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January 16th, 2010, 05:40
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_wozgadget.jpgAfter a quote that Google's Nexus One (http://gizmodo.com/tag/nexusone/) is his "favorite gadget" went around (http://gizmodo.com/5448641/apple-co+founder-steve-wozniaks), Steve Wozniak (http://gizmodo.com/tag/stevewozniak/) took the time to leave us a note. Read on for his explanation of how everyone misunderstood him and why fanboy-style arguments are ridiculous.
This is the comment (http://gizmodo.com/comment/18398050) Woz left us in the on the post about his gadget preference (http://gizmodo.com/5448641/apple-co+founder-steve-wozniaks):
Actually, everyone got it wrong. My favorite phones are my iPhones. When asked what my favorite gadgets were I took it to mean new gadgets I was playing with (that I considered good). I am not a switcher but I'm not going to tell people that the Nexus One is not a good gadget. Same for the Droid. I continually buy and play with new hot gadgets because I gets asked about them all the time. I have had prior Android phones that I didn't consider good. I usually have between 2 and 6 different cell phones on me, more when there are interesting product introductions.
I try mainly to make good comments but I'm honest about flaws too. I don't get into arguments trying to claim that there are objective reasons that make one person's phone better than another's. It's subjective. You can't win such arguments, only have a stressful life doing so. I have no problem praising and learning from non-Apple products as well as Apple products, when they are good.
I think this is yet another reminder of why we adore this brilliant man. Thanks for the follow up, Woz.
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This is the comment (http://gizmodo.com/comment/18398050) Woz left us in the on the post about his gadget preference (http://gizmodo.com/5448641/apple-co+founder-steve-wozniaks):
Actually, everyone got it wrong. My favorite phones are my iPhones. When asked what my favorite gadgets were I took it to mean new gadgets I was playing with (that I considered good). I am not a switcher but I'm not going to tell people that the Nexus One is not a good gadget. Same for the Droid. I continually buy and play with new hot gadgets because I gets asked about them all the time. I have had prior Android phones that I didn't consider good. I usually have between 2 and 6 different cell phones on me, more when there are interesting product introductions.
I try mainly to make good comments but I'm honest about flaws too. I don't get into arguments trying to claim that there are objective reasons that make one person's phone better than another's. It's subjective. You can't win such arguments, only have a stressful life doing so. I have no problem praising and learning from non-Apple products as well as Apple products, when they are good.
I think this is yet another reminder of why we adore this brilliant man. Thanks for the follow up, Woz.
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