NateBarham, 10 days ago

@matt Wow, we read that quoted passage really differently.

I'd say Steve was intentionally using negative hyperbole to highlight the advantages of the iPhone's touch screen, which at the time was unlike anything (almost) anyone had ever seen or used. He also uses the term stylus, not pen or pencil, because the latter didn't exist in the form we see with Apple Pencil and other similar devices now.

I've used the Pencil, and I've used dumb styli. These are not the same thing at all.

NateBarham, 10 days ago

@matt I just find it really interesting how opposite our interpretations of that part of the presentation are.

I'm not trying to negate your viewpoint or prove mine to be the better read. Just thought it was surprising and was providing context on my thoughts.

matt, 10 days ago

@NateBarham I'm actually most interested in what you think I believe Steve said since I think we're saying the same thing 😂

My last line was "I wouldn’t extrapolate his 2007 dis on smartphone styli to mean he never wanted any stylus anywhere." which I think is what you're saying too?