On the heels of President Bush's wildly unpopular foreign policy, which CEO Steve Jobs referred to as "clunky and unintuitive," Apple unveiled plans on Monday to release its take on the global community, smartly named "iForeign Policy" for Q4 2008. iForeign Policy's major selling point is its ability to let each user develop their own sense of foreign policy, and then easily share it with the rest of the world.
"This is a revolutionary step in foreign policy," an excited Jobs boasted to an auditorium filled with Apple enthusiasts during today's iCast. "For the first time in history, citizens will be able to express themselves and their unique interpretations of foreign policy, and then broadcast their views to the rest of the world."
While previous versions of foreign policy relegated citizens to a reactionary role to their government, this program puts the power to the people, allowing a previously unheard of level of customization and self expression.
"Compatibility was a huge stumbling block for these unsuccessful attempts at dealing with the rest of the world," continued Jobs. "But now we're looking at something totally different, something that just makes sense and is easy to use--no matter who you are."
Jobs continued touting iForeign Policy's potential by illustrating its compatibility with other Apple products. "So much of foreign policy involves other people. Not only are users now free to create their own perspecitves on the world around them, they can easily create an album of their thoughts in iPhoto, or document their views in iMovie and publish it to iWeb. The possibilities are truly endless."
Apple share were up 7.87%, helping drive up the NASDAQ to a record high in January.
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