I think Cook has been good. Some misfires for sure but even Jobs had those. With that said, it’s time for a change and let a products-guy take over.
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Tim Cook Has Now Been Apple's CEO for Longer Than Steve Jobs
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Still waiting for the next big thing. I would like to replace my Tesla with an Apple car.
Steve was great, but he was not perfect. Ditto Tim Cook and all other CEOs.
Steve Jobs would never have released something like the Vision Pro with a battery pack dangling off it. That’s the sort of thing you’d expect to see in an internal prototype, not a final product.
Yet, when you compare their actually shipped products - complete embarrassment for Cook - who has has pretty much only shipped accessories.
Just because you don't like the products, doesn't mean others don't want to buy them. Indeed, you wouldn't have countries all over the world taking legal action trying to limit Apple's market power if people didn't want to buy the products.
That's why a monopoly (or in Apple's case a duopoly) is so scary. I'm
So I'll end up buying a product I don't want. It means less R&D for Apple, less innovation, and more streamlined supply chains.
I know you were being sarcastic, but it's really unfortunately true.
But the Apple pipeline is so exciting! Great things are comiiiing! Wait and see!! Wait and see!!!
Cook is the reason I have stopped buying Apple. Poor products that lack refinement in software, expensive, and waning quality with stuff that’s been made in India having lots of QC issues like scuffs or other damage. It’s become a hassle to shop with them now but he is a good bean counter.
Well said. Steve inherited a company months away from insolvency and liquidation and he went in wielding a chainsaw to not just the products, but the product teams themselves, to stem the bleeding.
Steve scheduled his first meeting with Jonny Ives with the intent to fire him because he felt the Industrial Design team were worthless. And even though he had his resignation letter in his pocket, Jonny took one last chance and laid out a selection of ideas that Spindler and Amelio had shut-down (mostly because Apple's Product Development engineers said they were all impossible to make). The first product Steve chose from that collection? The "Bondi Blue" G3 iMac.
That's what happens when you move away from a mature production system like Apple has built in China.
But hey, it makes both fringes of our body politic happy.
Sad that Steve has been gone for long time. Steve chose wisely, knowing well it’s been always doom and gloom even when he was CEO.
He's not a visionary that's for sure. He knows how to milk every product. I used to be able to name most of Apple products under Steve Jobs. Apple would be so straight forward with their product offerings. With Tim Cook, I couldn't tell you how many iPhones or iPads there are. I think he has added so much complexity to the production chain instead of keeping it streamlined. Pound for pound probably looks like he's making the company a lot of money, but Apple is spending a lot of it too.
Cook has masterfully taken the goodwill and brand trust with Apple customers and traded on it to increase shareholder value. His dogged pursuit of maximizing profits makes him a bigger hit on Wall Street than Jobs, but he has damn near eroded the end to end customer experience to the point that they’re indifferent than just buying OEM Android or Wintel from Best Buy.
I’ve been waiting 2 weeks for an Apple Watch replacement on AppleCare. I remember when they would make this right with a nearest comp in the store if they were supply constrained on old devices under extended warranty/insurance. Those days are over. Cook’s Apple will pinch pennies because they don’t think I will migrate out of their ecosystem. However, they’re one more strike away from me bailing with my entire family to boot.
I’ve been waiting 2 weeks for an Apple Watch replacement on AppleCare. I remember when they would make this right with a nearest comp in the store if they were supply constrained on old devices under extended warranty/insurance. Those days are over. Cook’s Apple will pinch pennies because they don’t think I will migrate out of their ecosystem. However, they’re one more strike away from me bailing with my entire family to boot.
They sell more products than they ever have so second point is wrong. A+ for making products/services people want to buy. That’s how they are profitable. See how that works?
In business, almost perfect. In product approach, i like something of the past something from current.
