Computer will become Apliances, and some other random thoughts
December 12, 2007
The other day I made frozen waffles for my wife. On one side they were crispy and almost burnt and on the other side they were still a little soggy. It is not my toaster, its all toasters. They suck. Thats when I thought to my self, “I wish Apple made a toaster”. Not because I am such a big Apple fan, but because Apple makes products that work. Apple cares about the user experience.
Its been a bumpy and long rode for a company that brought us the personal computer. but Apple is slowly show other companies what the future might be. Recently Apple introduced itunes on the iphone and ipod touch. This is the first time you do not have to us a PC or Mac to get songs on your ipod. Like my Nokia e70. I do not have to tether it to get a new program on it. i can download and install over the air. The internet will find a way into every device we own. this two way conversation between people and people, between people and devices, and between devices and devices is the future.
maybe in the future i can get a toaster that works perfectly every time.
No, it’s not all toasters. I have a Kitchenaid toaster that does a fine job on frozen waffles. Try spending more than $20 on a toaster.
If apple came out with a toaster it would be the prettiest toaster ever, it would glisten in a dark room. the sides of the toaster would have LCD screens which displayed the temperature of the toast at all times. It would be the toaster all your friends would be envious of. However you will have paid out the rear for it, and your waffles would still be soggy. cause for all it’s glitz and glitter most apple products do the same thing you can get elsewhere for less, and most power-toasters (users) would recognize it really quickly.
And if MSFT made a toaster it would toast half way and then give a blue screen of death. If Google made a toaster it would be free but burn text ads for jam on them.
Here is and idea; lets start an open source project for a great toaster and get developers to create the world best toaster. Then give it away for free and charge for maintaining it.