An Admirable Attitude

When I saw the demo of Apple’s new iBooks application, I thought it looked just like Delicious Library, but I figured Apple must have struck a deal with Delicious Monster’s Wil Shipley in order to make that happen.

Alas, they did not.. But Shipley isn’t terribly upset about it.

As a creator, part of what I seek is recognition, immortality. I don’t work for Apple, or Google (I’ve been offered jobs & buyouts) because I want the fame myself. It’s my shot at immortality. My designs are my children. So it stinks when I feel like Steve might get the fame for my innovation. I lose my children, as it were.

But your children aren’t really yours. They have lives of their own. So when your designs do change the world, you have to accept it. You have to say, ‘Ok, this was such a good idea, other people took it and ran with it. I win.’”

Now that’s an attitude worthy of admiration.