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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
The days of being blown away by Apple are probably over, Steve Jobs is gone, and it was his ability to hype and promote things that made their products mind blowing.
I mean, they are still going to come out with some fantastic products, but the days of people thinking they are life changing will probably start to dwindle.
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I'll jump in and disagree. To me this line of thinking falls into the false idea that people bought things just because Steve told them to. In my opinion that's not how people work. You can get caught up in hype and buy something on a whim because somebody tells you to, but if the product doesn't meet expectations you won't be buying another one. People are incredibly fickle, and all it takes is one piss-off to ruin the entire image of a brand for someone.
I think Apple was much more than Steve Jobs. His bio opened my eyes to just how many poor decisions he made. I think people fell in love with the products, not his presentation of them. His philosophy was likely more important imo, and Apple has little reason to move away from it.