For those that fear the spark has left Apple since Steve Jobs passing will be relieved to hear Jobs had a clinical contribution to the next two iPhones coming in the product line, which we assume are the iPhone 5S and iPhone 6. This is according to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, who received the information from Apple’s government liaison, Michael Foulkes.
The question is does this really relieve anything when it comes to what the next two iPhones will produce. If Steve Jobs worked on them over two years ago, what would he have at his disposal in terms of technology and in terms of market. Back then, Android phones were moderately sized and the operating system was mostly Gingerbread.
This means when Jobs was developing the next two iPhones, assuming this rumour is true, he did so on the basis the four-inch smartphone model is still very popular and the idea people love iOS and love what Apple is doing. This could still be said today, but with popular larger Android variants packing the more customisable operating system and gaining huge market share, it looks a little dark for Apple.
It all seems a little dubious that Jobs would be working on the iPhone 6 even though he died before the iPhone 5 was released. Even more unlikely is that with Apple’s recent stock market drop and questions about innovation arising, they decided to stick with the plan. We believe Apple has taken a really hard look at what needs to be done with iOS and the iPhone, to keep on top.
Between the time of Jobs passing away and Tim Cook’s reign as CEO of Apple, Scott Forstall, head of iOS development, has left the company and Jony Ive has stepped into the world of software to try and rework iOS. We have heard many reports about Ive completely rethinking iOS7.
The news does seem odd, but if the next two iPhones are built under Jobs’ watchful eye, perhaps it will ease the shareholders.
