Hello (again) from 1998: Steve Jobs and the iMac on PopMech’s table of contents, August 1998.
In another of the many amazing quotes in that 3,500-word NEWSWEEK interview with Steve Jobs, which appeared in a 1984 special issue of the magazine, the Apple co-founder totally envisions Siri—the virtual personal assistant the company announced earlier this week.
Look!
I’ve always thought…
"We subscribe to media news alerts, and it’s difficult. We pay for that service, and it still returns 50 to 100 Apple [computer] articles a week. We don’t want [stories about] computers. But what can you do, right?"
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Allison Parker of the U.S. Apple Association. She’s a registered dietician in charge of informing Americans about the benefits of eating apples. Unfortunately, when you Google “apple,” it’s nothing but computers for 6 pages.
Check out our article about the apple growers SEO woes, then give them some love by following them on Twitter and Facebook.
Back in the day Steve Jobs, with a little infusion of cash from venture capitalist Mike Markkula.
The two are featured in the new documentary Something Ventured, about how taking risks by investing in Silicon Valley companies made now-ubiquitous devices like the iPhone possible. We interview the filmmakers.
