Even Steve Jobs didnt know what he had on his hands when he
announced the original iPhone as a combination of a mere three
revolutionary products--an iPod, a cell phone, and a keyboard-less
handheld computer. Once Apple introduced the App Store and opened
it up to outside developers, however, the iPhone became capable of
serving a rapidly growing number of functions--now more than
200,000 and counting. But the iPhone has implications far beyond
the phone or gadget market. In fact, its opening the way to what
Brian Chen calls the always-on future, where we are all constantly
connected to a global Internet via flexible, incredibly capable
gadgets that allow us to do anything, anytime, from anywhere. This
has far-reaching implications--both positive and
negative--throughout all areas of our lives, opening the door for
incredible personal and societal advances while potentially
sacrificing both privacy and creative freedom in the process.
Always On is the first book to look at the surprising and expansive
significance of Apples incredibly powerful vertical business model,
and the future it portends.
關於作者:
Former associate editor for Macworld magazine, Brian X
Chen currently writes for Wired.com. He lives in San Francisco.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.