Steve Jobs introduces the "Digital Hub" strategy at Macworld 2001

Well, he was right. And look how much better a mac is for all this stuff (applications, hardware, operating system, interfaces). Steve jobs is a genius and apple is the best.

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

The speech is great, nonetheless Steve was wrong. Digital lifestyle? Yes, but completely different from how he saw it.

Today is not about using multiple devices and PC as a hub. It's all about *accessibility* and even sacrificing other value for accessibility ("The good enough revolution").

An companies are actually working hard *against* the hub idea. Think about DRM banning you from copying your digital collection, for example.

No, Jobs describes pretty much exactly what the Apple ecosystem is. The only thing that isn't so up to date is that the 'hub' idea for the main computer is disappearing, and only because the devices (e.g. iPhone, Apple TV) are more powerful and better connected now than anyone was imagining back then.

but what do I sync my iPod touch to. yea. the computer. I buy stuff on iTunes and its stored on the computer. Everything else stems from that home base. Only in the AppleTV case do you 'not need' a computer, but really the AppleTV is the computer, it has its own storage, input and connectivity tech.

That will disappear, as said. I haven't synced my iPhone for months and do access iTunes directly. But I repeat myself.

Yes, generic PC makers and their affiliates are only achieving "good enough" because the only way they get sales is to have the "cheapest". Furthermore, because they don't offer anything very unique (other than price point) they have to chain their users with DRM.

On the other hand, Apple still has all the components (hardware, marketing, etc.) that allows them to continue to follow the digital hub strategy as described.

hard to believe this concept was revolutionary 8 years ago

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