Eddy Cue intros new Apple internal iTunes channel to tout work by employees
In-the-know blogger Mark Gurman is reporting that Eddy Cue, Apple Senior VP of Internet Services, recently sent out an email to Apple employees informing them of a new employee-only section on iTunes.
Cue's letter, obtained by Gurman, describes the new iTunes section thusly:
Team, One of the things that makes Apple special is that every person here, no matter where they are or what they do, shares the same deep passion for creativity and innovation. We see this passion most noticeably in the products we make and in the experiences we create for our customers. But it's in other places, too.
For instance, in addition to their work here at Apple, many employees have helped create some amazing books, songs, movies and TV shows on iTunes. In celebration of their achievements, as well as the creative pursuits of everybody at Apple, we're launching a new internal website today.
It's my pleasure to introduce you to our very own Employees on iTunes.
Eddy
It's certainly nice that Apple is taking steps to highlight the varied creative endeavors of Apple employees. Indeed, iTunes new Apple-only section reminded me of a Steve Jobs quote from Triumph of the Nerds where he describes the team who helped develop the original Mac.
Ultimately, it comes down to taste. It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things that humans have done and then try to bring those things in to what you're doing. Picasso had a saying: good artists copy, great artists steal. And we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas, and I think part of what made the Macintosh great was that the people working on it were musicians and poets and artists and zoologists and historians who also happened to be the best computer scientists in the world.
