Is it hate to expect a keyboard on a $2000+ laptop to work properly?!? Is it hate to expect 'PRO' computers to be upgradable?!? Is it hate to expect to pay only a slight upmarket cost for memory upgrades instead of paying double or triple retail for no reason whatsoever and NOT being able to upgrade on the consumer end?
Tim Cook is doing a horrible job and has sacrificed for long term existence for short term gains.
Show me data it doesn't. Again, Apple sold 18M Macs last year. Stop acting like you have failure rate data and are so sure there is a widespread problem.
Take your product to Apple and they'll fix it.
Tim Cook has created $700B in shareholder value since taking over, is selling 3X as many iPhones, has a $50B services business, and created the wearables category growing at 50%. He's been incredible.
Hate on.
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Apple COULD assemble phones in America IF they CHOOSE too. Yes, I concur that their logistical issues....Trump hasn't tariffed SMARTPHONES and LAPTOPS but he has low end consumer goods and commodities!
I don't expect any corporation to solve societies problems. It's time for all corporations and billionaires to chip in versus lobbying for more preferential treatment. Some corporations and billionaires are better/worse than others. They ALL are RENT SEEKING especially when it comes to taxes!
And YES -- I am a well off American consumer and I do use a lot of carbon! I ADMIT IT. I try to the best I can. I don't preach about how virtuous I am because I can afford to purchase green energy credits. I just wish instead of preaching more about CARBON, folks would CUT BACK -- not drive SUVs, cruise around in motor yachts/private jets, live in climate controlled mansions (heated and/or AC 24/7), etc.
If all the climate advocate wind bags lead by example instead of just preaching, I'd give them a lot more credit. And I do think carbon induced global warming is REAL but every day working stiffs can't afford super expensive energy unlike wealthy carbon piggy blowhards!
Again, go read about why it would be impossible to build iPhones in America.
You have no idea on the scale of the undertaking. None.
So you admit Apple is doing a lot more for the environment than you. Got it.
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When is Tim Cook going to discuss the butterfly keyboards? When is he going to address any of the problems that have occurred on his watch?
Leaders LEAD, where the hell is this guy going? Any direction chasing money, but wasting it along the way. $3billion for Beats cause they wrongly thought they were going to be a streaming music threat. Just look at Tidal to see they wasted money on that. Yet they let ARM go to SoftBank & other companies with vital patents be swallowed by competitors. They pour millions into getting LG, Japan Display etc to make OLED screens when they can't even sell all the phones with screens just made by Samsung. While OLED is getting superseded by MLED anyway. Setting up manufacturing in India is stupid when China is a more lucrative market they've yet to penetrate. Shouldn't China already be cracked if Tim's doing an "excellent job".
The places Apple is going to, others already went. Leader bean Tim is following them as Apple tries to be the next Spotify, next Netflix, next Steam, next smart speaker, next credit card. Meanwhile we're still waiting for the next Mac Pro.
Thank you, next.
Um, he is leading. He's not getting caught up in internet wars on butterfly keyboards that are a non issue?
Spoiler alert: He knows the failure rates of all his products and he's not concerned, so he's focused on growing services at 20%, wearables at 40%, and bringing in $166B in iPhone revenue in a year.
Yet to penetrate China? They just wrapped up a year with $52B in revenue in China. To put that in perspective, that is as much revenue than NFLX, TSLA, and Visa...combined. It's as much revenue as the
entire Walt Disney Company.
Tell me more about not penetrating the Chinese market.
Not a Music threat? Really? Wall Street Journal:
"Apple Music has more paying subscribers in the United States than Spotify."
You're focused on the Mac Pro...Tim Cook is focused on Apple. The Mac Pro is a tiny business for Apple. You'll get one, but it's not the priority.
Leaders understand business. You don't. That's why he is where he is and you are where you are.