In honor of the new Mac Book Amature I'm guessing he's gonna thin the speech by 7.5 minutes and speak sans one of those annoying microphone dongles...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook to Deliver 2017 MIT Commencement Address
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Maybe their diplomas will be made of aluminium and made thinner this year? Just don't look too carefully since the sheet will have some visual glitches.
Oh, forgot that it has to have a dongle attached to allow others access to see it.
Oh, forgot that it has to have a dongle attached to allow others access to see it.
Brilliant? The man can't even give a presentation that doesn't suck.
Completely off topic, but anyway
Is it just me or it is becoming the norm for Americans to express even the most common things using over the top superlatives? As a European, or even worse, Danish, i find it hard to believe that everything magical, epic, extraordinary, courageous, genius, brilliant and so on. Which phrases are left when you have to describe something that really deserves these terms?
Is it just me or it is becoming the norm for Americans to express even the most common things using over the top superlatives? As a European, or even worse, Danish, i find it hard to believe that everything magical, epic, extraordinary, courageous, genius, brilliant and so on. Which phrases are left when you have to describe something that really deserves these terms?
Nobody would know who he was or cared what he said if he was still operations manager at Apple.
Promotions change things.
Promotions change things.
Yeah, I'm sure most of the toilet brushes pottering around here have even half an ounce of Cook's logistical knowledge and connections.
Dislike modern Apple, fine. But ludicrous hyperbole doesn't make a good argument.
Most of us don't use the "extreme" or "superlative" verbiage in everyday language. It usually comes from: advertising, people who check off their brain for effusive praise, or sycophants. I suppose, on some level, the "trendiness" impacts things as well. In the early 2000s it seemed that everything had to be "extreme" or "most extreme" or similar. In this era of safe spaces and hyper-offense at the slightest remark one doesn't like it makes it easier to just be gushing even if you don't believe in what you're saying.
The SJW's of the corporate world.
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I hate to sound like I'm bashing Cook (I am) but he doesn't compare to Jobs in a lot of ways.
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I think I have a relative at MIT (or RIT, I can never remember). I'll have him yell questions about the mac pro, LOL.
Haha, I love it.
Haha, I love it.
Of course he has time for this. They just don't have time for MacPro's, iMacs, Mac Mini's, Monitors, Routers, Aperture, etc....
Tim is all about profits. He left all his loyal Pro customers out to dry so his words of wisdom will be meaningless to me. If you want to take a company full of passion and zap it into a bunch of bean counting robots, then Tim's your guy.
Apple just released their 2017 lineup. Christmas trees, books, politics, activism and now speeches (all of this just in the last month). Oh... I can't forget Emoji's and Dongles. Just too much inovation coming out of there to get them all.
Tim is all about profits. He left all his loyal Pro customers out to dry so his words of wisdom will be meaningless to me. If you want to take a company full of passion and zap it into a bunch of bean counting robots, then Tim's your guy.
Apple just released their 2017 lineup. Christmas trees, books, politics, activism and now speeches (all of this just in the last month). Oh... I can't forget Emoji's and Dongles. Just too much inovation coming out of there to get them all.
MIT must have a strange definition of "leadership". Apple stands at the intersection of B/S and self-serving hypocrisy.
He probably won't talk about technology. Just probably about fight for what you believe in or make the planet a nicer place. He will say some good stuff. He is basically a good person. Don't expect a Mac Pro or some new tech device at this speech.
"Apple stands at the intersection of Marketing and Accounting, and we're proud to have many outstanding MIT graduates on our team," Cook says. "We believe deeply that Profit can be a powerful force for Shareholders , and I'm looking forward to speaking to the Class of 2017 as they look ahead to making their own Insanely Great Profits in the world."
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When I saw his face on the front page, I was hoping to read the corresponding headline: "Apple CEO Tim Cook to announce his resignation for 2017."
Now I'm disappointed.
Now I'm disappointed.
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Will he come out wearing a pair of Airpods and use them as his mic?
I just came to reply to you because your avatar is friggin hilarious! Thanks for the laugh man
Absolutely. Ill-advised promotions have dire consequences.
Tim Cook is a living example of the Peter Principle at work:
"The selection of a candidate for a position is based on the candidate's performance in their current role, rather than on abilities relevant to the intended role."
Just a one-in-a-thousand, bean-counter manager that should have been left in a corner massaging spreadsheets.
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Ummm, this is some good popcorn.
If you just judged by these comments, you wouldn't be aware of the reality of quarterly revenue of $46.9 billion and quarterly net income of $9 billion
Tim Cook is a brilliant leader. His accomplishments are incredible. It's amazing how small minded jealous people who have little success in life work to tear down those who actually succeed at life.
If you just judged by these comments, you wouldn't be aware of the reality of quarterly revenue of $46.9 billion and quarterly net income of $9 billion
Tim Cook is a brilliant leader. His accomplishments are incredible. It's amazing how small minded jealous people who have little success in life work to tear down those who actually succeed at life.
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