致苹果员工的邮件
发件人: Steve Jobs 收件人: 苹果员工 主题: 今天Newton抗议 日期: 1998年3月6日，上午8:09
核心概念
- Newton抗议 (Newton protest) - 粉丝抗议停止Newton开发
- 可理解的沮丧 (Understandably upset) - 承认沮丧是合理的
- 保留空间 (Reserving a space) - 为抗议者在园区保留空间
- 提供咖啡 (Provide coffee) - 提供咖啡和热饮
- 不轻易决定 (Not taken lightly) - 决定不是轻易做出的
- 不太可能逆转 (Unlikely reversed) - 决定不太可能逆转
- 欢迎抗议者 (Welcome protestors) - 欢迎Newton客户和开发者
- 分享热情 (Share enthusiasm) - 希望他们感受到对未来的热情
内容
中文翻译
一些人可以理解地对苹果决定停止开发基于未来Newton OS的计算机感到沮丧，特别是MessagePad。今天他们中的一些人要来苹果抗议我们的决定。这没关系。我们正在我们的园区为他们保留一个空间，并为他们提供咖啡和其他热饮（外面可能冷！）。
我们结束Newton开发的决定不是轻易做出的，不太可能逆转。即使如此，让我们欢迎来抗议这个决定的Newton客户和开发者。希望他们能感受到我们对苹果未来的热情，离开时比到达时更安定。
谢谢
史蒂夫
英文原文
Email to Apple Employees, Make Something Wonderful
Email to Apple Employees
"Newton protest today."
When Steve returned to Apple, he jettisoned many product lines developed during his time away. His goal was to focus the company's offerings. Some fans rebelled.
From: Steve Jobs
To: Apple employees
Subject: Newton protest today
Date: March 6, 1998, 8:09 a.m.
Some people are understandably upset that Apple has decided to stop developing future Newton OS based computers, especially the MessagePad. Today some of them are coming to Apple to protest our decision. This is OK. We are reserving a space for them on our campus and will provide them with coffee and other hot drinks (it may be cold out there!).
Our decision to end Newton development was not taken lightly, and is unlikely to be reversed. Even so, let's welcome the Newton customers and developers who come to protest this decision. Hopefully they will feel our enthusiasm about the future of Apple, and leave more settled than they arrived.
Thanks
Steve
思考与洞察
- 艰难决定: 停止Newton开发是一个艰难但必须的决定
- 尊重反对者: 为抗议者提供空间和饮料，显示尊重
- 承认沮丧: "可以理解地沮丧"——承认反对者的情绪是合理的
- 不太可能逆转: 明确决定不太可能改变，但态度温和
- 聚焦未来: 希望抗议者能感受到对苹果未来的热情
- 专注战略: 放弃Newton是为了聚焦公司产品线