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Is Steve Jobs Really E-Mailing Apple Customers?
blog.wired.com — The validity of recent e-mails supposedly sent by Steve Jobs to Apple customers is questionable, according to an analysis by Wired.com.
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- diemunkiesdie, on 09/06/2008, -0/+1The "which" "that" debate seems like they are grasping at straws. Which and that are both perfectly acceptable in the informal tone of the email:
Original:
"We are working on some bugs which affect around 2% of the iPhones shipped, and hope to have a software update soon. Steve"
Which replaced with "That":
"We are working on some bugs that affect around 2% of the iPhones shipped, and hope to have a software update soon. Steve"
While their example that they give of Steve using the proper grammar would not work with the usage of "which":
Original:
"One step that I can share with you today is that the MobileMe team will now report to Eddy Cue, who will lead all of our internet services – iTunes, the App Store and, starting today, MobileMe"
That replaced with "Which":
"One step that I can share with you today is which the MobileMe team will now report to Eddy Cue, who will lead all of our internet services – iTunes, the App Store and, starting today, MobileMe"
I don't feel like going through and refuting the rest (though refuting the one about the commas is just as easy, the other examples are harder to refute). Either way, there is no reason to believe that the emails don't come from Steve because there messages have not exactly been of the same tone a rumor might have (telling some sort of secret about a product or something along those lines). The emails (for the most part) simply said that they were working on a problem without giving too many details. I see no reason to dwell too much on this "investigation". - dralter, on 09/06/2008, -0/+2Steve Job's Executive Assistant answers the emails and has the power to provide replacements for defective product.
- normalkid, on 09/06/2008, -0/+2as mentioned in the wired comments, the premise is flawed. They are comparing official Steve Jobs open letters, which have certainly been edited/approved vs casual emails sent on the go.
The real evidence that at least some of the emails are real is that they have included information that was not publicly known. For example, Jobs said the lack of Calendar editing was to be addressed in a future update. And it was. Prior to the email, people thought Apple intentionally removed it to reduce the functionality in the Touch. - HotWiiner, on 09/06/2008, -2/+0Steve Jobs is too busy smoking weed to answer your emails.
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