A career in Apple's Orbithttps://john.cleary.au/Recent content on A career in Apple's OrbitHugoen-auWed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Will Apple Vision Pro be Tim Cook’s Newton?https://john.cleary.au/post/vision-pro-tim-cooks-newton/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://john.cleary.au/post/vision-pro-tim-cooks-newton/<p>In many ways, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Newton">Apple Newton</a> was John Scully’s legacy at Apple. When Steve Jobs returned after the NeXT aquisition, Newton was a pet project platform 20 years ahead of its time. If you haven&rsquo;t seen <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kxRi34PqWo">Love Notes to Newton</a></em> you should watch it!</p> <p>Notwithstanding the issues Apple faced building their next-generation Operating System (which NeXTSTEP would ultimately become), on his return Steve Jobs saw an undisciplined company with too many product lines.</p>