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!As is the usual with Tim Cook interviews; he'll give no real answers, never be challenged on any of the controversial topics, and clearly have been given the questions and general direction of the interview beforehand.
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
I like Cook as CEO but I'd rather Apple spoke with products and services that were clear on what their vision was. They could spare us the PR tour / social commentary.
Because all this data privacy talk just makes it sound like "this is why Siri isn't that good but you should keep using it because we care about your privacy." What about the Apple users who would opt-in to sharing their data to get a smarter Siri/AI experience.
I'm pretty sure it was Steve Jobs on that stage with the iPhone, not Tim Cook.
I agree.I think its time for Cook to leave.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.
Tim Cook is so underrated and is a top 5 CEO.
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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.
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.
Getting political alienates half your customers.
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.
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.Steve Jobs is turning over in his grave as Tim Cook joins those who want him to mix corporate governance with social engineering. Tell that to the tens of millions of Chinese he sold out to the Chinese gov't.
As is the usual with Tim Cook interviews; he'll give no real answers, never be challenged on any of the controversial topics, and clearly have been given the questions and general direction of the interview beforehand.
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.Why is it we don't see any other Company head talk politics like Timmy?
Oh, yeah. Because it's such a bad idea!
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.I like Cook as CEO but I'd rather Apple spoke with products and services that were clear on what their vision was. They could spare us the PR tour / social commentary.
Because all this data privacy talk just makes it sound like "this is why Siri isn't that good but you should keep using it because we care about your privacy." What about the Apple users who would opt-in to sharing their data to get a smarter Siri/AI experience.
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.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.
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.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.
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?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.
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.
Tim Cook tailors his message depending on the audience.
Tim Cook: This Is the Number 1 Reason We Make iPhones in China (It's Not What You Think)
"There's a confusion about China. The popular conception is that companies come to China because of low labor cost. I'm not sure what part of China they go to but the truth is China stopped being the low labor cost country many years ago. And that is not the reason to come to China from a supply point of view. The reason is because of the skill, and the quantity of skill in one location and the type of skill it is."
"China has moved into very advanced manufacturing, so you find in China the intersection of craftsman kind of skill, and sophisticated robotics and the computer science world. That intersection, which is very rare to find anywhere, that kind of skill, is very important to our business because of the precision and quality level that we like. The thing that most people focus on if they're a foreigner coming to China is the size of the market, and obviously it's the biggest market in the world in so many areas. But for us, the number one attraction is the quality of the people."
"The number one reason why we like to be in China is the people. China has extraordinary skills. And the part that's the most unknown is there's almost 2 million application developers in China that write apps for the iOS App Store. These are some of the most innovative mobile apps in the world, and the entrepreneurs that run them are some of the most inspiring and entrepreneurial in the world. Those are sold not only here but exported around the world."
The show was not about product release and that was stated up front.
Thanks for the reminder. Just tuned in. Chris has the best prime time news show on cable. Everyone else isn’t even close.
What are you talking about ...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.LOL. Apple may be a great company, but the days of it "changing the world" and having a "revolutionary" spirit are long gone.
First, Foxconn is a Taiwanese company. And they have been moving to automation (robotics) for their manufacturing.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.