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(Via Daring Fireball)

Apple - Press Info - iPhone 4S First Weekend Sales Top Four Million:

“iPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four million sold in its first weekend—the most ever for a phone and more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “iPhone 4S is a hit with customers around the world, and together with iOS 5 and iCloud, is the best iPhone ever.”

What a lackluster and disappointing release. Right?

Great story. We have all heard that Steve could be, uhm, challenging to work for. These stories about his humanness are great to read.

plucky tree: the last time I saw Steve Jobs:

The father turned to Steve as he passed close by and asked, “Excuse me, sir, would you mind taking our photo?” Steve paused for a moment as an iPhone was extended to him, realizing that they didn’t seem to know who he was. With a hint of enthusiasm, he said “Sure!” as he took the iPhone into his hands.

Rich Mogull details the evolution of user data and explains why iCloud will change the way we manage it.

TidBITS Networking: The Future is Disposable:

This is why iCloud and the Mac App Store are so interesting. Apple is creating the early pieces we need to move past the current limitations. With the Mac App Store we need only a username and password to pull down the latest versions of our apps on whatever system we need. Instead of having to manage updates manually like I do now, I only have to launch App Store, look for updates, and install them all at once.

(Via TidBits)

Stephen Fry is witty, wonderful and charming as usual, and touching in the closing line of his article about meeting Steve Jobs and playing with an iPad at Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, Cali.

The iPad Launch: Can Steve Jobs Do It Again? — TIME:

One melancholy thought occurs as my fingers glide and flow over the surface of this astonishing object: Douglas Adams is not alive to see the closest thing to his Hitchhiker’s Guide that humankind has yet devised.

(Via TIME.com)