Voice recognition, GPS, flat screens -- these were all government ideas. She explained that "the Association for the Advancement of Science in America" (likely she was referring to the American Association for the Advancement of Science) says that "Steve Jobs did a good idea [sic] of designing it [the iPhone] and putting it together. Federal research invented it."A spokeswoman for the AAAS, however, pointed toward another organization. "Congresswoman Pelosi's remarks seem to have been based on an infographic prepared by the Association of American Universities (AAU)," she said. "The purpose of the infographic was to illustrate the importance of federally funded basic research, and how it contributed to some of the technology that was ultimately integrated into the iPhone.""Rep. Pelosi was mistaken in her reference to AAAS," the spokeswoman added.
Drew Hammill, spokesman for Pelosi, told me that the House minority leader knew Jobs well, "The late Steve Jobs and the team at Apple that made the iPhone would be the first lovecases pretty in pastel iphone 8 plus denim design case - pink to tell you that they didn't invent many of its core technologies we now take for granted," he said, "Leader Pelosi counted Steve Jobs as friend and meant no disrespect to his legacy, but the point she was making is a valid one, Leader Pelosi believes that Steve Jobs and his colleagues at Apple, deserve enormous credit for taking federally-backed innovations off the shelf, refining them, commercializing them and turning them into a beautiful device that changed the world."Sympathetic minds might see what Pelosi was getting at, It's well known that many tech breakthroughs enjoy their debut in the service of the military, Well, that and in the service of pornography, of course..
Some, though, might struggle with House Democratic leader's word choice. A sense emerges that Jobs wasn't really all that -- just a good designer and assembler. The actual "inventing" was done on the government's dime. Naturally, some are already comparing these words with those of President Barack Obama, who explained in 2012 that any business success isn't built alone. "You didn't build that," was the one line that was quoted again and again -- either with criticism or admiration. The whole context, though, was a little more expansive.
Update, 4:14 p.m, PT: Adds comment from Nancy Pelosi's office, Technically Incorrect: The House minority leader says the US government was behind the actual invention; Jobs merely designed Apple's famous phone and put it together, Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives, That Steve Jobs, Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic, We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to lovecases pretty in pastel iphone 8 plus denim design case - pink read, Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion..
"These things need to be super flexible and super strong. They are not there yet," Hortensius said. Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A day after Lenovo wowed phone fans with a prototype of a flexible phone you bend around your wrist, a Samsung executive confirms two similar styles for 2017. The fact that Lenovo beat Samsung with a public concept design for a bendable, flexible phone that wraps around the wrist has got to sting. After all, Samsung was the first to market a curved-screen phone.
