The pencil is mightier than the fingerMichael Gartenberg has covered the personal technology beat for more than two decades at places like Gartner, Jupiter Research and Altimeter Group. Most recently, he spent a few years at Apple as Sr. Director of Worldwide Product Marketing.
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"It's like we said on the iPad, if you see a stylus, they blew it." — Steve Jobs
A powerful quote from the late Steve Jobs, given during the Q&A following the iPhone 4 event in 2010. It clearly showed his disdain for the poor stylus. Like much analysis related to quotes from Steve, it takes the quote entirely out of context. The next sentence finishes the thought:
"In multitasking, if you see a task manager... they blew it. Users shouldn't ever have to think about it."
Yep, totally different meaning. Steve's point was if you need a stylus or a task manager to use your device, that's when you fail. Both a stylus and a task manager share the same interface property. They need to be invisible, friction...
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The pencil is mightier than the finger
