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ExtraBITS for 23 March 2015

In our latest roundup of links, Tim Cook opens up about Steve Jobs and the Apple Watch, modern Photoshop experts try to use Photoshop 1.0, and Managing Editor Josh Centers makes an appearance on the Subjective podcast.

Tim Cook on Jobs’s Legacy and the Apple Watch — In an interview with Fast Company, Apple CEO Tim Cook took questions about the legacy of Steve Jobs, the Apple Watch, and Apple’s future. Cook defended the Apple Watch by comparing it to the original iPod, whose critics questioned its purpose and price. As for those who worry that Apple is changing, Cook points out that the company also changed under Jobs, who Cook described as “the best flipper in the world.” But he said that Apple’s core values will never change.

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Photoshop Experts Try Photoshop 1.0 — To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Photoshop, CreativeLive asked eight Photoshop experts to try to complete a project in Photoshop 1.0. The video is funny, and it shows how far photo editing (and computing) has evolved over the past quarter-century.

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Josh Centers Discusses Apple’s Announcements on the Subjective Podcast — Managing Editor Josh Centers joined host Victor Johnson on the Subjective podcast to discuss his TidBITS origins, HBO Now, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and his frustrations with the Mac lineup.

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