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overfeedyesterday at 6:21 AM2 repliesview on HN

That wasn't the only time Jobs trashed a category Apple didn't currently have annon-sale model for, but was actively developing; he also slurred 6-inch Android phones as "Hummers", and mocked the 7-inch Android tablets as "too small" a little while before Apple launched its iPad Mini.


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Maxionyesterday at 10:16 AM

To be fair, 7.9 inches is quite a bit bigger than 7 inches. That's ~30% more screen area.

fennecbuttyesterday at 9:05 AM

Exactly, but watch people leap into to defend how brilliant he supposedly was.

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