In school I learnt that price is determined by demand and supply In life, I have seen monopolies shut down, I don't think Steve Jobs shoved his products down anyone's throat
It's not like Apple is a govt monopoly, forcing people to buy products Freewill is the driver Some of his projects, didn't fair as well For example, I don't eat fish, but I ll resist from calling it rubbish On Oct 6, 2011, at 10:21 AM, "Richard B. Sennoga" <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim - > > It's not rubbish that Steve sold to you expensively. He sold talent, > creativity, quality and magic. Indeed, putting a price to that bundle would > be an understatement. For the few years I've been on earth, no one has sold a > thing to me of that description. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 6, 2011, at 17:09, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well I'm not convinced that there is another man in the world who can >> convince so many people to buy so much over priced rubbish. >> >> I don't mean that in any way to be an insult, I have been an admirer >> of his abilities in marketing for a very long time. Marketing is an >> incredibly difficult skill (I don't mean marketing in the same way the >> hundreds of kids running around Kampala claiming to be a marketing >> business do). To persuade people to believe in a product that is >> mundane is really something else. >> >> He truly had a genius for it, but now he is gone..... >> >> On 6 October 2011 14:52, Otandeka Simon Peter <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yes he is gone but it is also another opportunity for Tim Cook and his team >>> to shine much as they will remain living in the shadow of Steve (RIP) for >>> some time. I believe Apple is not a one-man show. >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> He was probably the greatest marketing genius ever. Without him apple >>>> are just another technology company selling overpriced products. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 6 October 2011 13:54, Cavin Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> While launching the iPod he asked the audience, he always wondered why >>>>> jeans >>>>> had a small inner pocket >>>>> And now he figured it out, to keep an iPod >>>>> To call him a genius is an understatement, having said that he had >>>>> missteps >>>>> but he never kept trying,never lost the faith >>>>> The story of him getting upset with google when their logo had a problem >>>>> with it's yellow gradient, shows his great attention to details was >>>>> probably >>>>> second to none >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 6, 2011, at 1:00 AM, Faisal Seif <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> He is one of the Most Creative creatures on Earth... >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:17 AM, Cavin Aaron <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> RIP Steve Jobs, >>>>> You fought a good fight, and your works live on forever >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>>> >>>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>>> >>>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>>> >>>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>>> attachments if any). 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