Then challenge it with rationality, not with some sarcasm. I shared my viewpoint which is “ Apple is falling down from its peak“.
I think the more accurate observation is that Apple is slowly transitioning into a more traditional company, and its behaviour will start to match those of a traditional company.
I wouldn’t say that Apple is falling down from its peak though. Circumstances changed, the company changed, and that’s just the way she goes.
Apple will continue to grow and prosper for a good long time to come, not despite all the things that people are criticising them for, but because of it, as this is all evidence of their design-led product culture that no other company can emulate.
Sooner they produce or acquire great talents akin to those who were there in Apple during the first decade of 21st century when Apple had launched ipod, iphone, ipad, macbook air and other plethoras of industry changing products and services; better it will be for Apple.
I have thought about this long and hard myself, and decided that it would ultimately not be in Apple’s best interest to do so.
Apple doesn’t need another Steve Jobs or Scott Forstall, because they introduce way too much friction into the mix, and only a founder has the cultural capital to make everyone willing to set everything aside and work towards a common goal.
I have no doubt Tim Cook is absolutely the right person to lead Apple right now. Him firing Scott Forstall was evidence of that.
During the second decade, what new things have we seen from Apple. Apple watch was not revolutionary at all. We had seen this band type fitness trackers before Apple pulled it off. Apple watch is selling mainly because it looks good and not because it serves a huge purpose. Iphones are okay and they are still good.
Wearables are shaping up to be the next big thing for Apple, and it’s clear that no one else in the tech industry is capable of catching up.
But the way company is trying to project itself to the people in terms of its image is something which the instagrammers would do. Apple never had to do many promotional things or to concede to environmentalism crap to sell their products. People used to buy their products because they are made beautifully with added reliability. They should focus on their techs and innovations rather than spending too much time on promotion and image building.
The usual Apple users who use their products for its reliability have been doing great for the environment by upgrading their iphone or ipads once in 4 or 5 years. Apple do not have to remove the charging brick for the sake of environment. It does not make any sense. To put this into perspective, many regular low end or mid tier android phones users replace their phone every 1 or 2 years because they are unreliable. So, the rationale for environmentalism is to make products which last long and not adding some products like magsafe which does not solve any problem but will certainly increase the carbon footprint because magsafe is much bigger than lightening and magsafe also needs a charging brick.
I think on some level, many people here recognise the merits of what Apple is trying to do here, but they also see the costs involved in switching (namely having to buy a new charging brick) and are using it to anchor criticism and resist change.
It’s like the removal of the headphone jack. Give it a year or two and we will look back and be amazed we even had this discussion in the first place.