Tim Cook Reaches Five Years as Apple CEO, Unlocks Over $100 Million in Bonuses

[Glideslope]

Wish I had that selective vision. Must make life really easy:

"As a shareholder and Apple product user".

My shareholding is simple, if I like and use the company I usually invest (it's served me well, Apple, Google, Netflix for example). On the flip side if I no longer think the products a company are making are any good I sell (I sold Microsoft around Vista as that's when I switched fully to Macs at home). No rocket science.

As I said my 2 year old iPhone 6, 5 year old MBP, 5 month old iPad Pro and year old Apple Watch all work as advertised and I don't want to swap them for competing devices.



As I also said, sure I want certain features from competing devices. But I also want Apple features in theirs.

- Samsung pretty much just the other day launched Samsung Cloud (https://news.samsung.com/global/sam...o-upgrade-back-up-and-sync-your-galaxy-device). I've used and loved iCloud backup for 4 years. I'm not going to sit about and say "welcome to 2012 Apple user experience, Samsung".
- Samsung phones still come pre-loaded with a plethora of bloatware and services - https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/4yy3mn/with_the_note_7_samsung_still_delivers/d6rbdea. I'm not going to sit about and say "welcome to the 90's Windows PCs user experience, Samsung".
- Samsung launched fingerprint scanning in 2014. I didn't say "welcome to functionality Apple had in 2013, Samsung".

But it works both ways. I want better black levels/back lighting on my iPhone like on the Apple Watch and Android flagships so I'm looking forward to OLED or Micro LED. I would like better waterproofing (that actually works - http://www.consumerreports.org/smar...fails-consumer-reports-water-resistance-test/). I want wireless charging, but not just a charging pad - inductive. etc.

Fair enough. However, my wanting a different CEO at Apple is not selective vision. If anyone has selective vision it's Tim Cook.
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Except most CEOs tend to find ways to blame everyone else for everything, and even then your Steve also knew of the iphone 4 (and 5??!) antenna defect as an engineer told him. Steve ignored it and then blamed customers. It made the news, how come Apple fans missed out on the articles, for which I'll put out links for a couple, there were many many more...

...and just what will Tim's response be to the I.C. Chip Location Design Flaw on the 6 and 6+ boards be? Yea, I'm sure he will stand right up and take it. Please save me the SJ was a SOB stories.

 

[mi7chy]

"(He) never did it for the money" and yet he never gave any away....

Never gave any of it away because most of it went to back pay neglected child support and overdue car registrations.

 

[Osamede]

Congratulations Tim.

Steve

i would think the only thing Steve would say to Tim is: "You can't take it with you".

 

[groove-agent]

And he's done a great job, despite what people have to say around these parts. Glad he's on board.

Tim is a good CEO, but maybe not what Apple needs to keep its edge. Jobs was a slavedriver and Cook is probably more "relaxed" compared Steve.

Let's face it Steve WAS Apple. Just like when Apple ousted Steve in the early days, Apple spiralled downwards. When Steve came back, they started to rise up again.

Apple has lost their way since Steve unfortunately. As a result their products lack the same amount of innovation, simplicity, and attention to detail. It's unfortunate as I have always been a huge fan.

 

[Uobio]

Some much-needed prospective:

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wtf?