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Apple CEO Tim Cook on MSNBC Tonight at 5:00 PT/8:00 ET
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How come no one asks Tim Cook about giving Uber a pass when it willfully gathered user data forbidden by Apple's App Store rules? Uber even implemented special code that detected when the Uber app would be in Review during the app store approval process, so the malicious code would go undetected during App Review! Apple then failed to kick the Uber App out of the store, even when other developers had been tossed for much lesser, and even mistaken offenses?
Cook put on a smug grin when he said he "wouldn't be in the position" that Facefck was in. But the joke is on all of us, because Apple let others parties steal data using their platform, while "conveniently" profiting from it.
Cook is no better than a Mafia Boss who lets others get their hands dirty, then looks the other way because it is profitable to do so. Cook is the piece of crap zombie facade of a dead company still walking.
How come no one asks Tim Cook about giving Uber a pass when it willfully gathered user data forbidden by Apple's App Store rules? Uber even implemented special code that detected when the Uber app would be in Review during the app store approval process, so the malicious code would go undetected during App Review! Apple then failed to kick the Uber App out of the store, even when other developers had been tossed for much lesser, and even mistaken offenses?
Cook put on a smug grin when he said he "wouldn't be in the position" that Facefck was in. But the joke is on all of us, because Apple let others parties steal data using their platform, while "conveniently" profiting from it.
Cook is no better than a Mafia Boss who lets others get their hands dirty, then looks the other way because it is profitable to do so. Cook is the piece of crap zombie facade of a dead company still walking.
Tim Cook is so underrated and is a top 5 CEO.
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The CEO of the most powerful company in the world can’t just shoot off the cuffsll the time and will be prepped like any high profile person speaking in a public forum. Welcome to business/reality.
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Have you watched interviews? He’s answered questions about a lot of controversial topics and given good and even pointed answers, SUCH AS the Zuckerberg comments IN THIS VERY INTERVIEW!
The CEO of the most powerful company in the world can’t just shoot off the cuffsll the time and will be prepped like any high profile person speaking in a public forum. Welcome to business/reality.
I hope one of these days someone asks him : "Is Apple doing the morally right thing selling old tech (mini) and hermetically sealed laptops?"
Absolutely disgusted with the Apple of today.
He has no right to say anything about Zuckerberg cause he is no saint.
Every company is in the business of making money in their own dastardly ways
Absolutely disgusted with the Apple of today.
He has no right to say anything about Zuckerberg cause he is no saint.
Every company is in the business of making money in their own dastardly ways
It’s not a moral hazard to sell that computer. People can look at the specs, age, and make their own decisions. If people choose to buy things it’s their choice, just because you disagree with their choice doesn’t make it a moral hazard. Name one time Apple lied about the age of a product, or it’s upgradability. You can’t. Also, it’s a good thing that Google and Facebook are about to face an epic backlash for their business models that rely on trafficking personal data.
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Opt-in would require Apple being willing to traffic in your private data. Nobody wants that. A slightly better Siri (and Google Assistant isn’t that much better anyway) isn’t worth the trade off so no on the idiotic suggestion of asking Apple to traffic in some users data if they opt in.
You miss the point... when Jobs announced the iphone, Apple still had a full product portfolio.
Now Apple has products that have barely been updated, if at all, since Jobs died. And that was 7 years ago.
I agree.I think its time for Cook to leave.
“Cook had some inflammatory words about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, for example, stating "I wouldn't be in this situation" when asked what he would have done in Zuckerberg's shoes.
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We could make a ton of money if we monetized our customers. If our customers were our product. We've elected not to do that. ...We're not going to traffic in your personal life.
Cook also said Apple's customers are not the company's product, and that "well-crafted" regulation "is necessary" to prevent another Cambridge Analytica-style scandal.
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It's clear to me that something, some large profound change is needed... I'm personally not a big fan of regulation because sometimes regulation can have unexpected consequences to it, however I think this certain situation is so dire and has become so large, that probably some well-crafted regulation is necessary.”
I couldn’t agree more. The amount of personally identifying information Google & Facebook collect about their users isn’t something that sits comfortably with me (Even though I own a cheap Google home, but it’s only to turn the lights on and off, brighten/dim etc). I’m happy to see the emergence of companies like ProtonMail and others dedicated to the cause of privacy and encryption.
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We could make a ton of money if we monetized our customers. If our customers were our product. We've elected not to do that. ...We're not going to traffic in your personal life.
Cook also said Apple's customers are not the company's product, and that "well-crafted" regulation "is necessary" to prevent another Cambridge Analytica-style scandal.
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It's clear to me that something, some large profound change is needed... I'm personally not a big fan of regulation because sometimes regulation can have unexpected consequences to it, however I think this certain situation is so dire and has become so large, that probably some well-crafted regulation is necessary.”
I couldn’t agree more. The amount of personally identifying information Google & Facebook collect about their users isn’t something that sits comfortably with me (Even though I own a cheap Google home, but it’s only to turn the lights on and off, brighten/dim etc). I’m happy to see the emergence of companies like ProtonMail and others dedicated to the cause of privacy and encryption.
I disagree. I think Cook isn’t leaving anytime soon. Cook has Made Apple very successful throughout various products, services and and their achieved success as a whole has been grown exponentially since 2011.
His Zuckerberg comments were hardly anything other than self serving and just showed just how out of touch Cook is.
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How do you know that nobody wants that? Google Assistant is MUCH better than Siri, sorry but it's the truth.
I would love a better Siri on my iPhone.
Oh, you mean FACECROOK?
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Then buy a Google product and give up all rights to your privacy. Be sure you place an Echo Dot in each room so they too don’t miss a beat... of your meat lol
Until the U.S. reaches manufacturing capabilities...where else can you get 10,000 skilled workers overnight to finish a job? I'm sure that as soon as robots can do 90% of the job (and Apple is most definitely headed there) then Apple will move to the U.S. and won't have to play ball with the Chinese government.
Not a fan of Tim and will not listen to that program. Apple needs a new CEO recruited from a long term employee to get Apple back on track. Tim can go back to his old position.
He is lying. The truth, that he would say if he was honest, is “our products are now designed in a way that their functionality is severely compromised if users don’t share with us their data or don’t agree to do things in the way we want. This is a radical depart from what Apple once stood, but it is profound”.
Everyday he continues being Apple CEO instead of officially admiting his political career, is causing severe harm to Apple which will be very hard to fix, if at all possible. Although, on second thought, it’s better to lose just Apple than to cause more harm to the whole World.
Everyday he continues being Apple CEO instead of officially admiting his political career, is causing severe harm to Apple which will be very hard to fix, if at all possible. Although, on second thought, it’s better to lose just Apple than to cause more harm to the whole World.
The shows are simply so happy to have Apple's CEO on, they'll kowtow completely to the obnoxious demands of Apple PR.
If you head over to Recode's site, of course they have a nice little "How to watch the interview" advertisement to encourage people to subscribe to MSNBC's cable package. Yuck.
It’s a bad idea for the future of the company, but it’s a cannibalizing means for putting Tim’s political career in motion. Do you remember that classic movie scene where the Marx brothers used all the wood in a train as combustible for its steam locomotive, until there was no train? Well, Tim Cook is remaking the very same scene, using Apple as the wood in the train, and being the steam locomotive his political career.
As a tech company, they have to, as the tech we have now is relevant to privacy (personal assistants, AI, etc). A tech company can no longer just talk about the hardware. The connected software, and thus the social implications of it, becomes really important. And as a CEO, you have to be able to navigate through these issues. You cannot just be ignorant and be like an old CEO only talking about products. Guess what companies do that, Japanese companies, and see where they are now, not doing so well.
A CEO is a leader, not a product marketing person. If you want to talk about products, talk to Phil.
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Err, obnoxious? Tim Cook is a CEO of one of the richest company in the world. Unless this is beneficial for Apple, they don't have time to spend with some network TV. So yes, MSNBC BETTER kowtow to Apple's marketing team. If not, Tim Cook has better things to do. Any company will do the same. They don't just have their CEOs be ready for any interviews just because, there has to be a benefit.
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Well, good thing Apple is a publicly traded company, so if Tim Cook doesn't perform, there are board of directors and shareholders that can fire him. Guess what, looks like he's staying.
So I'm guessing Tim knows more how to do a business than you.
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How often did Jobs update the cinema display? And the Mac mini has been alienated even when Jobs was on the helm. Oh and remember the iTunes remote app that was neglected because Apple, under Jobs, only had 1 guy doing it?
And if you actually listen/read to what Jobs has been saying, you would understand why. Jobs said Apple is like a huge startup. They put focus on certain points of their portfolio. Right now, they put emphasis on services, AI, and mobile chips. Obviously some products will appears to be neglected. But that's Apple. You still think Apple to be a PC company like Dell/Acer. Unfortunately, Apple is not.
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Nice sounding...nonsense. China does not have the concept of human rights. It never had and never will. Foxconn et al work their employees to death literally. It's not much better than slave labor. That's why foreign companies are there. To maximize their profit margins per unit.
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Then why bother watching it ?
Is Tim passing himself off as a social engineering expert ?
This is something that someone who wants to get into politics would do.
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Did you forget the /S at the end of the post
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LOL. Apple may be a great company, but the days of it "changing the world" and having a "revolutionary" spirit are long gone.
Sure, because for you revolutionary means making more PC boxes like Acer/Asus/Dell. Yeah, that's changing the world alright.
Meanwhile, Apple is diving deep into mobile chipsets, AI, AR, and also healthcare, things beyond shiny products. Those "kits" in the SDK don't just come out overnight.
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First, Foxconn is a Taiwanese company. And they have been moving to automation (robotics) for their manufacturing.
So only bigoted ignorant person would still making noise about the narrative of Foxconn and China slave labor. That's a bit old news.
Of course, it's funny you folks are not making any noise about whatever labor condition of the other OEMs. At least Apple has the guts to open up and made changes with Foxconn. Other Foxconn's customers like Dell, Microsoft, etc, seem to be silent.