10大遺產：喬布斯改變世界
JP MANGALINDAN
2011-10-08
在這個世界上，可能再也找不到像史蒂夫?喬布斯這樣的首席執行官了。作為蘋果公司前任CEO兼聯合創始人，他徹底改變了整個世界與科技的關系，他對二者的影響將是永恒的。
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后PC時代 ????喬布斯不僅憑借蘋果二代顛覆了個人計算機領域，在推出iPad（由平滑的玻璃板和鋁制成）之后，他開啟了所謂的“后PC”時代。2010年之前，平板電腦的理念雖得到認可，但該款產品一直因糟糕的執行而難有突破。微軟（Microsoft）與其合作伙伴曾經推出平板-筆記本電腦混合產品，但這次嘗試卻并未得到消費者的認可。蘋果公司本身也經歷過多次失敗。早在上世紀90年代初，蘋果公司曾推出名為牛頓（Newton）的PDA，最終卻以失敗收場。 ????現在看來，有了iPad，喬布斯與蘋果公司似乎讓一切又重回正軌：令人艷羨的便攜外形、與iPhone類似的易操作系統，以及合理的價格。2010年，iPad銷量達到1,470萬臺，僅上個季度，這款平板電腦的銷量便激增183%，證明人們更加渴望尺寸合適、易于隨身攜帶的移動設備。 |
The Post-PC Era ????Just as Jobs helped revolutionize personal computing with the Apple II, he also ushered what many now dub the "post-PC" era thanks to a slick slab of glass and aluminum called the iPad. Until last year, tablet computing was a nice idea stalled by bad execution. Users shunned early attempts by Microsoft and its partners to make tablet-laptop hybrids. Even Apple itself tried and failed to innovate with the Newton back in the early-1990s.????With the iPad, Jobs and Apple seemed to get everything right: an enviable portable form factor, an accessible operating system similar to the iPhone's and a reasonable price. The iPad sold nearly 14.7 million units in 2010, and just last quarter, sales exploded 183%, proving that many people want a sizable yet portable device they can take anywhere. |
