Whoa.
Can you substantiate a single thing you said? Because that just looks like slander to me.
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Whoa.
Can you substantiate a single thing you said? Because that just looks like slander to me.
Lots of people seem to be hating on this.
Don't forget, Tim Cook said he understands Apple culture and will not permit it to change. If this helps them develop new products or services then that's great.
Don't forget, Tim Cook said he understands Apple culture and will not permit it to change. If this helps them develop new products or services then that's great.
Yes, and I understand astrophysics (but only when I pretend I'm an astronaut). If Cook is pushing Beats b/c he believes it's better connected to pop culture than Apple then that ACTION defies any confidence Cook has in himself or other Apple executives to push out "water cooler" products. I hope Tech Crunch has it wrong but if so Apple's era as culturally transformative company are truly over.
One thing apple is not short of, is Public Awareness.
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Well said. While Cook comes across as a nice guy, I am not sure he actually has roadmap for Apple.
I have a feeling it's the Beats side doing all the leaking. That alone should be enough for Cook to say No.
He might not believe they're better connected to pop culture, just they have valuable assets he thinks would benefit Apple.
Jordan, I don't think you're qualified enough to call him simply "Dre" unless, of course, he refers to you as "Dog." He's a Doctor, you know. City of Compton.
plot twist: "He [Iovine] is best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records and chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M. Iovine is currently developing a digital music subscription service, Beats Music, in conjunction with Beats By Dr. Dre, the company he founded with Dr. Dre in 2006"
if you had two businesses to run, would you do it the same way?
So, this guy was COO of Apple, referred to as a 'genius of the supply chain' by many, was acting CEO several times (and rewarded financially for it) and was personally chosen by Steve Jobs to take over.
Yet you think he's too inept a CEO to even come up with a roadmap for the company?
Running smooth and efficient operations is entirely different from giving and executing a vision/roadmap for a company - he can run Apple, but can he make it grow and shine?
Jobs was a piss-poor manager, he hired people to make up for that (and he got the best, too), his focus was on coming up with innovative products. We haven't seen Cook do much of that, if he's at all capable of it.
I have to disagree with you completely regarding Bose. Yes, there would still be a conversation about the quality of the product. But nowhere in that conversation would racial overtones play a part in the story.
Bolded from your quote: Not liking Beats has nothing to do with racism. Nothing in your entire criticism of Beats had a racial component. You'd be labeled a racist if you made racist statements. Not sure how you make the leap from not liking Beats to possibly being labeled a racist. Statements like this: " I'm sure I'll be labeled as a racist now since I don't like them. are only fuel for the dumpster fire that's been burning in the Beats threads. Inevitably, some dumb ass is going to reply with "Yeah you're right. They are going to call you racist." Then they will proceed with some idiotic screed peppered with some stupid urban/Hip-Hop/Rap veiled references to bolster their argument.
You didn't like the video. Valid point. You don't like Beats. Another valid point. Don't sully your opinion with that garbage about someone will now call you racist in a situation where you didn't mention race. It devalues the rest of your statement unfairly.
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My reliable source said that as soon the Beats is been acquired by Apple, Lovine will be moved to Mac division. The project will be called MacLovine and Dr. Dre will remain doctor and will be working with the health division of iOS.
My reliable source said that as soon the Beats is been acquired by Apple, Lovine will be moved to Mac division. The project will be called MacLovine and Dr. Dre will remain doctor and will be working with the health division of iOS.
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As soon as I saw that cringe worthy video of Dr Dre saying "The game is changing, the game is changing. For real. Billion dollar baby" Even the fact that that video was evenly remotely associated with Apple was horrible, really horrible.
As soon as I saw that cringe worthy video of Dr Dre saying "The game is changing, the game is changing. For real. Billion dollar baby" Even the fact that that video was evenly remotely associated with Apple was horrible, really horrible.
Winds of change...
I think it's clear that Tim Cook is releasing some of the responsibilities of managing Apple on a group of more "capable" people than he is in certain critical areas.
We may not agree Beats style/urban culture is something that easily merges with the Apple style. So while Angela Ahrendts is, apparently, a perfect suit for retail management (fashion, high end brand experience), Dr. Dre and Iovine's style is rather odd to most of us 30-40-50's something Apple buyers. That's why we're still scratching our heads on this adquisition.
What I see is that Mr. Cook is trying to rejuvenate Apple brand and broaden the profile of Apple buyers to a younger and culturally different target than it has today. He's not guilty to have no idea of what a 15-18 kid want (I'm 42 and I have no clue), so it makes perfect sense to me that he tries to bring people who knows better about trends, music, entertainment (and most of all: people who have the connections to that industry).
All of this could pave the way for a wearables and entertainment services era (if that's indeed the goal) or at least give Apple a twist to make it more appealing to younger/culturally diverse audiences, with different and specific tastes (most of whom doesn't come to Apple discussion forums, BTW).
I think it's clear that Tim Cook is releasing some of the responsibilities of managing Apple on a group of more "capable" people than he is in certain critical areas.
We may not agree Beats style/urban culture is something that easily merges with the Apple style. So while Angela Ahrendts is, apparently, a perfect suit for retail management (fashion, high end brand experience), Dr. Dre and Iovine's style is rather odd to most of us 30-40-50's something Apple buyers. That's why we're still scratching our heads on this adquisition.
What I see is that Mr. Cook is trying to rejuvenate Apple brand and broaden the profile of Apple buyers to a younger and culturally different target than it has today. He's not guilty to have no idea of what a 15-18 kid want (I'm 42 and I have no clue), so it makes perfect sense to me that he tries to bring people who knows better about trends, music, entertainment (and most of all: people who have the connections to that industry).
All of this could pave the way for a wearables and entertainment services era (if that's indeed the goal) or at least give Apple a twist to make it more appealing to younger/culturally diverse audiences, with different and specific tastes (most of whom doesn't come to Apple discussion forums, BTW).
To be honest I tired of this rumor. First it was suppose to be announced two weeks, and then again this week with nothing. I'm starting to wonder if there was ever a deal or if the deal just fell apart.
I wish there were rumors about things we care about such as OS X 10.10 or iOS 8. Heck I'd even love some details on some new Mac products. Mac Mini I'm looking at you
I wish there were rumors about things we care about such as OS X 10.10 or iOS 8. Heck I'd even love some details on some new Mac products. Mac Mini I'm looking at you
How's that innovative product roadmap working for you??? We are approaching the mid mark of 2014, and we have only seen the Airs get a spec bump....via intel. Yeah I have a few concerns about his roadmap
Running a supply chain, and being chosen by Jobs does not make him a Genius CEO. What exactly has he done to improve Apple post Jobs, something he can be credited for? For me he is replying on the products Jobs was responsible for, and spec bumps and minor design changes to those products are not game changes.
And yes I have doubts about his long term vision for Apple if he is looking to acquire Beats.
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Agree with this. There is no link between Beats and the people who wear them. I just think they are a crap product, though I have seen every single ethnicity enjoy using them. It actually boils down to the users choice in music, I am yet to see someone use them for Classic music
I can't believe most of the things you all are saying.. I used to love this site and talking to u all, reading the comments but now.i feel that majority of you all are racist.. I'm an African American and just can feel the hatred coming thru your keyboards simply because an African American may be a senior executive at Apple. This is a great move. Apple has the white communities, asian communities, and just about every other community except the African American community. They don't connect with them so why not bring in people that will help you connect with them as well as help you with your music endeavors.. Think about it, you go to the airport or work and all you see is iPhones.. But Samsung is #2 in sales? How so?? Because they have the people you don't pay attention too. They have the black community which buy phones more often than most people and this is where Apple is losing.. I was in the barborshop with 20 other people and I was the only one with an iphone..
And to everybody thinking that one person not named Ive is going to start designing apple products and keyboards and colors and "making it ghetto". You are the dumbest people on the boards. 1 person is not going to contaminate Apple or change their culture because that's not who they are. Just grow tf up
And to everybody thinking that one person not named Ive is going to start designing apple products and keyboards and colors and "making it ghetto". You are the dumbest people on the boards. 1 person is not going to contaminate Apple or change their culture because that's not who they are. Just grow tf up
This is a strange and high profile acquisition if true. Normally they just hire managers or buy companies in quiet.
So Apple doesn't pander to AA? Nobody African American buys Apple products and will only do so if it favors the hip hop culture that more whigger white people adopt than AA?
Or should Apple just keep pandering to overtly rich white trash ?
Or please go deeper into your culturally ignorant post that may actually show that some Apple fans need to step outside more often.
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You did first but then again I guess that's okay for you but not other people?
Let's not bring up the allusions to race that others have made throughout this thread.