[kj] Gathering Digest, Vol 99, Issue 12

[Alexander Smith]

"iPods have resulted in musical fidelity diminishing and the art of  
the album almost disappearing."

Too true.

Alex in NYC


On Oct 8, 2011, at 6:39 AM, Brendan Quinn wrote:


> Edison invented things, Jobs pioneered other people’s technology, he  

> didn’t give us mp3 players, or smartphones, or tablet computers…they  

> were all around prior to him.

>

> He also used Chinese slave labour and donated fuck all to charity  

> compared to Gates who is giving tens of billions, and a hell of a  

> lot of his time and other resources to charity.

>

> iPods have resulted in musical fidelity diminishing and the art of  

> the album almost disappearing. iPhones are great, they’re a phone  

> with a browser and apps. I was using a Nokia with a browser in 2001.  

> Gates was using tablets and extolling their virtues for years before  

> Jobs came out with the iPad. Jobs did it commercially far better,  

> sure…I understand he’s a great businessman, perhaps a visionary, but  

> with other people’s ideas.

>

> Woz invented the first two generations of Macs. Jobs brought  

> proportional fonts to desktop computers.

>

> I just believe in giving credit where it’s due. Without the inventor  

> there is no invention, so there is nothing for people like Jobs to  

> do, other than get stoned in an ashram, have kids and deny they’re  

> yours in court by lying about being infertile etc… pretty classy  

> stuff.

>

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

> ] On Behalf Of fatpotanga

> Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2011 10:25 p.m.

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] Gathering Digest, Vol 99, Issue 12

>

> Agreed!

>

> It's like the 'what's Jobs' really achieved' comments - d'uh!

> Love, hate or be indifferent about the business aspect/practices but  

> these people have had an undeniable global impact.

>

> I think the Jobs/Edison comparison is richly deserved.

> Edison gave us amongst many things electric light bulb, recorded  

> music motion picture camera etc

> Jobs the 1st macs revolutionised print/publishing & gave us dtp,  

> revolutionised the way we listen to music with the iPod, then  

> iPhone, iPad

>

>

>

> On 8 Oct 2011, at 09:08, Dominico C wrote:

>

>

> Huh... I find it really fucking ironic that everyone who  

> communicates on this Gathering list, probably uses an interface and  

> OS most that most likely had been developed by Microsoft and / or  

> Apple, but I see Gates and Jobs being dissed...??? That’s fucked  

> up.... I have respect for both!

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