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Is Slashdot poster really an Apple employee?

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Is Slashdot poster really an Apple employee?

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You decide: An Apple employee (at least he claims to be an Apple employee) is over on Slashdot saying some interesting things: 1) “A video iPod would be a dumb idea for lots of reasons, some technical, some psychological.” 2) “What’s a much bigger thing is the gradual shift, over the past two years, in the way we as a company do business. We are very serious about IP.” 3) “And unlike video, people often do want to carry photos around with them.” 4) “So there’s basically zero reason for video to be portable. You’re not going to carry it around with you. You’re going to watch it at home.” 5) “See, the “alpha geeks” are not our market. We don’t sell to them. The “alpha geeks” are defined by one key characteristic: they’re irrational.” This guy sounds a lot like Steve Jobs. I don’t believe he’s an Apple employee, though. Why? Cause generally the Apple employees I meet are smart and this guy doesn’t sound smart at all. Let’s look at this again. I wonder if this guy would have voted to fund

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