Apple Ranked World's Fourth Most Innovative Company Thanks to Expanded Chip Focus

[Kabeyun]

You say Apple can't innovate? Let me see you send an apple watch emoji with fireworks backgrounds on your low tech android phone. That's what I thought...

And with that, hopefully we've wrung the last out of the always-fun emoji jokes.

 

[Kaibelf]

But, what about iFixit's opinion?! 😱

But seriously, most of the stuff Apple is working on (just like MS and Google and such), is behind the scenes and isn't ever held in a person's hand, like services, infrastructure, AI, and chip design concepts.

 

[SoulCloud]

So, basically they're like one of those universities where they give honorary degrees to celebrities, rappers and Tim Cook. Xiaomi? Facebook? And many more? Don't forget Donald Trump on next year's list, guys!

 

[jimbobb24]

Most innovative list contains no biotech?

When I stop laughing I can comment on the rest of the list.....

Ok. This is a lazy list of Silicon Valley companies that ignores whole industries that continue to demonstrate crazy innovation. Fracking innovations? Solar innovations? Robotics? Amazon is innovative but their innovations are fairly one dimensional. Google has some interesting stuff going.

 

[69Mustang]

Most innovative list contains no biotech?

When I stop laughing I can comment on the rest of the list.....

Ok. This is a lazy list of Silicon Valley companies that ignores whole industries that continue to demonstrate crazy innovation. Fracking innovations? Solar innovations? Robotics? Amazon is innovative but their innovations are fairly one dimensional. Google has some interesting stuff going.

Maybe try reading the source material. View winners by sector.

 

[Juicy Box]

Maybe they're waiting for Tesla to make a profit first.

What does that have to do with innovation?

Bladerunner is exactly right, being profitable has little to do with being innovative. As we have seen with Apple and other companies, the more profitable they become, the less and less they feel the need to innovate.

Kind of like Kodak refusing to release their digital camera because they thought it would cannibalize their film sales, and we all know how that ended for them.

 

[Mac-lover3]

What does that have to do with innovation?



The list is called "World's Most Innovative Companies". My point still stands.

It doesn't at all. You cannot classify a total different company under the same terms that would be very strange to do. Like comparing some new agricultural advancement with Tesla or Apple that just doesn't work..

 

[apolloa]

Well, looking at the pretentious BS, I believe the first word 'The' has been mistyped as it should be spelling 'Americas' then it makes sense.
Do people have nothing better to do?

EDIT: I should also add MacRumors has totally mis-quoted and mis-represented the article, for the headline 'Apple ranked WORLD'S 4th most innovative company' is wrong, the article does not imply it's lost is the 'worlds' ,out innovative at all, that is something made up by this website!

 

[skinned66]

The A series SoCs are something Apple has and still does well IMO. Hard to argue as they are to beat.

 

[Appleaker]

I absolutely agree. Their chips in particular are unique and they really push boundaries. I'm hopeful that they're wireless chips, along with Bluetooth 5, lead to much better battery life and reliability in future Bluetooth devices.

 

[Denmac1]

Well, so much for a Mac Mini Pro.....

 

[linuxcooldude]

Bladerunner is exactly right, being profitable has little to do with being innovative. As we have seen with Apple and other companies, the more profitable they become, the less and less they feel the need to innovate.

Kind of like Kodak refusing to release their digital camera because they thought it would cannibalize their film sales, and we all know how that ended for them.

Innovation is only part of the equation. It also needs as a minimum a tangible consumer product/service. Apple was profitable because their products were innovative, but also made an impact on how people live their lives.

 

[Juicy Box]

Innovation is only part of the equation. It also needs as a minimum a tangible consumer product/service. Apple was profitable because their products were innovative, but also made an impact on how people live their lives.

I am not sure if you are talking about Fast Company's innovation list or innovation in general. If you mean Fast Company's list, then this is true when talking about Apple's past success.

But, this is describing two different things, innovation and success/profitability.

You can have one without the other, hence the original quoted posters' comments about Tesla.

 

[Shirasaki]

I absolutely agree. Their chips in particular are unique and they really push boundaries. I'm hopeful that they're wireless chips, along with Bluetooth 5, lead to much better battery life and reliability in future Bluetooth devices.

Yeah. When I run Geekbench 4 on both Android and iOS, I see A9 is on par with some most powerful android devices such as Samsung S7.
A10 would be more powerful.

 

[44267547]

Yeah. When I run Geekbench 4 on both Android and iOS, I see A9 is on par with some most powerful android devices such as Samsung S7.
A10 would be more powerful.

I'm excited to see what the A11 has to bring. That's been talked of to be a decent leap over the A10 Fusion.

 

[joy.757]

Uber was third? Well, tbh, I don't really know what kind of work goes on there.

Edit: I now remember reading about self driving cars and such. So yeah, must be that.

 

[C DM]

Uber was third? Well, tbh, I don't really know what kind of work goes on there.

Edit: I now remember reading about self driving cars and such. So yeah, must be that.

Contributing to the "disruption" of the mostly entrenched and largely unchallenged and unchanged taxi and related industries by making all kinds of rides that much more accessible and simpler for that many more people probably has something to do with it all as well.

 

[I7guy]

It doesn't at all. You cannot classify a total different company under the same terms that would be very strange to do. Like comparing some new agricultural advancement with Tesla or Apple that just doesn't work..

Person 1: "Apple had record profits last quarter"
Person 2: "So did Samsung"
Person 1: "Umm they have two different businesses"
Person 2: "That's irrelevant"
Person 1: "Try comparing iphone profits with Samsung negative mobile division profits"
Person 2: "Samsung had a banner year".....
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Contributing to the "disruption" the mostly entrenched and largely unchallenged and unchanged taxi and related industries by making all kinds of rides that much more accessible and simpler for that many more people probably has something to do with it all as well.

As well as different regulations. I wonder how Uber would thrive in NYC for example if they were hampered by the same regulations as limo and taxi drivers. /ot