Open in app
Home
Notifications
Lists
Stories

Write
Steven Sinofsky
Steven Sinofsky

29K Followers

Home

Published in Learning By Shipping

·Pinned

14th Anniversary of the iPhone Launch

One of the greatest launch events and technology moments in history, what transpired at the time only seems obvious in hindsight. What was the tech world like in January 2007. — This was a twitter thread on January 9th. Today is the 14th [not 13th, oops]anniversary iPhone announcement — easily one of the greatest launch events and moments of technology change in history. What was the “world” like at the time? When something changes the world so much it seems obvious…

Apple

7 min read

14th Anniversary of the iPhone Launch
14th Anniversary of the iPhone Launch
Apple

7 min read


Published in Learning By Shipping

·Jun 6

iPadOS multitasking at WWDC 2022

Many predicting WWDC 2022 will see changes/advances in multitasking. Is this “finally” or better, another example of Apple’s enduring patience? A twitter thread originally here. WWDC always interesting. In the pre-show guesses, one topic caught my eye—even more windowing / “multitasking” for iPadOS incl *resize*. This deserves to be thought…

Apple

7 min read

iPadOS multitasking at WWDC 2022
iPadOS multitasking at WWDC 2022
Apple

7 min read


Published in Learning By Shipping

·May 3

RISC v CISC: An Age Old Debate

The RISC v. CISC debate has raged since the 1980s. A bit of a tour of this debate and some of the early “confrontation” as well as a wonderful BYTE article, the first broad overview. This is a twitter thread preseved here. RISC chips are huge today, but it is…

Computer

5 min read

RISC v CISC: An Age Old Debate
RISC v CISC: An Age Old Debate
Computer

5 min read


Published in Learning By Shipping

·Nov 17, 2021

5 Ws and H of the Product Cycle

There’s something that we build during a product cycle that is even more important than any single release, and that is the team. — Note. This work originally appeared in the book One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making co-authored with Marco Iansiti, published in November 2009. The post itself was originally authored in February 2008 for the internal Microsoft blog I maintained. Some minor edits were made for this version.

Product Management

6 min read

5 Ws and H of the Product Cycle
5 Ws and H of the Product Cycle
Product Management

6 min read


Published in Learning By Shipping

·Oct 19, 2021

The Original Macintosh PowerBook and Laptop Innovation

This twitter thread looks at the innovation story of the Apple PowerBook and how it redefined portable computing in the 1990s. By @stevesi Apple Event Monday!! By (no) coincidence next week is also the 30th Anniversary of Mac PowerBook launch at Comdex Las Vegas (last one in October and my…

Apple

8 min read

Macintosh PowerBook and Laptop Innovation
Macintosh PowerBook and Laptop Innovation
Apple

8 min read


Published in Learning By Shipping

·Oct 19, 2021

Apple’s Long Journey to the M1 Pro Chip

This twitter thread explores the journey from the original Mac to today’s M1 Pro-based MacBook and the history behind such a mind-blowing innovation. Apple’s M1 Pro/Max is the second step in a major change in computing. What might be seen as an evolution from iPhone/ARM is really part of an…

Apple

10 min read

Apple’s Long Journey to the M1 Pro Chip
Apple’s Long Journey to the M1 Pro Chip
Apple

10 min read


Published in Learning By Shipping

·Updated Oct 11, 2021

Michael Dell’s Book “Play Nice But Win”

Some thoughts on this wonderful new memoir by Michael Dell 1/ @MichaelDell’s new book is out “Play Nice But Win” which is a perfect title for one of the most successful, yet low-key and humble CEOs of any industry who is also the OG PC leader. *Everyone* in tech should…

Memoir

6 min read

Michael Dell’s Book “Play Nice But Win”
Michael Dell’s Book “Play Nice But Win”
Memoir

6 min read


Published in Learning By Shipping

·Jul 19, 2021

Checkbox Features and the Competition

A story from “Hardcore Software” about how Excel used to have a feature to create slides using rows in a spreadsheet. This was a twitter thread from July 12, 2021 further describing a feature mentioned in the latest post in Hardcore Software, a non-fiction, first-person account of the rise and…

Excel

4 min read

Checkbox Features and the Competition
Checkbox Features and the Competition
Excel

4 min read


Published in Learning By Shipping

·Jul 19, 2021

Fancy Wizard and Red Squiggles

On the origins of red squiggles in spell checking and the technology behind the Office paperclip, from Hardcore Software. This is a twitter thread from July 11, 2021. 1/ Latest “Hardcore Software” substack. ¶ Where did spell check red squiggles come from? ¶ “Answer Wizard” which was part of the…

Technology

3 min read

Fancy Wizard and Red Squiggles
Fancy Wizard and Red Squiggles
Technology

3 min read


Published in Learning By Shipping

·Jun 18, 2021

Creating the Future of Work

From Trauma to Opportunity What comes next for work? Thanks to technology, we are returning to a new normal faster than most anyone would have predicted. Will things ever return to what was normal just 18 months ago? We have learned a whole new and improved way many things can…

Future Of Work

32 min read

Creating the Future of Work
Creating the Future of Work
Future Of Work

32 min read

Steven Sinofsky

Steven Sinofsky

29K Followers

a16z • Box • Tanium • Product Hunt • Everlaw • ॐ • 🙏

Following
  • Tim Spann

    Tim Spann

  • Eric Richards

    Eric Richards

  • Alex Kantrowitz

    Alex Kantrowitz

  • Brett Bernstein

    Brett Bernstein

  • Alvin Ashcraft

    Alvin Ashcraft

Help

Status

Writers

Blog

Careers

Privacy

Terms

About

Text to speech