Personally I'd probably introduce a new line of ADC based CRTs that follow the design of the new G5 towers.

I'd say that a video iPod compatible with the iSight would be nice

or a projector that goes off of ADC

Second I would have a $500 system, something like the CRT iMacs.

Third I would give systems and software to students. I also would give systems to consultants and developers. Microsoft has used this system for years and it has been very successful. People sell what they know.

Forth I would hold free training seminars. For users, developers, consultants, and resellers. And would promote them heavily. Again this has worked very well for Microsoft.

Fifth every system sold would have the capability to seamlessly run Windows software.

It would not be easy, but nothing worthwhile ever is.

Life is like Jeopardy you have all the answers, you just need the questions.

I wouldn't have thought of the "people" and frontend PR raising stuff...

I'm mostly a "product innovator" so to speak...

I think it'd be cool if the whole MLA got to run apple

I'm a problem solver. I think of my self as a cross between Scotty and MacGyver. Not only can I fix the shields in 1 hour but I can build a new warp core out of 2 rubber bands and a toilet paper roll.

I'm not the most "leaderiffic" in person... but online I generally am able to take charge of a group... especially when it is one of my own "projects"

If someone else natrually falls into the place of a leader (on a heirarchy) I'll naturally take my place as one of many innovators

(or not... whatever works)

so... but... the CEO of apple is "us" so what would woz do? just "innovate" along with the rest of us? ohwell

I want to do the design on those CRTs I have some great ides

I would start development of Mac OS Classic back up and enable the new Macintoshes to again run Classic and offer exchanges for users who require Classic support at no extra cost. Macintosh Classic will be developed so that System 9.5 will be the last Classic version, with Classic V 9.x (that is an x not inclusive mark) will be a special set of extensions and upgrades purchasable so users of OS X can use classic within X without rebooting and integrated into X's GUI.

Second:

The molds for the original Beige Era Macintosh machines would be available for purchase by those who wish to make available parts and cases for older machines.

Third:

Several "Special Edition" 68K and PPC machines would be re-introduced using the Coldfire 060 CPU and having a beatifull glossed silver case. (Plastic) Only 50,000 of each model would be made. This would include a Special Edition of the "TAM".

Fourth:

All new cases will have signatures etched inside of the development team and various random members of Apple Computer who helped with it's making.

Fifth:

All new Mac OS X code would contain more easter eggs, and a new online contest will appear for users to win prizes, for finding easter eggs.

Sixth:

New development of PCI based Intel CPU Boards that run Pentium 2 and 3 with thier own memory. This is because many Mac users want to play PC Only games or applications, and virtual PC can't do this even with incredibly fast Macs. There will also be development of a integrated PC CPU in new Powerbooks, however it will be a Transmeta Core due to space and heat considerations. With these additions, finally Macs will truly be compatible. (Desktop machines are allowed to utilize several physical disks for a PC and mounting them under Mac OS while not in use for read/write or while in use as read only. The PC sees the disks as physical disks and can partition them, run multiple OS'es etc.) **By the way since PC's are evil it's #6 on the list**

Seventh:

Mac OS versions prior to 8.6 (inclusive) will be repackaged to avoid any software that Apple does not have rights to and be available for a limited time download. Service Centers will be able to offer a copy of each product on this list for no more than $10.00US per CD. Charging more would violate thier status as a Service Centre. Online groups will be allowed to register for $50.00US/year in order to mirror Apple Software including OS releases made prior to 8.6 (inclusive) on thier website. Apple will check the validity of thier software and how it is arranged so as to ensure quality service.

Eighth:

AUX devlepment will resume for both 68K and PPC, and by the end of 2005, AUX 5 will have been released. For internal uses, Rhapsody and OpenStep will resume development to ensure cross platform issues.

Ninth:

Apple will offer funding to various groups who are OSS compliant and who develop software for any Macintosh Product provided it complies with legal laws and within reasonable limits does not enable users to violate copyright laws. As such, Apple will not invest in P2P software of any kind.

Tenth:

Mac OS X Intel Edition will be released. However, the product is not supported by Apple officially, and is offered for "Educational" uses only. Aqua, Carbon, Quicktime and Quartz can be purchased at cost of materials for "educational" purposes for Intel x86. Mac OS X for Intel will cost $25.00 available online from Apple's DEV site. Major Linux groups will be sent copies at no charge and given specifications so the Linux community can support X on Intel.

Apple, if you read this, READ it FIVE times and let it sink in.

continuing OSX, OS9, A/UX AND rhap/openstep?

you realize that rhap is NOT a steppingstone from A/UX to OSX right?

the PC thing sounded great though!

I agree with bringing back CRT displays. That would be a great way to lower costs.

Frankly I think the best thing to do is to break up Apple in to 2 parts. A hardware company and a software company. Thus transforming the Mac from a computer into a platform.

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ok... I think that ccdev is incharge of "all those unixes" then

redrouteone: I'm amazed that SJ is still around too, although i think that his "Best Before" date is quite close. Sure, it's great that he's turned Apple around and made the Mac a viable platform, but now, with the poor quality of some of their products, and terrible support, the company is going a bit dodgy.

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Damn you cory CRTs suck and i know you made this post because of me.

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Edited by - catsdorule on 27 Jun 2003 18:42:04

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first, i would assign 50% of the budget goes to Research & Dev.
second, i would introduce better student discount, say 30%
third, price drop in asia. elsewhere is not.
fourth, more deals with the devil, M$ and IBM.
fifth, do more killer ads!
sixth, built another child company dedicated to the old macintosh. (more 68k software, games and support)

that's all for now.
i hope my ideas worth something.
feel free to steal it. just don't forget the credits.

I don't understand your asia only price drop though

it's killing apple development in here!

or maybe just fake pretend to be sake for 2 years.
and get to stay in the government hospitals.

hehe, or stay coma for 2 years.
man, this gives me an idea!!

- cancel OS9 support. as much as i hate to admit it, OS 9 is dead.

- clean up all previous versions of MacOS (except system 9) and remove all proprietary stuff from the distro, and then release them all for free download. There is no point in holding on to that stuff.

- fire Jobs and offer Woz a job doing whatever the hell he wants to.

- lower prices, and make more deals with IBM.

i really liked the "silver" 68k reissue thing... another thing i would do would be to create a q840AV with an 060 in it and sell it for... $500.

BTW... ColdFire IS NOT 060....

Coldfire goes to 240MHz, whereas 060 is about 75 MHz (tops)

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An even better idea would be to make a special edition version of the 840AV, called the "940AV" with a ColdFire '060, and six slots, in a Quadra 950 style case.

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Edited by - llamaboy487 on 28 Jun 2003 21:54:09

makemoney = drop prices

drop prices = make more money

make more money = introduce new development

introduce more development = something fun, but something NEW

that's the CoryStratagy!

If you want a cheap screen you have two options, get an eMac, or buy a power mac and either a refurbished apple screen or any of the decent CRTs out there. CRTs are also bulky to store and expensive to ship, IIRC less environmentally friendly too.

I would not bring back the 68k, I would be driving Apple in to the future not pandering to the few (however great 68ks are something like this is pointless, there are plenty of good 68ks out there there already).

I would however consider future comemorative machines but at only at ytuly significant milestones so as not to devalue them.

I would lower prices reasonably where possible, we're talking 100 USD cuts not 500-1000 as some suggest. I would not fire Steve, I would be his replacement!

I'd seriously look in to a Cube style small form factor powermac. 1 AGP slot, 1 PCI-X, 1 CPU slot, 4 DIMM slots, USB 2 firewire 800 1 SATA 1 IDE. I would try and position this so that it would not eat away the iMac and eMac market completely and it would be a G4 not a G5. We'd probably be looking at a 999 USD price tag, roughly the cost of an iMac sans LCD. It would be aimed at students, developers etc and perhaps replace the eMac.

I would not bring back any old Apple OS, I would however release them all for free.

I would make sure there were discounts for upgrading the OS, e.g. 10.3 retail 100 USD, for people who bought Jag (not those who got it with their machine) something like 75 USD.

I don't think I would do the PDA thing but I would make sure that at least one of the powerbooks was going in the Duo direction like the 12" Al book.

The iPod would continue to gain feature and be able to interact with other devices like iSight (this is something I actually see happeneing anyway)

There would be better deals for schools, more aggressive advertising, mode tie ins with education.

You did say what would you do if you were CEO you didn't instruct us to be successfull!

Hey start a new thread if you think my dream is in any way possible & I could hack my old 840av case so as to have a supercartridge machine, by hacking old consoles into it, with the 840av ports serving to be universal video outputs.

I need to draw how this would work.

shaktiman

I, personally would probably try to have the iSight iMovie compatible, and the iPod act as iSight's "everything" iSight is just a lens and a firewire cable (pretty much) with vPod it'd be able to act as a normal (or better) video camera...

projector is a must

some of these ideas are impractical, though price drops on some lines would be feasable. you could drop the price of the powerbooks between 500-1000$US depending on model, as the margins vary in that line. Apple makes good money on the powerbooks, though the desktops have large costs involved, that are usually hidden to the public.

The iPod development should sheer away from the personal organizer functions, to more of a multimedia handheld. some improvements of the calendar function should be in order, for the college student who does not have a PDA, but has the iPod. the calendar function should facilitate some rudimentary data functions, rather than having to be connected to a computer to add any calendar events. the scroll wheel could be used for text entry in a letter by letter selection process, that allows users to have some way of entering homework assignments.

The PDA idea is a good one, and would be quite interesting to see what it would look like.
some useful functions would include bluetooth tech for a wireless keybord, for data entry.

a subnotebook would be really interesting as well, something in close to the same design of the Toshiba Libretto FF model 1100

http://www.amherst.co.uk/libff1100.htm
scroll down to see picture.

some differences would include detachable bluetooth keyboard, and a tablet mode, so one can watch movies on it.

well, some suggestions, I have to go home from work now, and have no time for more.

CCC

anything 68k, anything preG4 and anything (similar to that) would really be hurting apple...

A G3 based tablet, or media thingy or game console would be cool... think of basing it on the iBooks motherboard (loosely) and then adding "the extras" like advanced graphics, front USB ports, game controllers and TV in/out (standard issue for something like that)

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