Segway CTO Joins Apple to Build Scary Future
We first learned about Segways, those bizarre two-wheeled electric vehicles, the same way we learned about most things -- from our favorite TV show 'Arrested Development.' Originally we thought Segways were a joke intended to poke fun at Will Arnett's Gob Bluth character, but since then have been convinced of the Segway's veracity. We even saw a Segway tour venue outside the art museum in Philadelphia. Like being a tourist isn't embarrassing enough already!
Apple founding father Steve Jobs shares our sentiment about Segways...or so we thought. When he first saw the Segway, Jobs allegedly said succinctly "I think it sucks." But now, Apple's hired Segway's CTO, Doug Field, to be its new VP of product design!
Could the hiring of the sucky product's "driving [heh] force" be a step towards phasing out the aging Jobs? bloggers are wondering. We don't know, but we sure can't wait to see what kind of freak Mac-Segway babies come out of this marriage. [Source: TechCrunchIT]
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Dennis @ Jul 8th 2008 6:34PM
Wow! Didn't even ride it, yet it sucks. That's what I call decisive. No chance of riding it and possibly changing your mind, I guess. This characteristic of yours makes you almost Presidential, by current standards.