i'm not denying that he (forstall) was a jack zzz...but he did prove himself to be in a position that he was in... He had this attitude..sure...He knew how to work iOS....more effectively than ivy. Ivy is good...but in hardware-wise.. I don't mind changes in ios..actually i welcome it...but seriously ios 7 is not fluid like..the previous iOS versions. I can't speak on Federighi himself because i've have to see any improvement. Correct me if i'm wrong..wasn't he suppose to supervise Mountain lion? I agree that Cook needs to be demoted..but not fired...he's known for COO...he's a hustler..not a person with a vision.
I think Craig was supposed to do Mountain Lion and did that, unless that was Schiller? As for Cook, demotion is not a bad idea and a CEO, I think he a bit of a lack of restraint in order to show fortitude to keep everything in check.
Otherwise, I think Federighi is the next best person to take Cook's place as CEO. The guy, I think, can certainly talk and engage the audience. One thing that caught my eye was that he was wearing a very expensive shirt on the day of the presentation unveiling last week and that was a bit distracting. He needs to dress a bit darker to people focus more on what he's saying and what's on the presentation screen. Dress "less loudly" in darker tones so the presentation stands out.
Schiller was okay but at times, he can be a 'loud mouth' attacking back at competitors 'huffing and puffing' when he shouldn't be.
Since Federighi is in charge of software, he can use that experience to improve on that on the next iOS iteration and OS X. Personally, I think Mavericks is a stupid name.
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Are you under 10 years old? Let's see, a company is working on what it thinks is a killer product. What company would reveal its plans? Hello competitor, I'm working on this product.
That's not my point, you misunderstand. My point was that Steve LIED. He claimed in some interviews way before the first iPad came out, that Apple wasn't interested in the tablet market which was insulting to my intelligence because it was so damn obvious they were going to do it.
Of course, Apple was going to enter the tablet market. Why feign non-interest when you're really doing it? We're not at war with another country. I'm sorry but the manly thing to do is to say "Yeah, our company is very interested in that market" but not comment further on it.
Look at Cook. He was, at least, HONEST about the tv industry plans. He did'nt LIE. He knows that we KNOW that Apple is EYEING the television market. WHY insult consumers' intelligence when they're really going to do it? They have to stick to their guns and follow through it. Apple did say they were intensely interested in the tv market.
They didn't act coy like a girl and go "Oh, we're not into the tv market" and then do a 180. It's so obvious what's going on with the tv-set box market regarding the Roku and other products. Of course, Apple is going to jump in and try their hand on it.
Tim Cook didn't have to elaborate on actual details. All he had to do was say the company was interested in that market and not comment any further. That simple.
Steve, on the other hand, was acting like a GIRL, feining non-interest and then pulling a 180. What the hell kind of behavior is that? That's not counter-espionage tactics here. That's juvie behavior.