I honestly don’t know. After all, he has been dead for more than a decade, which is quite a long time. I cannot tell what Steve Jobs would have thought of Apple today or what he would have done if he was still alive because I obviously cannot read the mind of someone who has been dead for that many years 😅
But if I’m gonna have to use my speculation, here’s what I can think of :
1- I don’t think the iPhone Mini would ever be discontinued. Actually, it would have probably been the biggest size option available. I’m saying that because Steve seemed to highly prefer small phones. That’s why iPhones have been very small a while ago, back when most Android phones were considered “phablets”, until the iPhone 6 came out which offered a bigger screen with the 6+.
2- Not exactly sure about that one, but I don’t think the Apple Pencil would be a thing. Remember his iconic “Who wants a stylus ?” Haha. Well I know that the context was a little different here, as he was talking about using a stylus with a phone, and the stylus being the only way to interact with your phone. The Apple Pencil works only with the iPad and it’s not the only way to interact with it, as you can also use your fingers.
But yeah since he seemed to dislike the concept of using a stylus with a phone, I’m not really sure if he would’ve liked the idea of the Apple Pencil.
3- The Vision Pro… yeah, what is really surprising about it is that it has been confirmed that
Apple has been apparently working on it since 2007. So does that mean Steve was somehow involved with it from the beginning ? And what would he think of it right now ? This is indeed very interesting to think about !
4- I don’t know why, but I feel like Apple has lately stopped caring so much about the iMac. Looking at how they discontinued the iMac Pro and the 27” iMac, I can’t think of another reason why they did that other than encouraging more people to go for the Mac Mini/Studio instead. I mean, the iMac is currently available only in the 24” size which is too small for lots of people. I can imagine the M1 version wasn’t possibly sell very well, which could be the reason why they didn’t bother updating it to M2. I’m honestly a little worried they may end up discontinuing the iMac as a whole at some point..
Again, I don’t think Steve would’ve allowed that. Remember that the first iMac was kind of like the thing that saved Apple after it was on the edges of bankruptcy back in the late 90s. So yeah, I just don’t think Steve would’ve let it die so quickly.
5- The keynotes would be a lot more interesting and fun. Yeah, seriously this. Personally, I’m a really big fan of Steve’s keynotes. Something about the way he presents the new products/features, the way he always seems very excited, how he often did the demos by himself, his charismatic personality, his humor, the way he explains things in a very simple way that makes everything so easy to understand.. it all just made his keynotes very interesting and fun to watch, no matter how long they were. Watching his keynotes was one of the main things that got me into Apple and made me consider trying an Apple product !
But look at Apple’s current keynotes.. okay yes, the pre-recorded style might seem more professional but.. it just doesn’t have the same vibes of the good old live keynotes (especially the ones with Steve Jobs). Right now the only “fun” part of the keynote is Craig’s jokes.. but the rest of it all just seems very bland. (Oh and not to mention, that unnecessary Mother Nature skit in the recent keynote… I really don’t wanna talk about that..)
