As far as I'm concerned, Apple died the day Steve did.
R.I.P. to both.
Glad you aren't on the board of directors
As far as I'm concerned, Apple died the day Steve did.
R.I.P. to both.
With all do respect, it was Steve Jobs that had this record, Apple just tagged along for the ride I am starting to realize. Post SJ we've gotten a bigger screen iphone (ooh how fancy), bad maps, boring iOS 6 upgrade, and etc.
With all do respect, it was Steve Jobs that had this record, Apple just tagged along for the ride I am starting to realize. Post SJ we've gotten a bigger screen iphone (ooh how fancy), bad maps, boring iOS 6 upgrade, and etc.
With all do respect, Steve Jobs was heavily involved in everything you found boring and in maintaining Scott Forstall who failed to push iOS to its full potential. I'm not into the Steve Jobs worship that paints Jobs as the one-man show that made everything. The best thing that Steve built was Apple and that was primarily done by weeding the garden and letting smart people innovate and get things done. Steve Jobs was hardly the sole innovator or strategist at Apple, but he knew how to let others execute using their own talents.
Sorry, but I'm a little tired of the incessant 'cult of leadership' attitude some people have. Jobs was a brilliant visionary, but to suggest he could have done what he did without Apple and the equally brilliant engineers and marketers who work there is naive. The best leaders build great teams, provide resources for those teams, and then get out of the way (with guidance, of course).
I can't wait for the Jonathan Ive book that's coming out. According to the author, who talked to a number of current and former employees, this idea of Jobs as a one man show, as the guy who dreamed up all this stuff in his head is BS.
It's not up to the CEO to come up with anything. His job is to put people together who do, and fire the ones who don't.
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Which is pretty weird in itself.
Steve was an amazing salesman who completely bought into his product and provided a thoughtful yet rebellious face for Apple. For that he is due great respect.
Steve Jobs the man would not be welcome in my home.
And I suspect that you would not be welcome in many, many more homes.
As far as I'm concerned, Apple died the day Steve did.
R.I.P. to both.
Al Gore has been on Apple's board for 10 years. He just brought 59,000 shares for $7.00 each! Membership has it's advantages!
I totally understand with the concern growth, but that is not a concern of velocity but acceleration.
No matter, it's a concern that enough institutional investors have that has depressed the stock in an otherwise bull market period. You can slice and dice the graphs anyway you like, but there is still a piece of the puzzle missing... where does Apple get new customers, not just regurgitate the same old ones. Of course the answer is, a new product. Until that happens, or Apple can prove it can reignite growth w/ existing products, AAPL is going to be flat.
Apple cound NOT have done what it did without Steve Jobs - that's the bottom line.Sorry, but I'm a little tired of the incessant 'cult of leadership' attitude some people have. Jobs was a brilliant visionary, but to suggest he could have done what he did without Apple and the equally brilliant engineers and marketers who work there is naive. The best leaders build great teams, provide resources for those teams, and then get out of the way (with guidance, of course).
Apple cound NOT have done what it did without Steve Jobs - that's the bottom line.
That board of directors who fired Steve Jobs was more than anxious to have him back. The brilliant people at Apple had the company bankrupt and going belly up.
Steve Jobs created Apple and made it the most successful company in history.
"The board is not there to define product specs," he said. "It's there as a sounding board. It's there as a resource. And ultimately, the board is there to hire and fire the CEO."
With all do respect, Steve Jobs was heavily involved in everything you found boring and in maintaining Scott Forstall who failed to push iOS to its full potential. I'm not into the Steve Jobs worship that paints Jobs as the one-man show that made everything. The best thing that Steve built was Apple and that was primarily done by weeding the garden and letting smart people innovate and get things done. Steve Jobs was hardly the sole innovator or strategist at Apple, but he knew how to let others execute using their own talents.
With all do respect, it was Steve Jobs that had this record, Apple just tagged along for the ride I am starting to realize. Post SJ we've gotten a bigger screen iphone (ooh how fancy), bad maps, boring iOS 6 upgrade, and etc.
As far as I'm concerned, Apple died the day Steve did.
Steve was an amazing salesman who completely bought into his product and provided a thoughtful yet rebellious face for Apple. For that he is due great respect.
Steve Jobs the man would not be welcome in my home.
Whether you believe it or not doesn't matter. The point is, there is credible competition out there and so Apple's future is not assured. There is credible risk.
Tim Cook is doing an excellent job, because he's not being Steve.
People seem to forget some of the large stock drops that happened under Steve. For instance in 2008 the stock started the year at $198 and ended the year at $84. In 2012 the stock started at $399 and ended the year at $529.
Not from a business standpoint, but during the keynotes he seems to be trying really hard to channel him.
I see your point and I agreeFair enough, but I'm referring to the actual people on the ground who executed Jobs' vision every day until Apple became an industry-leading company, not the board of directors. I guess my point is that innovation doesn't happen from on-high in a vacuum.