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Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO
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I agree. The dynamics now are completely different to when Steve left Apple the first time. Back then, Apple leadership thought Jobs had failed, and they tried to take the company in a different direction. It might have worked at any other computer company, but it just wasn't Apple, and Apple lost its unique sense of identity. Today, Apple's identity is well and truly established, and instead of discord, you have leadership that is 100% behind the Steve Jobs vision. That's the difference, and that's why Apple will continue to be strong in the years to come. The distant future? Well that's anyone's guess. The industry is just too unpredictable to make distant predictions. But I suspect they'll do alright.
A sad day but if it keeps him around longer I'm all for it. Stay foolish Steve
Stay foolish... well say
Ive is not the driving force beyond Industrial Product Design - an important part of the success story - but only a part.
It does make you wonder though...every decision that is made by apple...the question will always linger...would Steve take this route?
Makes u wonder...
But as my father always said:
First Generation Builds,
Second Generation Maintains,
Third Generation Destroys.
Hopefully Tim keeps the innovation in Apple alive and challenging.
Makes u wonder...
But as my father always said:
First Generation Builds,
Second Generation Maintains,
Third Generation Destroys.
Hopefully Tim keeps the innovation in Apple alive and challenging.
Steve, we've been together so long. Apple IIe to MBP.Thanks for it all. Get healthy, stay involved.
Good for him. If Apple's the kind of company that'll collapse without him being the CEO then Apple never deserved to be at the top in the first place.
Apple will go on, Job's health was known over 10 years ago, this day was coming and it was only a matter of when. It didn't come to me as any surprise, in fact I'm more shocked that he lasted this long.
Maybe now he can enjoy life a little more, work on his health.
Apple will go on, Job's health was known over 10 years ago, this day was coming and it was only a matter of when. It didn't come to me as any surprise, in fact I'm more shocked that he lasted this long.
Maybe now he can enjoy life a little more, work on his health.
As much as we like to imagine Steve as a dictator, I sincerely doubt that he made that call on his own. They follow the money like everyone else, and that's not going to change with Cook at the helm.
This entitlement thing really doesn't fly. Customers aren't sponsors and they're not Don Corleone... companies don't owe you anything. What they owe you is that the products you buy at any given time keep functioning until the warranty expires.
Said professionals got what they wanted for 20 years, and since they're professionals we can assume they made a good living using those tools. I know I sure did. So who should be thanking who? If a new demographic comes along that offers me truckloads more money than my existing customers, well, I'm sorry but I'm not going to pass up that opportunity in favor of some romantic "for old times' sake" martyrdom...
Just had a look at Tim Cook's page on Wikipedia, and found this little gem…
I wonder how long that will survive Wikipedia's scrupulous editorial watchdogs…
Edit: Wow, already gone in the time it took me to post!
I wonder how long that will survive Wikipedia's scrupulous editorial watchdogs…
Edit: Wow, already gone in the time it took me to post!
How is stating he is gay a personal attack? It's like you getting mad at me for stating the sky is blue
Again, chill out
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I posted this on another forum that I frequent back on May 31 of this year.
Would be nice to think that all the watercooler talk was wrong but this kinda throws fuel on the fire.
Would be nice to think that all the watercooler talk was wrong but this kinda throws fuel on the fire.
Pink∆Floyd;13240082 said:
I'm gay and find the insinuation that I, just because of my sexuality, am likely to be ineffectual to be pretty offensive...
Steve Jobs brought Apple from being almost irrelevant to being the second largest company in the world. He did this through constant innovation and a desire for perfection in user experience. Apple's "competitors" first laughed at products they did not understand, then cried as their market share was crushed by those products.
This is the end of an amazing book, and I wish Steve and Tim the best of luck in their respective courses. It's a sad, sad day, though.
This is the end of an amazing book, and I wish Steve and Tim the best of luck in their respective courses. It's a sad, sad day, though.
I think hopefully with this we can see some changes in the lineup, especially on things that Jobs did not really "get".
1. Maybe better desktops that are not "all-in-ones"
2. Perhaps the options of two button mice,trackpads, etc. I'd love to have some programmable buttons on the top or side of a magic trackpad
3. Cheaper prices, I can forgo the aluminum to get a better processor,
4. Lower prices for memory
5. support of hackintosh maybe
6. better emulation of business apps
7. Fewer glossy screens
8. Blu-ray
9. More updates with new processors, etc instead of just waiting and waiting
Some of these changes will be nice now that jobs' sometimes illogical decision tree may be out of the way. I have a friend who works at apple and they think that some of these will probably happen over time. She told me that people were afraid to disagree with him, but maybe dialog will be more open.
I wish jobs the best from a health perspective. Maybe all the stress can affect cancer recurrence, and certainly being rich may get you a liver, but may not get you a cure. Thanks for a good run Mr. Jobs, but in the end, the world will have no problem moving on, but I hope your family can spend time with you. You did a good job for your investors!
1. Maybe better desktops that are not "all-in-ones"
2. Perhaps the options of two button mice,trackpads, etc. I'd love to have some programmable buttons on the top or side of a magic trackpad
3. Cheaper prices, I can forgo the aluminum to get a better processor,
4. Lower prices for memory
5. support of hackintosh maybe
6. better emulation of business apps
7. Fewer glossy screens
8. Blu-ray
9. More updates with new processors, etc instead of just waiting and waiting
Some of these changes will be nice now that jobs' sometimes illogical decision tree may be out of the way. I have a friend who works at apple and they think that some of these will probably happen over time. She told me that people were afraid to disagree with him, but maybe dialog will be more open.
I wish jobs the best from a health perspective. Maybe all the stress can affect cancer recurrence, and certainly being rich may get you a liver, but may not get you a cure. Thanks for a good run Mr. Jobs, but in the end, the world will have no problem moving on, but I hope your family can spend time with you. You did a good job for your investors!