Considering they haven’t laid anybody off yet I doubt they’ll start nowSo how many people are they going to layoff with these news?
Considering they haven’t laid anybody off yet I doubt they’ll start nowSo how many people are they going to layoff with these news?
Why is that? Are you suggesting Tim Cook isn't smart, or something?
Why is that? Are you suggesting Tim Cook isn't smart, or something?
You may not know that Cook, with a BS degree in engineering from Auburn University, and an MBA from Duke University, was hand picked by Steve Jobs to be CEO of Apple (before that he was Apple'a COO since 1998).
Over the last 13 years as CEO he's lead Apple to becoming one of the most successful tech companies in the world.
I am not suggesting at all that he is not smart. I am well aware he was personally chosen by Jobs.
I was mostly joking and making a reference to Ballmer’s infamous “developers” chant. That is what I can’t imagine him doing.
Can you link me to a technical talk and / or highly enthusiastic public speech he has given?
Every word I’ve ever heard him spoken has clearly been pre-written and very carefully chosen. About as off the cuff and animated as he ever gets is earnings calls.
It’s not his intelligence, but his personality I’m talking about.
I'll go with how he currently engages with the public.
Can you be more specific about what you mean by “technical talk?” Are you expecting him to talk about Apple Development Frameworks, hardware or software technology, AI systems design, material sciences, operations technology, or something else?I am not suggesting at all that he is not smart. I am well aware he was personally chosen by Jobs.
I was mostly joking and making a reference to Ballmer’s infamous “developers” chant. That is what I can’t imagine him doing.
Can you link me to a technical talk and / or highly enthusiastic public speech he has given?
Every word I’ve ever heard him spoken has clearly been pre-written and very carefully chosen. About as off the cuff and animated as he ever gets is earnings calls.
It’s not his intelligence, but his personality I’m talking about.
C'mon City ... give a little bit of ground where it's obvious, no?
Tim is far from charismatic or engaging and is a bit flat ... a bit boring if being honest
Public speaking is quite a talent and some are simply more natural at it, and Tim just isn't.
He prepares well, is informed and capable -- he just doesn't have "it" when engaging, especially off the cuff.
People have strengths and weaknesses -- it's totally ok
It doesn't mean he's bad at his job - not at all!
And what’s wrong with his personality — the guy is a decent, humble, thoughtful, demanding but respectful person who speaks mindfully — what’s wrong with that?
That’s not good at all. It just goes to show that we’re in a second gilded age worse than the first one
When are we going to say enough is enough? No company or person should have as much power as Apple does
You want charisma.C'mon City ... give a little bit of ground where it's obvious, no?
Tim is far from charismatic or engaging and is a bit flat ... a bit boring if being honest
Public speaking is quite a talent and some are simply more natural at it, and Tim just isn't.
He prepares well, is informed and capable -- he just doesn't have "it" when engaging, especially off the cuff.
People have strengths and weaknesses -- it's totally ok
It doesn't mean he's bad at his job - not at all!
That’s not good at all. It just goes to show that we’re in a second gilded age worse than the first one
When are we going to say enough is enough? No company or person should have as much power as Apple does
I remember in the 90's that the media couldn't write an article about Apple without the words "beleaguered" in it. How things change eh?
is it that you don't want Apple to be the first or you don't wan't any company to be the first?That’s not good at all. It just goes to show that we’re in a second gilded age worse than the first one
When are we going to say enough is enough? No company or person should have as much power as Apple does
I’ve often wondered that myself. He gets way more vitriol than would be expected for someone who is, from all I’ve ever read, an incredibly decent human being who clearly loves Apple, and one of the greatest CEOs in history of all corporations to boot. I ultimately think it’s because Steve was a product guy and Cook isn’t.I would like to know why Cook being CEO of Apple affects so many people here so personally.
Anybody care to weigh in on that?
it's the "in" thing to say and gets you lots of "likes"I would like to know why Cook being CEO of Apple affects so many people here so personally.
Anybody care to weigh in on that?
it's the "in" thing to say and gets you lots of "likes"
[sarcasm]Apple is on the brink of becoming the first company in history to surpass a $4 trillion market valuation, Fortune reports.
Quite the contrary. They do, in fact return the favor in the form of products I like to buy and use and I return that favor by purchasing them.I have no idea why anyone would stan for a 4 TRILLION dollar company
They won't return the favor my friends
Considering they haven’t laid anybody off yet I doubt they’ll start now
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That is such wonderful news! I really hope Apple and it's excellent CEO Tim Cook continue to work to fulfill the interests of shareholders instead of customers like me. Cook is the best CEO Apple ever had because he gives customers like me less for our money than previous Apple CEOs. I love how all of the current Macs don't have user-upgradable memory and user-upgradable storage because that way, when I need more memory or more storage, instead of buying cheap third-party RAM or a cheap third-party SSD, I'll have to buy a new Mac. That will hurt me financially, but it will help shareholders, and that's the most important thing because I'm less human than shareholders. Cook, shareholders, and other wealthy people are more human than non-wealthy people like me.
Steve Jobs was a horrible CEO because he cared more about customers than shareholders. However, Jobs did do one thing right: He chose Cook as his successor. And Cook is the greatest thing that ever happened to Apple. I'm so glad that idealistic good-for-nothing hippie Jobs did not choose Scott Forstall to be CEO. Forstall was a visionary like Jobs who cared most about making the most user-friendly products for customers. What a loser! If Forstall was CEO, Apple would have made the highest quality, most reliable, and most user-friendly products, but shareholders would not have made as much money. We can't have that! Shareholders must be the top priority, and Apple should continue giving customers like me less for our money in order to maximize profits for shareholders.
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