links for 2010-11-22

The more things change, the more they remain the same – so seems to be the case with Steve Jobs & his approach to new products – build a simple, but robust core for the first iteration & then develop it over time. It worked for the Mac, then iPhone & seems to be working for the iPad. The article also touches on the closed Apple ecosystem & Jobs hostility towards flash (apparently similar to the arrow keys on the original Mac)

An interesting take on Apple & Steve Jobs closed approach

Quite a collection ranging from mainstream Windows screenshots to oldies like Xerox Alto