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Steve Job's Keynote Speech

Posted July 17, 2002 8:06 PM.

Bigs news of the day has to be Steve Job's Keynote speech. A world of monkish zealots turns New York-wards for two hours of self-congratulation and wonder. The chips they put in our heads are working better each year. Soon Steve will be able to talk to all of us through naught but mental telepathy.

There's a hell of a lot to talk about in what he came up with today - some of which I'll be talking about as the evening progresses. But to give you a flavour of my thoughts on the day - and to give you a laugh - the first thing I'll do is put up a transcript of a keynote-paralleled AIM conversation held in real time over the two hours of the speech between four people with significant interest in our lords and saviours, Apple. More entertaining perhaps than strictly useful... [watch this space]

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