رئيس تحرير موقع The Verge التقني، Joshua Topolsky يتحدث عن التغير الملحوظ في آبل بمقالة رائعة:

In recent years — and let’s be honest, probably since just after Steve Jobs’ death in 2011 — there has been a sense of hesitation, of standoffishness, and maybe even a little bit of fear in the tone of Apple events. That tone has carried over to the company’s approach to the outside world, and has left a lot of people wondering just whether there’s been a plan at all. You could feel a palpable sense of Apple being closed off, in a huddle, trying to figure out what kind of company it wants to be (and can be) in a post-Jobs world. Because whether you agreed with his style, decisions, or philosophies, it’s impossible to deny that Jobs was the voice of Apple and the holder of the keys to the company roadmap.

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But that new voice is also giddy, buoyant. I wouldn’t call Apple’s new stance completely “open,” but it’s an Apple that wants to get its hands a little dirtier. One that wants to build ecosystems, work on the plumbing, and lay the groundwork for partners near and far to do great things with its platforms. An Apple that wants to say “yes” to its users and developers.

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في اعتقادي بأن الانفتاحية والخصائص الجديدة التي قدمتها آبل للمطورين لدمج تطبيقاتهم بشكل أكبر مع النظام وتطبيقات الافتراضية مع iOS 8، لن تأتي بسهولة لو كان ستيف جوبز قائداً للشركة حتى هذا اليوم.

روح آبل تتحول لروح رحبة أكثر —بشكل خاص— للمطورين ثم المستخدمين، أكثر من اي وقت مضى.

آبل بالأمس، غمرت المستخدم والمطور بكرم تحقيق ما طلبوه من مميزات طوال السنوات الماضية.