Each class is taught by a renowned Stanford professor and is focused on technology and computer science, although two concentrate on the entrepreneurial side of things as well.Īll classes start January 2012, so enroll now if you want to start learning from one of the best universities in the world: The latter is the case here, with Stanford offering 10 new online courses that are completely free to the public. Stanford University is on a roll lately offering a wide variety of free online courses to anyone, either through iTunes U on topics like iOS 5 Development, or through self-contained courses conducted entirely from the web that are free to enroll in. Sounds like the spirit and influence of Steve Jobs to me. At Apple if we can’t be the best then we are not interested in it. ”īest-”If you can’t enter the market and try and be the best in it, don’t enter it. You don’t build a product just because everyone else has one. Don’t hang on to ideas from the past even if they have been successful for you. If you really know your product and the problems, then you can take something that is complex and then make it simple.”Ĭourage-”Courage drives a lot of decisions in business. When you start to build something, it quickly becomes really complex. A lot of people think it means take something simple and leave it at its core essence. If you spread yourself out over too many things, none of them will be great.” We are $100bn in revenue with very few products. Shared at a recent speech in Cambridge, they are quoted below from Wall Street Journal:įocus-”It means saying no, not saying yes. After working at Apple for 20 years, he has come up with four lessons that can help explain Apple’s incredible success. Greg Joswiak is a Vice President of Marketing at Apple who focuses on promoting the iOS lineup. In other words, don’t believe it until it’s announced by Apple. While rumors are fascinating to ponder, it’s wise to take all Apple rumors with a grain of salt, especially considering how incredibly inaccurate and imaginative the iPhone 5 speculation ended up being. Amazon’s tablet could be a motivating factor for Apple to be exploring an iPad with a smaller display. A recent report indicated that Apple’s iPad maintains a dominating lead in tablet market share, but suggested the newly released Kindle Fire will place direct pressure on the iPad. There’s no reason they wouldn’t build a 7.85-inch iPad,” Shim said.ĭemand for smaller screened tablets may end up depending on the success of the low priced Amazon Kindle Fire. Such a device would supposedly come in the second half of 2012, but only if there’s adequate market interest: Later in the aforementioned CNET report is a reference to an “mini iPad” that would include a 7.85″ display. iPad Mini with a 7.85″ Display to Debut Later in 2012? Apple offering a lower cost iPad may very well depend on the success of competing lower priced tablets, which thus far have struggled to gain traction in the marketplace. There are also some rumors suggesting the iPad 2 may stick around as a lower cost model, with the iPad 3 becoming a “Pro” addition that would turn the iPad into more of a product family.
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