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To: Cogito who wrote (92049)	2/15/2010 7:57:43 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Respond to of 213173

Isaacson would be an excellent choice for a collaborator: Jobs Is Said to Assist With Book on His Life By BRAD STONE New York Times February 16, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — A handful of presumptive biographers have, over the years, tried to tell the remarkable story of Steven P. Jobs: the youthful visionary who, after being ousted from Apple, the company he helped to found, triumphantly returned to lead a new era of high-tech innovation. But those efforts lacked one important ingredient: cooperation from Mr. Jobs himself. Now Apple’s chief executive is set to collaborate on an authorized biography, to be written by Walter Isaacson, the former managing editor of Time magazine, according to two people briefed on the project. The book, which is in the early planning stages, would cover the entire life of Mr. Jobs, from his youth in the area now known as Silicon Valley through his years at Apple, these people said. Mr. Jobs, who will turn 55 on Feb. 24, has invited Mr. Isaacson to tour his childhood home, one person with knowledge of the discussion said. Mr. Isaacson declined to comment. Mr. Isaacson is currently the chief executive and president of the Aspen Institute, a nonprofit education and policy studies organization based in Washington. He is the author of two best-selling biographies, “Einstein: His Life and Universe” and “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.” He also wrote “American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane,” a collection of essays written last year delving into the roots of great leadership. All of his books have been published by Simon & Schuster. The unauthorized accounts of the life of Mr. Jobs published over the years have included “iCon: Steve Jobs, the Greatest Second Act in the History of Business,” by Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon, and “The Second Coming of Steve Jobs,” by Alan Deutschman. Mr. Jobs has reacted angrily to some of these books, and in some cases has directed Apple stores to temporarily remove other books from the same publishers from their shelves. Cooperation with Mr. Isaacson could be a sign that Mr. Jobs has emerged from his recent health battles with more of an interest in shaping his legacy. Katie Cotton, an Apple spokeswoman, said the company does not comment on rumors. Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company nytimes.com

To: Cogito who wrote (92049)	2/15/2010 9:51:22 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

No Apple. No RIM. No Google. They say Symbian, but there's no Nokia. They say Windows, but there's no Microsoft. I hear what you're saying, but I gotta tell ya, to me this sounds like a cabal of companies getting left on the revenue-sideline put together for the express purpose of trying to muscle themselves a cut of other company's AppStores. Maybe I'm just cynical, I don't know...

To: Cogito who wrote (92049)	2/16/2010 3:22:14 PM
From: Doren	Respond to of 213173

The Wholesale Applications Community is an attempt to address the part of the market that Apple and Google don't cover - smartphones that don't run either iPhone OS or Android That's what the web does. The web is open and that's what it should be. Should be simple lightweight and for generic use. For more efficient or individualistic apps use processor/os specific code. I think this is the new way of mobile computing. I think Jobs has enlightened me here even though I'm not HTML5 knowledgeable. I'm beginning to see his vision. Keep the proprietary code tight otherwise use the web. Essentially each device has 2 OSs the internal and the browser. ----- Just off the top of my head as a non-engineer. The web has turned out to be most of what JAVA should have been. I hate JAVA. I avoid sites with JAVA and have it turned off. Don't miss it. Flash is turning out to be like JAVA. It occurs to me Android is JAVA based or at least parts of it are. That in my mind is a significant albatross around it's neck. Comments from the engineering types here would be welcome.