Calling Sam Altman snake-oil salesman while Open AI will most likely be the market leader in the AI market. The term snake-oil salesman fits Tim Cook more. Look at Apple Intelligence or Vision Pro.
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Gurman: Major Apple Leadership Shakeup Impending With John Ternus as Next CEO
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neat, but there's no such thing. people will and always have made bad decisions, this is how they can improve - this is how people are, at least the good ones. we cannot predict the future, but we can always look back and see how our decisions helped to shape the way that got us there.
Is there any AI tech that iPhone users don’t have access to?
Look who is profitable vs. who doesn't have any path, whatsoever, to profitability.
Altman is good at getting money from investors. He's not good at returning it.
I'd very much like to see what John Ternus could do as CEO. The hardware has improved a lot under his direction, it is the software that has lagged behind in some ways. Hopefully he'd be less greedy and more customer positive.
Apple could put out the perfect machines if they stabilize software and reduce RAM upgrade prices.
They’ve got by far the best hardware now, but unfortunately software took a nosedive at the same time. So close!!!
Apple has been in business for almost 50 years and almost went bankrupt in the 1990s. Steve saved the company and built a strong brand with a cult like following, while Tim optimized existing products to increase profitability. Optimizing the profits of existing products only makes a company successful in the short term. The iPhone and its accessories are the reason Apple is so big today. For long term success, they must adapt sooner or later, or they will end up like their competitors in the 2000s. Open AI is a relatively young company and a new brand. Of course, they're not at Apple's level, but Chat GPT is already synonymous with AI. Meta is a head in the VR/AR space.
I don't know what Musk, Tesla, and Reddit have to do with any of this or Tim's failed product launches.
Because OpenAI is snake oil, all it leads is a massive bubble
Exactly why I'm happy to see someone from the hardware side getting the nod (allegedly).
Their computer hardware would be even better if they switch away from soldering everything down.
At least move the SSD into a standard M.2 socket. There's no advantage of the current soldered storage (evidenced by the benchmarks) besides upgrade margins for Apple
Even if not a mainstream socket, just stop the soldering in at least and make it socketed in some way.
That's the only reason I have an M4 Mac Mini at all -- the ability to purchase 3rd party socketed storage and avoid the Tim Tax.
It really isn't. At least not for the big players. All the small and scam companies will disappear, like with the dotcom bubble. But the big players like Open AI will get bigger. Like back when old people said the internet or online shopping wouldn't take off. Maybe old people can’t adapt and its fine, but young people are already adapting to the new technology and using ChatGPT like Google. GPT and Tiktok already replaced Goolge for them. We don’t see the effects yet because the users are young and not a majority. But this will change and companies have to adapt. AI can be used as a tool in many areas, and Open AI is at the forefront. They just need a way to monetize AI, like Google did with search.
This really is old news. Sep 2024: https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-john-ternus-exec-tipped-replace-tim-cook-ceo-2024-9
my comment was about Altman, not Cook.
let me approach the issue in more human readable terms:
substitute Sam Altman with Elon Musk and Open AI with Tesla in your sentence.
"Calling Sam Altman snake-oil salesman while Open AI will most likely be the market leader in the AI."
becomes
"Calling Elon Musk snake-oil salesman while Tesla will most likely be the market leader (in the EV industry.)"
I don’t know why Craig is still there, since he took over on software (Lion), quality of software as clearly degraded, specially on Mac.
Ternus is not exactly the kind of leader you want at Apple.. I'm honestly without words about what Apple's future going to be. My loyalty is spreading thin.. :/ What would Steve do...
Apple is entering its most significant leadership transition in more than a decade as multiple senior executives prepare to depart and CEO Tim Cook begins to shape the company's next generation of leaders, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
In the latest edition of his "Power On" newsletter, Gurman explained that Jeff Williams, who was viewed as Cook's potential successor for several years, has already handed off his operations responsibilities and will leave the company later this year. His exit marks the first major change in Apple's senior leadership since 2019, when both Chief Design Officer Jony Ive and retail chief Angela Ahrendts departed. Gurman reports that this change is the beginning of a broader reshuffling among Apple's top executives, many of whom have been in their roles for more than a decade.
Former Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller continues to oversee the App Store and product launch events after stepping down from day-to-day operations in 2020. Former Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri, who resigned last year, still retains oversight of Apple's real estate and information systems. However, Gurman writes that the company's era of stability "cannot last forever," noting that several executives are now weighing retirement or changes to their roles.
One of the most closely watched figures is John Giannandrea, Apple's senior vice president of machine learning and AI strategy. Recruited from Google in 2018, Giannandrea has led Apple's efforts in artificial intelligence, including the rollout of Apple Intelligence. Gurman states that his position "has been uncertain for years" following setbacks with Siri's redevelopment and internal struggles over Apple's AI direction. Some of Giannandrea's responsibilities have been reassigned to Mike Rockwell, who previously led the Vision Pro and is now tasked with improving Siri.
Gurman also reports that Apple is considering external candidates to strengthen its AI leadership. Among them is a senior AI executive from Meta Platforms, where recent structural changes have included the hiring of Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang and the creation of a new Superintelligence Labs division.
The company's hardware division may also see turnover. Johny Srouji, Apple's senior vice president of hardware technologies and the executive behind its custom A-series and M-series chips, is said to be "evaluating his future." Under Srouji's leadership, Apple has completed major milestones such as the transition from Intel processors to Apple silicon and the development of its first in-house cellular modem. Potential internal successors include Zongjian Chen, who leads the modem and wireless teams, and Sri Santhanam, who oversees processor design.
Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president for environment, policy, and social initiatives, is another executive reportedly considering retirement. A former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama, Jackson joined Apple in 2013 and has since expanded her responsibilities to include government affairs and accessibility. Gurman writes that her deputies now handle most of Apple's interactions with the federal government, noting that she "has kept a lower profile" in recent years.
Tim Cook turns 65 next month and remains at the center of Apple's leadership discussions. With Williams's departure, the company no longer has a clear second-in-command. Gurman notes that "Cook may eventually move into a chairman role," similar to the transitions made by Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Larry Ellison at their respective companies.
The leading internal candidate to succeed Cook is John Ternus, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering. Gurman identifies Ternus as "the most likely heir apparent," citing his growing visibility within the company and his increasing role in shaping product strategy. Ternus, who joined Apple in 2001 and became senior vice president in 2021, has overseen the design and engineering of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac in recent years.
Gurman says that Apple's public relations teams have already begun "putting the spotlight on Ternus," a signal that the company may be preparing for a gradual transition of power. He was the public face of the iPhone Air launch last month and has recently been featured prominently in Apple's marketing efforts and interviews.
Gurman writes that Ternus, now 50, "fits the mold of a long-term successor," being the same age as Cook when he became CEO in 2011. Apple's board is apparently likely to favor a technologist over an operations or sales executive for its next leader, as the company seeks to reinvigorate innovation in categories such as artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and home automation. "Those close to the company see little doubt that Ternus will eventually be CEO," Gurman added.
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Frankly, Johnny Srouji has accomplished a small miracle with the Silicon processors. It’s underestimated how massive of an advantage the Mx processors are bringing to Apple. I hope he stays a bit longer at Apple, even as some sort of advisor.
I would disagree. AI companies do not tend to make their own hardware. And usually have to rely on companies like Apple for their products to run. Apple can indeed focus on hardware whilst sorting their own AI strategy out. Many poke fun at Apple
Being being in Ai. But once they get fully up and running. I do not think they will be laughing.