But I don’t see the reason he needs to speak publicly on behalf of apple. His time and energy could be used on better things.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Apple's 'Ecosystem Has Never Been Stronger' and Long-Term Health Has 'Never Been Better'
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But I don’t see the reason he needs to speak publicly on behalf of apple. His time and energy could be used on better things.
Stock valuations aren't hard indicators of a company's success. Fifteen years ago Microsoft was THE TECH behemoth. They appeared to be untouchable. All they focused on was their bloated MS Office and Windows applications until ... they started to lose money.
Tim at Apple is doing the EXACT same thing that Ballmer at Microsoft did so many years ago. He needs to go now BEFORE it's too late.
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Apple's a great company and a better stock to hold than most tech stocks in a time of a market downturn and volatility. Yeah, there's economic headwinds, and yeah iPhone sales have kinda plateaued. But Apple will figure it out. I agree with other posters -- time to buy not sell.
They said the same thing during the 80s and 90s as a series of incompetent bureaucrats and bean counters slowly strangulated Apple. Glad you're cheering for layoffs though. I'm sure all the wide-eyed employees who have never seen bad times before appreciate the vote of confidence.
That the new Apple iChair. Mostly invisible but it has a small notch for the camera and sensors. But - its covered by your butt so most people won't even see it.I like how the chairs they're in make it look like they're planning on removing them in post, so they float for the whole interview.
I wanted to come here and defend Tim but I just noticed that all of the cities on my weather app have been deleted and restored to the default list with no changes to the phone on my part. I don’t remember ever having to do so much maintenance to keep my Apple devices in sync and error-free. Yes it is amazing what we can do today; but this is as bad as it’s ever been for the Apple ecosystem in my twenty+ years using it.
Apple needs to pause and clean up before the next iteration of whatever comes next.
Maybe this is good for Apple. The pressure to innovate and please shareholders can sometimes lead to bad decisions.
Apple needs to pause and clean up before the next iteration of whatever comes next.
Maybe this is good for Apple. The pressure to innovate and please shareholders can sometimes lead to bad decisions.
I think you hit the nail on the head there. If layoffs occur, then they are officially "manning the pumps."
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Apple's 'Ecosystem Has Never Been Stronger' and Long-Term Health Has 'Never Been Better'
And Apple laptop keyboards have never been this bad. And let's not forget the 2018 MacBook Air webcam that's worst than the one in the 2015 model.
And Apple laptop keyboards have never been this bad. And let's not forget the 2018 MacBook Air webcam that's worst than the one in the 2015 model.
He is right in some ways. There is a lot of that we take granted with Apple products that there was a lot of work in the details that was done. But when he says "pipeline" and "incredible" and other things, we tend to focus on that and he is just riding the Steve Jobs wave.
Okay ..... virtuous ecosystem ?
Apple PR is literally making things up. It’s not a religion .
Apple PR is literally making things up. It’s not a religion .
It's funny you say that... there's a quote from Steve Jobs from 2004: "Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?" Apple is a premium brand. They've never built lowest-cost products. That's why the products are so good. The iPhone was $500 bucks on a two-year carrier subsidized contract 10 years ago!
I'm glad Tim isn't my doctor. Seems Apple is doing better than ever no matter how they're doing.
The board, Why make him resign ? His doing as his told , he does not set the profit expectations , they do. His finding places to make cuts etc to meet those .
I think Tim “could” do a good job, but is just a puppet of the current board who bow to stakeholders and are greedy.
Because speaking publicly for Apple is part of his job.
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No, the iPod was nowhere near the iPhone.
What a BS PR stunt! Two conmen interview! I can see why he chose the crook Cramer to spill his heart-out.
"We are misunderstood!" ... under appreciated.
Battery replacement cost us sales. Apple made-off like a bandit making people get newer iPhones when all they needed was a battery replacement. Even at full cost, the battery is better than $700+ new iPhone!
We are focusing on services ... the real focus of the company now. Not going to be good without the best hardware - or customers. Apple still outsources its Cloud storage; with its rivals.
LOL, he probably panicked and started blurting out buzzwords.
The market is now making it Crystal Clear to ALL ... AAPL won't RE-bound until Cook is replaced !
The "Bean Counter Cook" played his Role well, but his Days as "believable " CEO are clearly over !
Cook did get one thing right today, "this is America, & you can say what you want" ... App Devs included, right Tim ???
The "Bean Counter Cook" played his Role well, but his Days as "believable " CEO are clearly over !
Cook did get one thing right today, "this is America, & you can say what you want" ... App Devs included, right Tim ???
But what we do know is that there’s been very little coming out of Apple since 2012. In the meantime competition has caught up and learned a few tricks from Apple. Stagnant development on Apple’s part and alienating long term customers.
Even the new laptops introduced at CES put Apples newly offerings to shame.
It’s time Tim Cook acknowledges and treat value sensitive markets like China accordingly.
Apple can’t keep up with developments in China. They’re blessed some companies aren’t allowed to sell in the USA.
Apple sold 1 billion iPhones in ten years. It sold over 300 million iPods in the same time. Granted, 300 million is less than a third of 1 billion but what makes the iPod exceptional is that it owned 90+ percent of the MP3 player market. The same is not true of the iPhone, which is still eclipsed by Android.
Yes android eclipses IOS in market share, not in profits though. And some manufacturers sell more android than apple sells iphones. Some don't. So what is the point of market share if profits are the game?