Apple skews from Steve Jobs with iOS 7
Jul 10, 2013, 10:20 AM | Updated: Jul 11, 2013, 1:05 pm
Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, left, greets Apple CEO Tim Cook after the introduction of iOS 7 during the keynote address of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 10, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
People are always anxiously waiting for the newest Apple product, whether it’s an iPhone or an updated MacBook Pro. According to gadget guru and CEO of Gear Live, Andru Edwards, the release of Apple iOS 7 has been of particular interest. He says this is the first time Apple has stepped out of Steve Job’s shadow.
“Big changes are being made. You can tell in the design, the language and also how open the executives are on stage,” Edwards tells GeekWire on KIRO Radio.
Steve Jobs and Apple have always gone hand in hand. Now it’s time for modifications and it will be interesting to see how many people jump on board.
Customers will watch how Apple is going to separate themselves from the style of Steve Jobs. According to Edwards, somebody opened the drapes and Apple has gone from a very dark operating system to a lively and whimsical one – and he’s fascinated to see how the developers will handle the changes.
One major transformation customers will see is the discharge of Skeuomorphism, the design concept of making items look like real-world counterparts. For example, Jobs made the notes application look like it had torn pages. This is just one case, Skeuomorphism is all over Apple and developers are attempting to escape the style.
The Apple team is saving the release of these changes for the fall and iOS 7 is, for now, providing hints for what’s to come.
Next year might bring the Smart Watch.
Says Edwards, “Fall is going to be huge for Apple.”
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Report by MyNorthwest.com intern Hannah Kadletz
