I guess this is what the $3B Beats acquisition was for. Of course I always thought that acquisition was dumb and I haven't changed my mind. What has it bought Apple? Stupid reality tv crap? No thanks.
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"MTV, the music channel for people who don't like music."
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Based on that reasoning, Apple should make their own version of Honey Boo Boo and The Kardashians as well as a line of Android phones and Windows PCs.
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No, Scott Forestall got fired because he promised internally that the Apple Maps launch "would be fine" and then arrogantly refused to apologize publicly when its launch became the worst public fiasco in Apple's history. The pressure to fire him was heightened by the fact that he was an extremely divisive and confrontational figure within the company, and several other execs had threatened to resign if he remained at Apple.
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"MOAR skeuomorphics! Green felt EVERYWHERE!"
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Cook never pretended to be a visionary or a product guy. He's an operations guy who's done a fine job as CEO.
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I gotta disagree with that. I think the Beats acquisition was brilliant. The value of the Beats headphone business alone would have allowed them to recoup their investment, while Beats Music provided a solid foundation for their new streaming music service, including a sizable paid user base.
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I wonder if ANY of the delays has to do with artist approvals on the edits of the show. Perhaps not... but it is a possibility.
Oh you haters are unreal. This is not an unreasonable delay. Do you realize how many iDevices Apple has to stream this program to? With proper planning it's still not humanly possible to stream this obvious blockbuster genius of a show to tens of millions of viewers simultaneously. That would break the Internet. It will take Apple months to ramp up to satisfy demand of all AM viewers. That is what happens when you have a popular product. You guys need to lower your expectations quite a bit. Leave Tim Cook alone and let him finish saving the world even if it's 3 months off schedule!
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You just felt like posting a negative comment. No thought whatsoever. For this kind of show, that's as star-studded as it could possibly be.
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I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me.
I don't understand this. This was a one off gimmick like 3 years ago. It's not popular anymore. It's like bringing back the ice bucket challenge.
Somehow, articles like this make me picture Tim Cook stumbling around in the dark with his arms streched out in front of him, reaching out for something to grab.
Computers, Apple. Not tv shows, not cars, not deejay equipment. Computers. Focus, damn it.
Computers, Apple. Not tv shows, not cars, not deejay equipment. Computers. Focus, damn it.
I'm not so sure. Look at all the actors who go directly from winning a Best Actor or Actress Oscar to being lead in the biggest dreck film of the year. They didn't do it for the art they did it to cash in. Money talks and Apple has plenty of that if it wants to start a conversation.
Yes. Though I'd expand to Apple's core products which includes iPhones and consumer electronics. I want new, fresh Macs, but they don't represent meaningful revenue growth for Apple just a part of the ecosystem. And I would like to see some all-new or "reinvented" ideas from Apple in the same way the Mac was, the iPod was, the iPhone was, and the AW has the potential to be.
But to your point Apple needs to stop teasing with things like Siri, HomeKit, etc. and then not truly support and promote them. There is no focus there but there should be because it's just as important to the Apple home hub that Jobs envisioned and everyone is out Apple-ing now, as Cook's Apple Music venture.
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Err.. Tim Cook is at least rubber stamping. And I wouldn't be shocked if Angela Ahrendts is standing behind Cook nodding up and down as he does it.
Well, Cook is not in the Operations department anymore so he's stuck in the ivory tower of loneliness ( yes he complained about that in an interview months ago ). That job now goes to Jeff Williams who is COO. Having Williams succeed Cook will make things worse if that ever happens.
I'm glad that Carpool Karaoke is being delayed because this is something that should have never been made in the first place. It's incredibly cringe worthy and embarrassing.
As for Angela, the more I think about it, the more I feel real bad for the lovely lady. She's stuck in a bizarro world now that she's got lured in by Cook's recruitment despite the fact she brought up the possibility that she may be the wrong person for the job and Cook insisted on it. She's in the wrong department I think and could do a better job than Phil in Marketing. After all, isn't this lady, a former CEO who turned Burberry around, now working under another?
I would love to see Angela get out of that trap and do something else that complements her talents or skills.
Something tells me that Cue is heavy drinker, considering the way he dresses and talks. He walks like an alcoholic and that's the impression I get when I see that on keynotes. That man needs to retire or leave the company like. . .pronto. His department is badly in need of fresh blood and direction.
Agreed.
However, I think that although the iDevices, Watch, and Apple TV are decent enough products, they're the ones that are being out-Appled. Apple needs to add power (as in for power users) to their iOS devices; they're as user-friendly as they're going to get. Time to start adding power features (that have existed in Android for years) and start turning them into fleshed-out computers for those that want to use them as such, without breaking their existing ease-of-use (like say, a SurfaceStudio-like iOS iMac).
The Apple TV needs to become a full-fledged set-top box with both a coax connection and HDD for DVR capabilities, to set it apart from Playstation/Xbox which currently provide a better value (as they play BR discs too).
And of course, I feel Apple should continue to build monitors, even if they're considered to be overpriced by some. I think a thin, near bezel-free TB3 display would sell like crazy among the Apple faithful.
The Mac (and by that I mean the OS) is the only product Apple makes that is irreplaceable and better than anything else in many ways. But the competition is trying. Hard. Linux gets better and better, and Windows is MILES away from what it was. Way, way closer to target now.
Aside from this, I don't think Apple can redefine things again like they did with the iPod, iPhone, & iPad without someone like Steve Jobs to tell them what to do. The watch is relatively 'meh', and the competition is fierce now since both Google and Microsoft actually figured out the spirit of what Steve was trying to accomplish (and succeeded).
We'll see.
Have you seen her paycheck? I wouldn't feel sorry for her. And being SVP for Apple Retail is a heck of a bump over being CEO of a niche fashion company. It's the difference of being head coach for a BIG 10 college team and getting recruited to be Offensive Line coach for the previous Super Bowl team. Yes, you lose the top title but you gain the additional power and prestige of being connected with one of the most dominant companies on the planet.
She did a great job at Burburry reviving a moribund brand but her work was done when she left. You can't say she is being handcuffed at Apple. Clearly her fingerprints are all over the place and is busy revamping stores. She's doing exactly what she was hired to do, like it or not. Cook wanted someone to Burberize Apple retail -- make it bigger than just a hip electronics brand, but also exclusive and elite, and fashion forward to the point the public would continue to accept higher retail prices in the face of decreasing innovation.
Do you think Apple should never have made the motorolla rokr? we probably wouldn't have had the iPhone had they not gotten involved in that learning exercise. I think sometimes Apple does things llike the roker and this TV show to gain knowledge and experience.
Others whom I know are convinced the Apple executives are surrounded only by 'yes' men.
wow - all these haters.
I was actually looking forward to this and planet of the apps.
you know because apps are so relevant today as they were years ago
I was actually looking forward to this and planet of the apps.
you know because apps are so relevant today as they were years ago