an iPod and record data from this
custom hardware to the iPod’s disk in a way that couldn’t be easily detected.
But it still had to look and work like a normal iPod.”
posted Friday, March 26, 2021, 9:17:49pm PDT
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Also
“It feels like a bait and switch: my loyalty in buying products that are better
for me as a user is being tested because shareholders need to see more services
revenue. … [I]t will feel a little bit scummier every time I go to download an
app or get directions.”
Nick Heer ,
The Ad Store
(Pixel Envy ,
October 26, 2022 )
posted 11/9/2022 8:00pm ∞
“The next day Steve held a meeting with our engineers and me where he punctuated
the air dramatically with his finger and said, ‘[NeXT] will live or die by its
choice to support the [Motorola] 88110.’ I don’t know what came over me. I
said ‘die.’”
posted 3/24/2021 9:45pm ∞