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Tim Cook: 'Android is Like Europe', Many Different Things Under One Name
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Android is all the English speaking countries that honor each other's currencies. Speak one language and it will work, got money from another country, that's fine too - the accent might be different, the people might be wearing different clothing, the weather might be different, the local customs/laws may be somewhat different but as long as you speak English and are tolerant - things work great. There's a ton of diversity, lot of different ideas, and for a good measure if you don't like something you can easily immigrate to anywhere you like and take your language, your money and you are golden.
Apple is it's own island - big, beautiful for some, but there's one weird language, little diversity, your ideas can be cut off at the dictator's will and where they do everything to make you stay! Welcome to City 17. You've chosen or been chosen.. yada yada.
Apple is it's own island - big, beautiful for some, but there's one weird language, little diversity, your ideas can be cut off at the dictator's will and where they do everything to make you stay! Welcome to City 17. You've chosen or been chosen.. yada yada.
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You'd 'think differently' if you saw some of the comments about this on European news websites, by Europeans.
Everybody was hoping he would show a little innovation in his rhetoric and stop saying things like "working on great new product", "proud & honored", "only apple could do this", "North Star", and get some new words and phrases.
And we get this?
I was just in the Stiftungsbibliothek in St. Gallen Switzerland. There they had a giant globe made in iirc 16th C., it had a place called "Evrope" already on it...
Maybe he was just jet lagged after all the recent globe hopping, Ireland, Middle East, Turkey, etc.
And we get this?
I was just in the Stiftungsbibliothek in St. Gallen Switzerland. There they had a giant globe made in iirc 16th C., it had a place called "Evrope" already on it...
Maybe he was just jet lagged after all the recent globe hopping, Ireland, Middle East, Turkey, etc.
And that's what I do not like about Apple of these days. (That, of course, after the poorer and poorer quality.)
They went from "Think Different" company to something that is against anything "different".
Before they were accommodating to the niche users - now they are at best ignorant of anyone trying to do something differently.
Than you know about Hitler. How is that for being so far right? Those Republicans are extreme, but they are not very diverse in their extremism. Have you spoken to one of them, you don't need to talk to the others. They are all so equally insane.
We share nothing, our government isn't even representing large parts of the population. We need so many political parties, because we have so diverse opinions, even on the same side of the political spectrum. And inside of all of our parties, we have multiple political wings with vastly opposing world views. That we speak the same language doesn't help us, because our values are so diverse that words have different meanings. There are no common political and social values within Germany, so we have nothing to share with other countries. By the way, who is so stupid to believe in democracy, let alone social?
Which is a shared opinion by people all over the country. Extreme individualism differs Americans from Europeans, but not from other Americans.
Or people are actually smart enough to know that "Europe" is the term associated with those countries and has been around since ancient times. It's called a continent.
So your analogy is completely broken.
Unless I missed the period of history in which the United States of America and Canada started using the same currency, speaking the same singular language, obeying the same laws and watching the same television. After all they are the countries the make up the continent of North America.
Cook's statement makes him look like another stereotypical American idiot who thinks the world revolves around America and has no clue about the geography of the world. Not the impression a CEO should give.
I think he is talking about the EU (European Union
Are you telling me Canada isn't a state?
I am European and this is true.
No reason to don't deny it. The EU is a political instrument, I'm Portuguese, and I don't feel any attachment from France, or Germany, or Sweden.
In fact, my country, and many others were suffering economic difficulties and nobody in the EU lend us a hand by any means. They even have laughed at us behind our backs, and called us LAZY!
Also, in 74, we showed that we are not dumb, and we could change. We changed our dictatorial government with zero external influence (even without online social networks)
But now, we really want to change the government, because it is corrupt, but we don't, because being in the EU makes a lot of political friction, because we have "to explain to the boss". And that's why our government sucks, they have their backs well guarded by their fellows at the EU parliament, that share the same political party.
The euro currency is another ****. They changed to it and didn't asked the people if we wanted it or not, yet they made stupid "referendos" like if abortion were to be legalized (not considered a crime) or not...
No reason to don't deny it. The EU is a political instrument, I'm Portuguese, and I don't feel any attachment from France, or Germany, or Sweden.
In fact, my country, and many others were suffering economic difficulties and nobody in the EU lend us a hand by any means. They even have laughed at us behind our backs, and called us LAZY!
Also, in 74, we showed that we are not dumb, and we could change. We changed our dictatorial government with zero external influence (even without online social networks)
But now, we really want to change the government, because it is corrupt, but we don't, because being in the EU makes a lot of political friction, because we have "to explain to the boss". And that's why our government sucks, they have their backs well guarded by their fellows at the EU parliament, that share the same political party.
The euro currency is another ****. They changed to it and didn't asked the people if we wanted it or not, yet they made stupid "referendos" like if abortion were to be legalized (not considered a crime) or not...
When he talks sober, all you hear is "great products!" "culture of innovation!" "exciting new categories!"
this is way better
Exactly.
The haters willow course twist the night away. Europeans will get his point. At least he did not say "**ck the EU" as our State Dept Official did this week.
Choice can be good.
But there is no singular "Android" experience. That's what Tim Cook, and this entire article, is all about.
It's similar. Europe has good, productive parts like Germany. US has good productive parts like California.
US has useless, freeloading parts like Alabama. Europe has useless freeloading parts like Greece.
He could have compared either way.
Meaningless...
In my country, the iPhone costs more than the minimum wage.
People who buy androids, just can't afford the iPhone.
Those androids are cheap 100-200 handsets, not those who probably think of (galaxy s4 and the likes)
Sounds like a comment made by a dolt.
And I like Tim, a lot and still believe he's the one to lead Apple, yet obviously he's haunted by Android, Apple launched law suits, and other chaotic activities Apple has been been bogged down with.
The promise of big things to come is weighing heavily on Apple. Google's busy producing results while Apple is leaking hot air. I would enjoy seeing some results in the iPhone line soon.
Not everyone has Tim Cooks patience
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Here in the USA, iPhone and top line Android phones sell for the same exact price with a 2 yr contact. Therefore price is not an issue.
And I like Tim, a lot and still believe he's the one to lead Apple, yet obviously he's haunted by Android, Apple launched law suits, and other chaotic activities Apple has been been bogged down with.
The promise of big things to come is weighing heavily on Apple. Google's busy producing results while Apple is leaking hot air. I would enjoy seeing some results in the iPhone line soon.
Not everyone has Tim Cooks patience
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Here in the USA, iPhone and top line Android phones sell for the same exact price with a 2 yr contact. Therefore price is not an issue.
Why so sensitive? I thought Europeans loved Android. Besides the comparison is only referencing Androids fragmented nature, it wasn't meant as an insult. But based on the reactions in this thread, that point was lost on Europeans.
"A teacher has a class full of rednecks. She asks someone to use the word 'Timbuktu' in a story.
A scrawny kid in the back raises his hand and recites proudly:
Tim and me, a hikin' we went,
Till we found three wh**es in a pitch-up tent.
They were three and we were two;
So I buck one and Tim buck two!"
Apparently Mr. Cook respects only the "30 years" of Apple's history! Forget about where his grandparents came from! He talked about inconsequential things!
A scrawny kid in the back raises his hand and recites proudly:
Tim and me, a hikin' we went,
Till we found three wh**es in a pitch-up tent.
They were three and we were two;
So I buck one and Tim buck two!"
Apparently Mr. Cook respects only the "30 years" of Apple's history! Forget about where his grandparents came from! He talked about inconsequential things!
The United States and the EU are not far apart.
Despite the comparison about the US being one country, and the EU a ragtag collection of countries: each state has it's own government, lawmakers, taxation system, driving license, regulatory bodies - it's mindless duplication. Republicans bang on about federal wastage, but it's sheer idiocy in this day and age to have 50 separate bureaucracies.
The US is Android, and Europe is Android. North Korea is Apple.
Despite the comparison about the US being one country, and the EU a ragtag collection of countries: each state has it's own government, lawmakers, taxation system, driving license, regulatory bodies - it's mindless duplication. Republicans bang on about federal wastage, but it's sheer idiocy in this day and age to have 50 separate bureaucracies.
The US is Android, and Europe is Android. North Korea is Apple.
Here you see, the ECB illegally extending its mandate and directly buying Portuguese bonds to lower the interest rates of over 7%, which otherwise would have led to a state bankruptcy. Unfortunately it was a success and Portugal hasn't become a second a Greece. Instead it is destroying the value of the Euro for the rest of us.
Americans call each other lazy all the time, depending on whether their state is unionized or has so-called right-to-work laws. You would be amazed about the hate between Americans working in the same industry under different labour laws. Nationalism is nothing against Regionalism.
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