Hi Steve,Im a long time Mac user, having owned my first Mac when I was 16.Ive just turned 35.And the thing is, aside from my electric wheelchair, the Mac is the most important piece of technology in my life, having enabled me to live and work independently for approaching two decades now a technology journalist.The Mac has put me on a level playing field with those without a disability, and for that Im eternally grateful to you and all of the hard working people at Apple. (I was born in 1975, the same year the homebrew computer club was founded, I believe. Great timing, eh?)But now, your description of the Mac (or PC era) as a truck has me worried. You see, I like racing the same cars as everybody else and winning.However, the trend towards touch and other more physically demanding interfaces, as magical as they may be, is disenfranchising to say the least. A trend that you are setting with the iPhone and iPad, with your usual artistry and vision. As you know, your influence on the whole industry is huge.But, its also a one size fits all vision, with your reluctance to build an iPhone with a physical keyboard and optical trackpad for limited one handed navigation, for example.(Take a look at the Palm Pixi for inspiration, and by the way, Android can accept both touch and trackpad/scroll wheel navigation, for the most part.)Or an iPad that comes in 5inch, 7inch and 10inch configurations and a built-in kick stand or clam shell design.Its not that I cant use the existing iPhone or iPad, just not as efficiently as everybody else, so I havent invested in either.Am I now destined to drive trucks forever?And if so, please keep making the best trucks on the market.Or will you consider building iPhone/iPads with different form factors?Just food for thought.Steve
We will keep making the best computers on the planet. We love it.Sent from my iPhone