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iPhone Hardware Engineering Chief Mark Papermaster Leaves Apple
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And yet professionals still buy lots of these Mac Pros, before and after the update, regardless of the delay between product refreshes. Doesn't seem like a problem to me.
Admittedly, I'm a consumer and an AAPL shareholder. I just look at the SEC filings. They look okay to me.
A lot of people in the industry don't get it.
Proof? A lot of companies aren't as profitable as Apple.
If you want to bitch about how a company is being run, why are you picking on Apple? You should go to every other Fortune 500 company and ask them, "Why don't you guys perform like Apple?" Then go the that company's CEO and ask, "Why are you getting paid so much? Steve Jobs makes one dollar a year."
Hell, why don't you start with your own employer? How much does your CEO make per year? What is your company's profitability compare to Apple Inc.?
Note, if you ask me, I will say that not everything in the world revolves around money.
Apple has to move the industry forward. Any company wanting the "desktop computer" paradigm or the classic "laptop" paradigm to be their main business will FAIL.
This isn't 10 years ago. Times are changing. If you're not focused on mobile tech, you're doing it wrong.
For the techie types and so-called "Pros" on here that want the fastest box-of-wires on the block:
http://www.dell.com/
I'm sure Michael will be more than happy to oblige. He needs all the sales he can get, after all.
Sigh.
They're not the fastest box of wires on the planet.
The Dell servers we rolled out to 22 offices in my company (Dell Poweredge 300s and 310s) benched half of what an off-the-shelf Corei7 iMac would.
Seriously.
They were bought because they were cheaper than other solutions not because they were amazingly fast or amazingly capable. They're okay.
But you'd have to sink MONEY into a "fast, capable, top flight solution" and companies are saving money these days.
As far as Papermaster, I also suspect the antenna was designed and frozen in place long before he arrived.
I believe his ouster or departure - whatever you want to call it - has more to do with him being a poor fit for the environment as was indicated in his first interview with the company.
Doesn't mean he's not a smart egg. He'll land on his feet whatever the case.
And the guy thinking the android will take over similar to PC/Windows because they're "good enough" - just wait until people start getting malware on their phones. That might change things.
They're not the fastest box of wires on the planet.
The Dell servers we rolled out to 22 offices in my company (Dell Poweredge 300s and 310s) benched half of what an off-the-shelf Corei7 iMac would.
Seriously.
They were bought because they were cheaper than other solutions not because they were amazingly fast or amazingly capable. They're okay.
But you'd have to sink MONEY into a "fast, capable, top flight solution" and companies are saving money these days.
As far as Papermaster, I also suspect the antenna was designed and frozen in place long before he arrived.
I believe his ouster or departure - whatever you want to call it - has more to do with him being a poor fit for the environment as was indicated in his first interview with the company.
Doesn't mean he's not a smart egg. He'll land on his feet whatever the case.
And the guy thinking the android will take over similar to PC/Windows because they're "good enough" - just wait until people start getting malware on their phones. That might change things.
And for the portable gamers that keep on whining.
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81
STRIKE #1
Low level employee looses/Stolen iPhone 4 Leak
STRIKE #2
ANTENNA ISSUES
STRIKE #3
White iPhone 4
Low level employee looses/Stolen iPhone 4 Leak
STRIKE #2
ANTENNA ISSUES
STRIKE #3
White iPhone 4
I emailed Jobs about this
he wrote back
"Non issue. He was working differently"
In all seriousness - Apple is mired in string of bad press lately. Say what you want about the validity of claims or not. That's pretty much irrelevant. The fact is - they've had the worst press in the last 2 months than they've had in years - and perhaps in the complete history of the company.
he wrote back
"Non issue. He was working differently"
In all seriousness - Apple is mired in string of bad press lately. Say what you want about the validity of claims or not. That's pretty much irrelevant. The fact is - they've had the worst press in the last 2 months than they've had in years - and perhaps in the complete history of the company.
But, but there is nothing wrong with the antenna ....it's all been blown out of proportion by trolls, the media etc. etc. LOL
Is Apple now blowing this out of proportion? Will be interesting to see the Apple loyalist explain this away.
Uhhh AntennaGate .... confirmed by steve Jobs ..... ur dur ....
People had issues with it .... signal strength issues as well with AT&T. I did happen.... so did Woodstock and Christmas last year.
And yet professionals still buy lots of these Mac Pros, before and after the update, regardless of the delay between product refreshes. Doesn't seem like a problem to me.
Admittedly, I'm a consumer and an AAPL shareholder. I just look at the SEC filings. They look okay to me.
As a consumer, you have no idea what you are talking about. Professionals are NOT buying lots of these Mac Pros. They are seriously concerned about ROI on their computer investment. Sure, Apple is doing well financially, but the sector of their professional line is clearly lacking and it's eventually going to catch up with them if they don't invest in that area. But I get that you don't care as long as you have your gadgets and your stock keeps climbing. I actually hope you wind up getting bit on the behind when designers and videographers, and other content creators start buying cheaper (and more current) equipment from other manufacturers.
Right, because the best solution to a questionable new product design is to rush out another new design.
Which means nothing, because Apple has sidestepped all of it.
This whole Papermaster issue means NOTHING to consumers. It's Apple gear that matters. No one cares about Apple's internal decisions as long as they are legal. Most of Apple's customer base will never even hear of this news, much less care. So what. I guess he had to go for whatever reason. BYE. Like why should I give a damn?? LOL
The antenna issue got a fair amount of press and look at what's happening: Unabated demand for the iPhone 4 and Apple gear in general. With reports rolling in that the antenna issue is . . . not much of an issue. And to boot, Apple actually exposed this same phenomenon with the competition's hardware! So even for argument's sake, would you rather have some ****** Samsung or Nokia with a possibly imperfect antenna, or would you rather have a créme-de-la-créme iPhone 4, with a possibly imperfect antenna? Apple's whole handling of this issue was nothing short of genius.
Bad press means squat if it has little to no effect on your sales. It shows just how strong Apple products are.
Apple has a patent on PR too, folks.
Expect Apple's next quarter to be a blowout as well.
iPod news is just around the corner. That should complete the total drown-out of any alleged current "bad press."
Competition is good.
If Apple chooses to bow out of the professional media creation market, that will be a milestone in their history. But then again, IBM bowed out of the personal computer market. Nintendo did not stick with just making playing cards. Companies can evolve and move away from historic core competencies and still thrive.
And I am perfectly aware that professionally media folks aren't buying lots of Macs. They're buying PCs. Silicon Graphics didn't notice it and they filed bankruptcy twice.
You will need to come up with some stronger arguments and points if you are to make a statement.
At least one person understands.
The editors of the Harvard Lampoon put it a different way: "The only bad publicity is your obituary."
Apple is far from dead, not even remotely dying whether it be store shelves or in the stock market. Apple is swimming in money and more sack of cash roll in every day. Their biggest hindrance is supply chain constraints; their manufacturing partners can't ship iPhones and iPads fast enough to meet demand.
We've heard it all before.
Apple sells on margin, not volume, when it comes to computers. They don't need to sell a lot of Mac Pros (or Macs in general) to realize a profit. Apple actually sold *more* of their so-called "overpriced" and "underpowered" Macs in a recession than ever before, despite the overwhelming presence of lower-cost, often more powerful (raw spec-wise) alternatives.
Try again.
So because you don't have the problem it must mean everyone else is lying.
OMG are we on this again?
Please dont, not this again!!!
We all know he is fired. We all know Apple's reputation is damaged. We all know Apple will come out with an iPhone 5 as soon as possible to leave this antenna issue behind.
No matter what they do:
iPhone 4 = antenna issue
iPhone 5 = newly redesign antenna with no loss of bar no matter how you hold the phone (I am sure Apple will throw some great words there)
No matter what they do:
iPhone 4 = antenna issue
iPhone 5 = newly redesign antenna with no loss of bar no matter how you hold the phone (I am sure Apple will throw some great words there)