Adam Kos Just as Steve Jobs is inextricably linked to Apple, so is co-founder Steve Woznik. However, this currently 71-year-old computer engineer and philanthropist is known for his numerous criticisms of Apple's current products, including Apple's key product, the iPhone.
Steve Wozniak left Apple in 1985, the same year Steve Jobs was forced to leave. As the reason for leaving Apple, he cited work on a new project, when he and friends founded his own company CL 9, which developed and put on sale the first universal remote controls. Later he worked as a teacher and devoted himself to charitable events in the field of education. A street in San José, called Woz Way, was named after him and houses the Children's Discovery Museum of San José, which he supported for a long time.
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However, even after leaving Apple, he still takes minimum wage. As they say in Czech Wikipedia, he receives for representing Apple. However, it is a rather controversial point, because he does not specifically comment on the address of the company's products. He currently stated that although he bought an iPhone 13, he cannot distinguish it from the previous generation when using it. At the same time, he not only defends himself against the design, which is of course very similar to that of the previous generation, but also mentions the boring and uninteresting software.
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Flying around the world with Apple I don't need an iPhone X
In 2017, when Apple introduced its "revolutionary" iPhone X, Wozniak stated, that it will be the company's first phone that will not be bought on its first day of sale. At that time, he preferred the iPhone 8, which according to him was the same as the iPhone 7, which was the same as the iPhone 6, which suits him not only in terms of appearance, but also with the desktop button. In addition to the appearance, he was also skeptical of the features, which he thought would not work as Apple declares. It was primarily about Face ID.
Supposedly a boring iPhone with few innovations
Because the CEO of the company, Tim Cook, of course noticed his complaint, he gave him an iPhone X at the time sent. Woz went on to say that while the iPhone X works really well, it's not something he actually wants. And what did he really want? He stated that Touch ID on the back of the device, that is, the kind of solution that Android devices normally provided. As a criticism of Face ID, he also stated that its verification through Apple Pay is too slow. However, to temper his claims, he added that Apple is still better than the competition.
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Amaya Toman I just love the Apple Watch
In 2016, Wozniak posted a series on Reddit comments, which made it sound like he didn't like the Apple Watch. He literally stated that the only difference between them and other fitness bands is their strap. He even lamented that Apple is no longer the company it used to be.
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You will probably change your statement later he changed his mind, or at least tried to set it straight. In an interview with CNBC, he said: "I just love my Apple Watch." I love them every time I use them. They help me and I like them a lot. I don't like to be one of those people who always take their phone out of their pocket.” He added that he was actually just joking on Reddit.
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Vratislav Holub Apple should make Android devices
It was 2014, and despite Apple's incredible success with its iPhone, the company's co-founder believed that the company should make a new Android smartphone and literally "play in two arenas at the same time." Woz then believed, that such a device could very well compete with other manufacturers such as Samsung and Motorola in the Android phone market. He said so at the Apps World North America conference in San Francisco.
He pointed out that many people like Apple's hardware but Android's capabilities. He even referred to his idea as a dream phone. Despite this suggestion that Apple turn to Android, however, he still supported its decision not to make too many changes too quickly to the iPhone. As you can see above, he was probably still behind this opinion at the launch of the iPhone X. But today, with the iPhone 13, it bothers him that it brings few changes. As you can see, the statements of this respected person must be taken with a grain of salt.
