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2020-04-02, 17:16

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Originally Posted by kscherer View Post
Typical product lead-time is 2 years. There is no way Jobs wasn't aware of the products that were in development for at least 2 years before he died and those 2 years after he died. Most likely, he was aware of products in early development for at least 5 years after his death.

Believe me, he knew what the pipeline looked like. Steve Jobs was a master of misdirection and deception. He said plenty about things he did not like, only to release those products a few months (or years) later.
Yup. It's possible (and not unprecedented) that he publicly gave the impression that he disliked an iPad mini-style form factor in order to attack competing Android tablets of that size, while Apple had no equivalent offering.

But I think it's also possible he was aware of the product, rejected it, and it was resurrected after his death. Keep in mind there are also stories of his decisions being ignored behind his back (see, for example, someone at NeXT talking to Intel despite Steve making it clear he didn't want that, then Steve eventually warming up to it).

He was opinionated, but he was also able to change his opinion if someone bold and informed convinced him. Then all of a sudden, yesterday's "crap" idea was suddenly the best idea ever, and he would sell it.
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