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Tim Cook Named 'CEO of the Year' by CNN
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The only "point" you have made is that you like to resort to name calling and childlike insults when presented with the reality.
That doesn't change the significance of him coming out. I'm talking about changing the dialog. Within the first couple pages of this thread there were already a bunch of people who made it clear that they don't understand why coming out as gay is still a big deal, because in their minds, it 'doesn't matter' -- meanwhile in their own neighborhood there might be a teenager contemplating suicide or being abused because of their sexual orientation. And the further out you extend the radius of ones own perfect world, the worse it gets, until you're in places like Uganda or Russia.
That's what I was replying to. Not the fact that Tim Cook is 'at risk' but to the people who don't understand why it still matters on large scale in todays world.
The only reason they gave him the award is because he came out as gay even though everybody knew he was and you guys know it.
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Good point - i shudder to think life without my iPhone 6plus - both my iPad air2 and nexus sit at home now, rather redundant
There's no way to know what Steve would've done. But he did change his mind in the past (i.e. iPad mini).
What I do know is that Apple is still telling us what we want. And stating that Apple's "locked-down" is long gone is naive at best. That philosophy is deeply embedded in Apple's DNA. TC hasn't really changed anything in that regard. I never had a problem with that, as long as I liked what they offered. Alas, I suspected that Steve's demise would bring about the end of my relationship with Apple. I hate that I was right.
As it stands, I did have to go Android. I enjoy both the widgets and the lack of iOS's new design. I'm now eagerly and carefully looking at Windows phone as well, and if they ever get their App Store sorted things could get interesting.
So far, under TC, Apple has released NOTHING I want. This has been a jarring letdown after letdown with every keynote. In my view, the changes they've made to "update" their hardware and software have been inferior to what was before, and have turned a die-hard fan into a non-updater and maybe soon-to-be-switcher. I used to love the walled garden but Apple's remodeled the house to something I cannot stand to live in. So I'm forced to jump the fence.
While I may be in the minority, I'm sure I'm not alone.
That said, I leave the door open for a few years down the line when the 8-bit, 80's neon trendiness dies and Apple (in my eyes) recovers some of the class and elegance they so bafflingly let go of after great success.
I didst say "locked down is gone" Off course it isn't its a walled garden. I said the long fashionable locked down comments" are long gone. iOS has opened up great deal especially in iOS 8 to the point where its adding of long standing Android features make it more usable, more shareable, where being locked down is less intrusive, and just adds to the security.
As to adding nothing, thats a pity for you. For me, Continuity, Handoff, extra sharing, apps being able to interact with each other is a step forward. I doubt much of this would have happened under SJ. TC was told b the board to innovate, so he has to a degree, part of that "innovation" is letting go of Apple DNA. We know what you want. We wont be first but we will do it right, etc. Just my opinions
Apple Pay seems like a neat idea, but I'm not sure if it's going to be a big success outside USA, if they ever bring it overseas. In Poland for example, you can pay with PayPass or PayWave almost everywhere, like grocery stores, newspaper stands, ticket machines, not to mention shopping malls, gas stations etc. Some 5 or 6 years ago they started shoving those contactless debit cards everywhere (I first saw them at a Heineken music festival in 2010 I think) and now basically everyone has a PayPass or a PayWave card, since banks won't give you a regular card unless you request it. From what I've read the contactless payments in Poland have the biggest adoption rate in whole Europe, since we were one of the first testing grounds. But when I was in Spain I also saw a lot of places where they accepted PayPass, I've seen some places accepting it in Germany as well. So in Europe, Apple may be late to the party, plus I don't think that MasterCard and Visa will give that cake without a fight.
My experience is the same in European countries (PayPass, PayWave). And I agree "Apple may be late to the party".
("Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki / I do szabli, i do szklanki / Oba zuchy, oba żwawi / Niech im Pan Bóg błogosławi.")
That's a good point. Except, well, he didn't make some "politically correct, feel good" announcement so therefore he didn't qualify. Perhaps if he was disabled, the right ethnicity, or whatever other criteria you need to win. Who knows?
Oh well.
Apple Pay takes advantage of the same technology as PayPass, so there's no conflict there. In fact, the success of PayPass/PayWave in some places means that Apple Pay will be usable in more places as soon as the banks are online. More people will take the plunge and leave their cards at home. You could go about your daily life with just the phone. No need to carry a wallet.
If you have multiple PayPass cards in your wallet, what happens when you wave your wallet at the PayPass terminal? Does it know which one is your preferred card? Or, do you have to open your wallet and choose the card you want to use?
lol... he has nothing better to do with the money so he returned it to the shareholders by a stock buy back. It's not a waste of money as the excess capital belongs to shareholders and not the poverty / starvation of the world.
Apple is not a non-profit.
You would think the CEO of the Year would be a corporate performance award lol. I rather give someone a philanthropic award for charitable actions.
Very well-deserved honor. Tim had to not only hold the ship together, but steer the ship to new heights, while trying to obviate "the law of large numbers." It wasn't easy to navigate through the sea of pundits skeptical that any mortal could successfully follow Steve Jobs, who, along with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, are the most famous business leaders for the past 60 years. Living under SJ's shadow was probably about like being Barack Obama's brother. Like Tim says, it takes crocodile skin.
