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Apple Board of Directors 'Concerned' About the Speed of Innovation?
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When's the last time Apple innovated on power saving you ask? Hmmm, let's see...App Nap for Mavericks is far more elegant and far more creative than Samsung's 8-processor gimmick. It sounds great because it's "EIGHT PROCESSORS. WOW!"
Sounds like greedy board members to me
If true, this report can be more correctly summed up as "Apple Board of Directors 'Concerned' that they've ONLY made $100 Billion in the last 5 years. They're greedy and want more."
If true, this report can be more correctly summed up as "Apple Board of Directors 'Concerned' that they've ONLY made $100 Billion in the last 5 years. They're greedy and want more."
Unscientific observation
Two years ago it was almost impossible to get a parking space near my local Apple store. Now I park in front.
Two years ago you had to breathe up and down instead of in and out in my local Apple store. Plenty of roaming room now.
A little insanely great would go a long way. It's time.
Two years ago it was almost impossible to get a parking space near my local Apple store. Now I park in front.
Two years ago you had to breathe up and down instead of in and out in my local Apple store. Plenty of roaming room now.
A little insanely great would go a long way. It's time.
The only problem I have with Tom Cooks decision making, is that he thinks it's a good idea to release Apples entire product portfolio in one sitting right before Christmas. I much prefer Apples staggered release schedule of iPad in the Spring, iPhone in the Summer, and new iPods/Mac in the fall. Everything all at once is harder on the pocketbook. 
I certainly have wondered what is going on for the past couple years. In my opinion the iMac (the last major "innovation") was a HUGE letdown. There is nothing truly innovative in it. It has lessor glossy screen, and they trimmed down the edges and weight, but gave up significant selling points like the DVD drive (on a desktop, it is still relevant) and the inability to do most standard upgrades. Sorry, but giving the thing a thinner profile view when looked at a certain angle is NOT Innovation.
Same with the retina macbook pro. Many people like the screen, some people do not and most people just think its nicer to have a thinner laptop. The problem is, what do you do when it dies after a year. Anyone ever had to have Apple service their product out of warranty. Its UNBELIEVABLE how much these repairs can cost. I want a laptop that I can at least fix/replace things like the drive/ssd and/or the memory.
Proprietary is NOT INNOVATION, it is more of a money grab and this economy is not going to keep feeding Apple $2k-$3.5k for "disposable" laptops. Apple got out of its rut in the early 2000's when they moved towards intel and non-proprietary crap. Now, they are heading back into the rut.
Before I get blasted, I am referring only to their Macintosh Line, not their iPods, iPads, iPhones, etc.
Same with the retina macbook pro. Many people like the screen, some people do not and most people just think its nicer to have a thinner laptop. The problem is, what do you do when it dies after a year. Anyone ever had to have Apple service their product out of warranty. Its UNBELIEVABLE how much these repairs can cost. I want a laptop that I can at least fix/replace things like the drive/ssd and/or the memory.
Proprietary is NOT INNOVATION, it is more of a money grab and this economy is not going to keep feeding Apple $2k-$3.5k for "disposable" laptops. Apple got out of its rut in the early 2000's when they moved towards intel and non-proprietary crap. Now, they are heading back into the rut.
Before I get blasted, I am referring only to their Macintosh Line, not their iPods, iPads, iPhones, etc.
Are you too young to remember the last decade? Their biggest successes all involved buying up companies and IP prior to continuing in house development.
Microsoft leaked the news.
Who else would run down Apple over their own rubbish products which Microsoft is discounting and losing money on.
Microsoft sucks big time.
Who else would run down Apple over their own rubbish products which Microsoft is discounting and losing money on.
Microsoft sucks big time.
It's one thing to expect Apple to innovate with groundbreaking products every 3-5 years, it's another to expect Apple to innovate with groundbreaking products every 3-5 weeks.
Cook definitely lacks the inventiveness that Jobs had and if that's what Apple really needs, they should come and hire me to replace Cook as their "ideas guy" because I have a few product and service ideas that Apple can take advantage of.
Cook definitely lacks the inventiveness that Jobs had and if that's what Apple really needs, they should come and hire me to replace Cook as their "ideas guy" because I have a few product and service ideas that Apple can take advantage of.
Lets make one thing clear, the board is only concerned about the sinking stock price. If the stock kept going up, they wouldn't care about innovation.
Only now that they see they won't be able to afford that 50million dollar yacht and will have to settle for a smaller 20million dollar one are they worried.
Only now that they see they won't be able to afford that 50million dollar yacht and will have to settle for a smaller 20million dollar one are they worried.
Precicely. I never thought I would say this but I miss the '00s. It seems that people just want to see something new, no matter what it is, how useless it is, how forced it is.
Heres the thing, the board doesn't see new products till about 4/5 months till there released. So, the board might have seen Apple's Fall 2013 lineup, but they have not seen the whole 2014 lineup, which I believe will include a new product category. Also, we don't even know if this is true. The guy in the video says "he has very solid sources confirming this". What kind of sources could those be? The only people who know what is said amongst the board is the board themselves and Tim Cook. If this report is true, then that means that Apple has a rogue board member... My money is on Al Gore
My armchair CEO analysis:
1. Maintain quality across all lines despite increase in mass production. Focus on the Apple stores and the Apple Store experience. This speaks to people more than you know and is the soul of the company. Even at the sacrifice of other logistical things. Same with consistency of hardware quality.
2. Dont worry so much about straightforward innovation such as invention. Worry about maintaining excellence. There wont always be new evolutions some decades. During this time, continue to build up what there is and wow people with immaculate perfection; its something the competition isn't in position to duplicate.
3. Stay mysterious. Dont try to be more down to earth and a mainstream ambassador, be more "Apple", theres salesmanship in that theatricality.
1. Maintain quality across all lines despite increase in mass production. Focus on the Apple stores and the Apple Store experience. This speaks to people more than you know and is the soul of the company. Even at the sacrifice of other logistical things. Same with consistency of hardware quality.
2. Dont worry so much about straightforward innovation such as invention. Worry about maintaining excellence. There wont always be new evolutions some decades. During this time, continue to build up what there is and wow people with immaculate perfection; its something the competition isn't in position to duplicate.
3. Stay mysterious. Dont try to be more down to earth and a mainstream ambassador, be more "Apple", theres salesmanship in that theatricality.
Heres the thing, the board doesn't see new products till about 4/5 months till there released. So, the board might have seen Apple's Fall 2013 lineup, but they have not seen the whole 2014 lineup, which I believe will include a new product category. Also, we don't even know if this is true. The guy in the video says "he has very solid sources confirming this". What kind of sources could those be? The only people who know what is said amongst the board is the board themselves and Tim Cook. If this report is true, then that means that Apple has a rogue board member... My money is on Al Gore
Um, aside his executive level experience at Apple, IBM and Compaq, Tim Cook went to pretty good schools for undergrad and to get his MBA.
You work at a phone store.
Maybe you should temper your indignation just a little.
Innovation!?!
Microsoft's windows 8 & Surface tablets did miserably.
Google Glasses: Very niche product. But time will tell.
NFC: Very slow adoption, probably one reason why Apple is waiting and came out with Passbook instead.
41 MP camera: MegaPixels will only get you so far. More likely hype then anything. Need more improvement to all parts of the camera system. From lenses to sensor.
Well in regards to your zoom, they can't do it. everyone wants a ultra thin phone now, and that means no zoom, I have read countless ideas and innovations supposedly being worked on like liquid lenses etc etc, but nothing has come to market. And I think it's because they won't fit with what everyone wants in a phone design now, a thin design.
But with the processing power they have then they are using digital zoom as best they can, and better sensors to catch more light.
By the way, have not seen the Galaxy S4 Zoom? Or all the other phones with optical zoom lenses? They are on the thick side. There have been a few of them launched and gone too.
First optical zoom camera smart phone I know of is the Nokia N93 with a 3X Optical Zoom Lens:
Launched in 2006.
Of course it would also help if, like some of Nokia's designs, they all used xenon flashes.
What I mean is most who comment seem underwhelmed as if to say "you call a better camera innovative"?
I think what the board is saying is make a larger iPhone period! As a android user I would burn my device for a larger iPhone. Why is apple so stubborn about this?
