(somewhat OT) " Apple Computer, Inc." no more

[Fred Cisin]

> > Jobs has announced a name change:
> > "SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday made
> > the company's long-awaited jump into the mobile phone business and
> > renamed the company to just "Apple Inc.," reflecting its increasing
> > focus on consumer electronics.
> > He said the name change is meant to reflect the fact that Apple has
> > matured from a computer manufacturer to a full-fledged consumer
> > electronics company."

> Robert Feldman wrote:
> > I wonder if "devolved" or "degraded" might better describe the change
> > than "matured".

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, George Currie wrote:
> Actually I disagree about "devolved" being a better description.  Having
> used computers for a good while now (like most of us here), I am
> constantly frustrated by the fact that even though they are faster and
> cheaper, they are not necessarily "better".

"matured" v "devolved" v "degraded" has NOTHING to do with whether
computers are getting better or worse.  It is ENTIRELY about the
transition from being a computer company into being a consumer electronics
company.