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New Report Outlines Potential Successors to Apple's CEO Tim Cook and Other Senior Executives
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Depends on what you value. If you're a share holder that's awesome!! If your just a tech enthusiast not so much.
Never? Jony Ive seemed like he had a pretty innovative mind and ya they weren't all winners but still was part of creating some great things. No one is going to be exactly like Steve obviously, and maybe not as good, but I do feel there are enough qualified people in the tech world that have that type of vision. Apple is very corporate now and the focus is very much profits not if innovation happens cool but Apple wants to drive profit and market place dominance.
Don't get me wrong that's a great measure of success, just don't expect Apple to be front runners on the innovation side. It's definitely a sound business strategy just not real exciting for tech enthusiast.
Great. Another bunch of uninspiring MBA clones whose idea of innovation is up the price and stick a pro moniker on it.
Apple has gone in a good direction from a tech perspective too. Let’s be serious. The silicon alone is incredible and exciting.
There is something to be said for catering to the masses. Not everybody will agree, however.
I mean I guess. But at this point it doesn't mean a lot to the casual apple customer, which are the majority of customers, until the benefits impact the rest of the hardware like thinner lighter devices and better battery life where it's significantly better than the competition. And iphones have already been using it for awhile so that will be incremental on their most profitable product category.
It's nice but my dad (fill in the blank casual user) isn't buying an apple device because apple is making their own silicon and it's super powerful. I'm sure it will make a difference in future products physical dimensions and ability to create new futures but that still seems a little ways off still. Don't get me wrong it's great but to me processor upgrades are just expected and incremental after a major change and are more beneficial to power users.
Notchless screens, foldable devices etc are more interesting innovations that all users can appreciate more IMO.
Which Tim are you talking about? The one that is CEO has about as much charm as a dead catfish infected with Coronavirus.
I think you underestimate the casual apple customer, who appreciates the user experience that Apple brings to the table.
I agree. I don't know how many know apple makes it own silicon, but users buy for the customer experience (imo) that Apple controlling the entire process can bring to the table.
I like the notch...it shows which way is up on the phone and gives the phone some character. I may be alone in that regards, but that's me.
I’ve never met the man, but every sense I’ve gotten from his stage presence, Craig seems like the closest Apple will find to another Steve Jobs in another generation. He’s passionate, extremely charismatic, and clearly knows his stuff inside and out.
Foldable devices aren’t interesting to actually own. They are gimmicks and solve no problems in their current forms.
Apple silicon is what makes iPhones great. People may not know why they like using an iPhone so much more, but it’s the silicon that makes it so good.
So funny that the people wanting Craig Federighi as CEO are basing that on his appearance.
And that none of the people whining about lack of innovation are able to even slightly articulate what that might be, or point to any other Apple competitor who is "innovating" in any substantive manner.
The real innovation is what's happening behind the scenes with Apple Silicon, which will mean Apple is no longer beholden to Intel's lackluster progress and lethargic roadmap.
And that none of the people whining about lack of innovation are able to even slightly articulate what that might be, or point to any other Apple competitor who is "innovating" in any substantive manner.
The real innovation is what's happening behind the scenes with Apple Silicon, which will mean Apple is no longer beholden to Intel's lackluster progress and lethargic roadmap.
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Seems kinda ignorant to comment on the number of purple that like the 4th post in a thread and not think that number will change. For your information the number is no longer "10 other people". Just because you don't have a use for a uni-task device does meant that it won't sell. The number of likes his post get in no way correlates to how well a device would sell.
Assuming that Apple, like many major companies, has a mandatory retirement age for senior management then Williams could be the heir apparent were Cook to leave before he’s 65. At 3 years younger Williams would be too old to be considered if Cook retires at 65. The board is going to want someone under 60 to take the reins.
As a shareholder I’ve been happy with what Cook has done. Bought into Apple when the stock dropped after Jobs died. Annual return is over 20%
As a shareholder I’ve been happy with what Cook has done. Bought into Apple when the stock dropped after Jobs died. Annual return is over 20%
Tim Cook is a proven leader and whose shoes will be hard to fill at least at first. Transitions are never easy and at first usually doesn't add value to a tech company. When Steve Jobs passed the rains to Tim Cook it took a couple years to jell.
Tim did a great job in the past years. I do hope that he can lead Apple for another 3-4 years, at least
