Even better is he didn't need a TV monitor with words on it to tell him what to say. Bravo Tim!
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Speaks at Goldman Sachs Technology Conference
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Even better is he didn't need a TV monitor with words on it to tell him what to say. Bravo Tim!
If you are referring to the iPhone 4s announcement, that was the day before Steve passed away, and Tim went up there knowing Steve's condition was grave. I'd be inclined to give him a pass on that one.
That said, Tim definitely isn't Steve. He's more quiet, reserved, and takes a while to get the excitement flowing. He's definitely an acquired taste, but I find him quietly compelling. Obviously, he's never going to be Steve, and I think he'll continue to let the other VPs handle most of the actual product presentations, and stick to the "state of apple" introduction parts of a product keynote. And he does get passionate about Apple -- the company is his baby, just as the products were Steve's. I'm looking forward to seeing how he and the other VPs do next month at the iPad 3 event. Much as I'll miss seeing Steve there, I look forward to seeing if the others can pull off a compelling product intro, and I feel we shouldn't let our memory of Steve keep us from giving Tim and co a chance.
The iPad 3 event will be interesting. I hope whoever is up on stage doesn't try too hard to be like Steve. I'm hoping I don't see anyone on stage in blue jeans and black turtleneck.
Come on Tim... you can do better on the pre-Keynote music! I preferred the Beatles and Dylan tunes, etc.!
Seven dislikes on an obvious joke post... MacRumors people are so touchy! <-- Of course I am joking about this as well!
I actually didn't mind the music... but I do like the Beatles and Dylan better!
How about first leaving it at just what Tim said, giving the peasant workers just what they want: a good steady job with which they can help support their family which may or may not have electricity, much less any faintest need for an iPad.
Just remember the Stevenotes were not popular cause of how he did them. They were popular cause of Steve himself. Cook is trying his best at the speeches. And he's doing a good job. Not going overboard on things. And being realistic.
And nothing like:
"Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers.
From a certain Microsoft CEO.
Certainly the country's economic problems had nothing to do with people buying houses that they couldn't afford and then walking away from them.
It's always easiest to criticize something you haven't the faintest capability of understanding in any detail.
I liked reading it and I also liked listening to Tim.
But just out of curiosity, didn't the first part about the supply chain sounded a bit scripted to you guys? The rest sounded a lot more natural.
But just out of curiosity, didn't the first part about the supply chain sounded a bit scripted to you guys? The rest sounded a lot more natural.
Oh and they don't have the faintest need for an ipad because you know so? I would think every person would be happy to enjoy the fruits of their labour, what hey helped create, and assembled after long hours of tedious repetitive labour, I would think it would be nice for them to actually play around with what they created for a while?
I 'd say to Cook, just do the audits so you at least ensure that no children are working but save us the pretense of humanitarianism and caring.
Certainly people weren't allowed to do that based on ridiculous mortgages and encouragement.
Whilst he may not be as charismatic on stage as SJ he seems to share the same passion for Apple and its products and working with Jobs has obviously taught him a great deal.
You need to be more specific as what you define "boring" - To me he comes across as a guy who had to step in some very big shoes and wants to put his stamp on Apple but he would be the first to admit he isn't like Jobs, so he's just being himself.
I think he needs to smile a little bit more
Tim may be boring in your view but I'm so glad he isn't like this and this
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Exactly, people loved watching Jobs at work on stage because of who he was - I still remember how excited I use to get when leading up to a keynote. It won't be the same anymore, however that doesn't mean Tim isn't capable, it's because SJ isn't around, we have to move with the times I guess.
I lol-ed with the faintest capability to understand... as if the financiers have now become the "geniuses" in this society we live in... cause of course mathematicians, biologists, computer scientist, phycists etc. etc. would never understand what the megaminds of lehman and goldman were doing which was basically trying their best to hide their extortion schemes and gambling behind fanciful numbers... and then you see one of the internal meetings of lehman brothers and you see a bunch of sad super greedy loons speculating with other people's moneys. Some geniuses that almost bankrupted the whole world...
I cannot believe how after all the world lived through via the crises how people can still be so misguided. Or let me rephrase that, I can understand how they can still be so misguided, I cannot fathom how they can expect the rest of us to buy such rubbish anymore.
The goldman sachs technology conference...
brought to you by the american, and the world's taxpayer... and Tim Cook talking about fair working conditions and workers voicing their concerns in factories where young people spend 10-12 hours a day on assembly lines like slaves, to the thieves at goldman that half of them should have been in prison if the u.s. was a democracy and not a plutocracy. The hypocrisy of it all... This is the thing though.... All you can do is try to hitch a ride with the morons driving the bus. The bailouts were a joke, long term, and certainly the public made poor decisions, well...many of the public. That said a person making $40k a year never should have been offered a zero down interest only arm loan at the high point of real estate for say $350k..lwhat can you expect.
I know some people who made bad decisions...they aren't bad people..just uneducated regarding fiscal responsibility.
The short term will be fine, long term...I'm worried. Though as I will never have children I don't particularly care what happens beyond my lifespan. Please note that doesn't mean I'm splashing oil on baby trees and killing panda bears.
I know some people who made bad decisions...they aren't bad people..just uneducated regarding fiscal responsibility.
The short term will be fine, long term...I'm worried. Though as I will never have children I don't particularly care what happens beyond my lifespan. Please note that doesn't mean I'm splashing oil on baby trees and killing panda bears.
Watch these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk
Those 3 videos are Steve Ballmer at his worst.
Yes we have Cooknotes now, different to the Stevenotes. But just as good. I think it'll take time for people to get adjusted to them. And just thank which ever god you pray to that the Cooknotes are nothing like the Steve Ballmer videos I linked to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk
Those 3 videos are Steve Ballmer at his worst.
Yes we have Cooknotes now, different to the Stevenotes. But just as good. I think it'll take time for people to get adjusted to them. And just thank which ever god you pray to that the Cooknotes are nothing like the Steve Ballmer videos I linked to.