User talk:17.213.12.163

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Do you have any sources to back up the claims in your edit to Jeff Robbin? AlistairMcMillan 03:51, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

No, essentially, I am my own source. You can look up this IP address and see where I work.

I slightly regret saying Tony was the titular head, because it implies he did nothing, which is far from the truth. But I couldn't think of a better word at the time.

If you look at my posting now I think you'll see that parts of it are coming out in the media. The recent Forbes article says something similar to "the iPod was envisioned as an accessory to iTunes". But beyond that, I'm not going to go out on a limb here. For some reason, Apple is putting out a version of the story and no one is setting is straight. I think perhaps it is because it supports the mysticism attached to certain individuals within the company. Anyway, I'm not paid enough to get fired for breaking the corporate line.

Jeff designed the UI. Jeff ran most of the software project day-to-day. Tony designed the product hardware, including much of the systems integration (circuit/board design). Tony mostly created the industrial design of the product. Johnathan Ives did almost nothing but put the awful sharp corners on the front that most everyone hated. Someone else came up with the wheel idea, I know who, but I'm not going to say (it was not me, if you're thinking that).

In the early early days, the initial design phase of the product, Jeff did the software, including a lot of programming. Tony did the hardware. A while after it shipped, Jeff moved back to working on iTunes only (actually, iTunes Music Store) and Tony took over the whole thing and has done a great job.

No, what I said doesn't match the official story. It does match the real story though.

(Don't use any of this on the real definition page.) 17.213.12.163 01:35, 24 February 2005

[edit] iPod (video) Screen colors

Hello, I saw that you edited the number of colors for the nano's screen, and, reading above, see that you appear to work for Apple (which your IP confirms). We're having a hard time figuring out how many colors the screen on the fifth-generation iPod supports - the technical specifications on the website say 65,000 (65,536, assumedly), while Steve's presentation says "260,000". Would you happen to know the actual number? Thanks! Bbatsell 00:49, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] iPod screen colors.

The nano, Photo and new iPod (video? 6G?) all have 65,536 colors.

I do see that has been switching back and forth, I know the guy who is updating it from here.

Steve Jobs said 262,000 on stage at the announcement. That was an error. I'm actually the one who brought it to attention here at Apple that he made that error. It indeed has 65,536 colors, just like all the other color iPods to date. Apple has updated the web page for the unit to be correct (well, approximate, as it says 65,000).

I also just updated the Jeff Robbin page a bit more again. Some incorrect info had snuck in that I knew was wrong. That is, I'm quite certain he didn't work on SoundJam at Apple, unlike Conflict Catcher and Spaceway 3000, and I'll confirm this with him next time I see him. Also, someone, in shortening (and removing what appeared to them to be backhanded comments) over-tightened the description of Jeff's work at Apple to say he still is lead designer of iPod software. Although he still has plenty of input, he isn't the lead designer anymore and hasn't been for some time. 17.213.12.163 00:59, 19 October 2005


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