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Apple CEO Tim Cook Named to TIME's Annual List of 100 Most Influential People
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No one can really be sure completely, just pointing out the realistic likelihood of something. Keep in mind the basic thing when it comes to things of this nature--even beyond what I mentioned earlier--the photos are often retouched in one way or another, so on top of even just simple angles, placement, lighting, etc., there are more often than not changes beyond that to brightness, contrast, color, hue, etc., etc., etc.
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Because he is in charge of a company that impacts the lives of many people and technology/industry in general in one way or another?umm no offense to Tim, but I'm confused as to why he made the list. Just because you're Apple CEO..
Apple CEO Tim Cook was once again named one of "the 100 most influential people" by TIME magazine in its annual list recognizing individuals who have made a major impact on the world. Tim Cook is recognized as a "Titan" alongside people like Yuri Milner, Binny and Sachin Bansal, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Wang Jianlin, and Pope Francis.
Each person included on TIME's list is featured alongside an essay written by an associate, with Cook's 2016 note penned by Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Tim Cook has been included on the list of most influential people several times, and in 2014, Cook was nominated for the TIME person of the year after making the bold move of publicly announcing his sexual orientation despite being a notoriously private person.
Other notable people included on TIME's 2016 list include actors, world leaders, scientists, and notable people from the tech world. Priscilla and Mark Zuckerberg, YouTuber Pewdiepie, Aziz Ansari, Sundar Pichai, Stephen Curry, Adele, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Barack Obama were some of this year's most influential people.
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Don't look at the eyes.
Which seems to me exactly like what Cook and Apple have continued to do under his leadership. Say what you want, believe what you will, Apple is still being imitated and setting industry trends.
Their LEAD over others might not be what it was under Jobs, but the amount of competition has increased exponentially since Jobs' passing the torch. Also, Tim Cook is not Steve Jobs, there's no arguing that. But I'd say he's done an admirable job continuing the legacy and following in the footsteps of a historic technology figure.
Apple CEO Tim Cook was once again named one of "the 100 most influential people" by TIME magazine in its annual list recognizing individuals who have made a major impact on the world. Tim Cook is recognized as a "Titan" alongside people like Yuri Milner, Binny and Sachin Bansal, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Wang Jianlin, and Pope Francis.
Each person included on TIME's list is featured alongside an essay written by an associate, with Cook's 2016 note penned by Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Tim Cook has been included on the list of most influential people several times, and in 2014, Cook was nominated for the TIME person of the year after making the bold move of publicly announcing his sexual orientation despite being a notoriously private person.
Other notable people included on TIME's 2016 list include actors, world leaders, scientists, and notable people from the tech world. Priscilla and Mark Zuckerberg, YouTuber Pewdiepie, Aziz Ansari, Sundar Pichai, Stephen Curry, Adele, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Barack Obama were some of this year's most influential people.
Article Link: Apple CEO Tim Cook Named to TIME's Annual List of 100 Most Influential People
Top 100, ok sure. But seriously, is this a snap from a horror movie? He looks creepy compared to the bazillion of the other shots they could have used.
What does Tim have to do to get Person of the Year? He's proven himself time and time again. Stepped into the biggest shoes any of us will ever know and took the company to a whole new level. Outspoken when he could shut up and have a quiet life. Inspirational doesn't even begin to describe Tim Cook. And they mention him in the same sentence as Dwayne Johnson! Shame.
Tim was the one who didn't support Disney Land and then when all the bagels were sold out he jumped on that too. He just came from from Russia and went bowling with Putin. Tim said he would not open a campus in Moscow but then bought a drone to chase down the guy who shoots drone videos of the Apple campus UFO. Steve always had a love for aluminium because the UFOs looked smooth and shiny like aluminium.
The only reason why you continue to have an opinion about apple at all to this date is BECAUSE of that secret-lab/startup mentality previously instilled. Apple wouldn't exist today without what it WAS.
their influence is 100% creating good products. 0% going around 'society' being Apple employees - somehow becoming evangelists for the religion of Apple.
What you're saying is nonsense
If you're paid to be a software engineer and you spend 30% of your time telling people how to live their life, you're only doing 70% of your job.
That's bad.
If you want to be an activist, all power to you, I even salute you. But then that 10% of your time that you spend doing that should be the 10% over and above the 100% that you spend being a software engineer.
Otherwise iPhones will start becoming 30% worse, and all of the sudden, your influence is lessened.
People need to do their jobs.
Maybe , just maybe apple has a very large loyal fan base that loved the company for the computers they produced . and maybe they have something to be unhappy with in regards to soldered components and HDs in 2016, cause Tim while ultra friendly, and wants maximum profits.....
His doing a great job running the company , the company though is not innovating. People have an expectation that apple is at the forefront of innovation. Take its latest products, a recycled 5S and a spec bump on the MB, the watch just has more and more bands cause the profit on those bands is ridiculous
We would just like some new products from out favoutite company.
Do you mean in general? Or phone? Or Computer?
I have no plans to switch at the moment. As a life long Apple user of 20+ years, switching would probably be pretty hard.
Switching from the ATV to some other tv box would be the easiest, although I like my ATV3. Maybe phone after that, but that would be a little harder, but doable. The hardest for me would be switching desktop computer OS. I love the MacOS and switching would really suck.
But, I won't switch platforms anytime soon. My enthusiasm about Apple products have changed though. 5-10 years ago, I was very happy with my Apple products, especially Macs, and I let people know. I used to tell people that Apple products "just works". I got many people to switch computer platforms over the last 15 years, and I really believed that Apple had the best stuff out there.
Over the last 3ish years, my enthusiasm for Apple has dropped, almost to the point that I prefer not to talk about their products to people and try to avoid conversations about them.
I think for both hardware and software, their QC is not where it was a half decade ago. I have been on the phone with Apple support more times in the last year, than I have ever been prior. Between hardware issues with my iMac, that the Apple support kept telling me that it was software related, issues with iOS 9 on my iPhone 6s plus, and iTunes Match accidentally deleting all my songs, playlists, and play data on all my devices, I have had my fill of dealing with Apple support.
My thoughts are that they still might have the best products, but not by much, and definitely not as good(comparatively), as they used too.
I am hoping for a change at Apple, and while it may not be Cook's fault, he is the guy in charge at the moment. It seems like lately the motto should be that Apple products "just works.... sometimes."
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I feel like we're seeing Apple as if its led by the CEO of Compaq.
It's so hard for me to imagine Tim Cook and Steve Jobs having had a close connection, even though they obviously did.
I feel like I know Steve Jobs better than I feel like Tim Cook knew him.
It's so hard for me to imagine Tim Cook and Steve Jobs having had a close connection, even though they obviously did.
I feel like I know Steve Jobs better than I feel like Tim Cook knew him.
How do you jump to that conclusion?
It shows a Magic Trackpad 2 on the desk, so perhaps he just prefers using that. Loads of products from Apple's range are not pictured on his desk but I doubt that means he thinks they all suck.
I'm surprised the pose in the photo wasn't showing the Apple Watch on his wrist. It's clearly staged to show the other 4000 Apple devices.
I sympathise.
People change, and not always for the better. It may be that Tim Cook has been traumatically affected by Steve Jobs's death; hence his poor leadership.
umm no offense to Tim, but I'm confused as to why he made the list. Just because you're Apple CEO..
Well you or i didn't make the list....unless your secretly TC. That should tell you something.
Or Tim Cook has been dramatically affected by Steves jobs death; hence his great leadership.