Nothing objective, because I didn’t know him personally. There was chatter a while back about his future in the company, so maybe that played into how I saw him.
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Tim Cook Receives Restricted Stock Units Worth Up to $114 Million, Ensuring He'll Remain Apple's CEO Through 2025
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I guess if one calls Emojis innovation, then Tim Cook is The MAN. But Apple should be a leader in technology and their products should be fresh and unique. Instead we are inundated with countless updates correcting previous poorly designed updates. Evidence can easily be found in the new iOS 14, iPad OS 14, and hopefully not but quite likely macOS Big Sur 15. It is not the company that once lead the charge of close to perfection in design and manufacturing advanced electronics. The Apple Star does not shine quite as brightly as it used to. But it can shine again with the proper leadership and an interest in things other than Emojis.
You should read the whole sentence.
"Tim has brought unparalleled innovation and focus to his role as CEO and demonstrated what it means to lead with values and integrity."
Doesn't say anything about the products
As a company Apple has definitely done quite poorly.
There is no reason why she couldn't come back. After all, Steve Jobs did just that didn't he?
We really don't know what is going on in the background but I'm sure that there is a full set of succession plans in place that are reviewed by the BOD on a regular basis.
Indeed 👌 More and more companies are taking that approach. I’ve had a variety of mechanisms, but when I accepted my current role back in June and went full time again my shares have a 12 month cliff and gradual release through vesting over the next four years.
It’s a good mechanism to keep people at a strategic level engaged and motivated.
More a case of “you see it” but can’t comprehend what you are seeing and are drawing the wrong conclusions.
And? Why not actually expand on that and say why you think that is, or why that shouldn’t happen. At the moment it comes across like some baseless moan.
You really don’t understand how it works do you? So, if you invest in a company, what you you prefer? A company that just tries out everything by throwing in the latest parts of the parts bin, and gets a moderate return. Or a company that is in tune with its target market, gets good working integrated products out, and has a much larger profit compared to its tiny market share.
This is about creating a valuable company, about generating return for shareholders.
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Both of which have actually created and achieved something, though. Unlike Tim whose only achievement is to milk customers for the same products.
Haven't bought an iPhone in five years, haven't bought a Mac in nearly ten. The only thing I've bought recently are a song or two from iTunes. Moved on to Android years ago. Love the freedom and openness of putting apps that I want on MY devices (what a concept I know) and not what Timmy TELLS me I can have on my devices.I want some of your drugs.
If these guys who think Tim Cook is so overpaid would just catch half a clue, they'd see that they could just renounce Apple and its ecosystem, refuse to buy any more iProducts......
We await your list of 6 examples, since it's apparently "so many issues so often".
Tick, tick, tick...
Congrats Tim, but please remind yourself of Apple's roots and stop being so boring with product design. Get creative!
Compare today's iPhone with the 2007 iPhone. Very similar, but VERY DIFFERENT. Current iPhones are 100x more capable, in the same sleek package. I call that a huge achievement.
What nonsense. Jobs had almost zero input into the Apple Watch, and the AirPods were never on his roadmap.
You’ve no idea what was on his roadmap, quit making it sound like you’re some sort of Apple Insider...
Depending on who you believe, either Jobs didn’t know about the watch, or he did but didn’t “nix it”.
Either way, Jobs had no involvement in the design or production of the Apple Watch. That was on I’ve and Tim Cook was CEO during its initial birth.
Why would he? He’s taken Apple to a $2T valuation and is paid considerably less than his peers in charge of far smaller companies.
They don’t hire and fire CEOs based on popularity, they’re hired based upon their ability’s to increase a corporations profitability.
A more fatuous and vacuous post I’ve yet to read today. Why do you feel the need to judge a person based upon their looks?
That sort of comment is indicative of the mindset that is sadly so prevalent these days; Totally unconstructive and empty.
MBP 13" - My Device, Faulty Keyboard, let's face it, well-known issue.
Mac Mini - My Device, Bluetooth, another well-known issue, ongoing.
Mac Mini - My Device, HDMI, firmware issue, unusable from Catalina. Still Not resolved.
MBP 16" - My Device, Turns into an oven using an external monitor 100+ page thread on the issue in this forum.
Watch S3 - Daughters watch face cracked down one side, repair program for this, known issue.
iPad Air - Wife this time, the screen went black stopped working, again known issue
I can give you more, you asked for 6. Happy now. But you will have another smart ass reply no doubt.
Member Front_242 said 'innovation' in their post, not 'Copy'
Apple Watch - Copied idea from other manufactureres who made smartwatches back in the 1990's and early 2000's
FaceID - Copied idea from Android who introduced facial recognition in their OS 'Ice Cream Sandwich' back in 2011
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Do not make the mistake of confusing the simplistic insecure systems that Android had with the 3D based process controlled by a neural engine and protected with a Secure Enclave.
And who are you to complain about Apple “copying” Android then to totally give them a free pass on their smartwatch platform?
The tech industry is replete with iterative improvements: heck both Android and the iPhone were preceded by both Windows Mobile and Blackberry. Again, not seeing you criticize Google for that
Your bias is very very obvious and as such your arguments are meaningless.
I would like apple execs to have more diverse thoughts - I don't care what gender, sexual orientation or skin colour:
I wish that apple focussed on hardware for professionals (and no - videographers aren't the only professionals - despite what Apple thinks)
I wish that Apples value for money would be better. laptop and iPhone prices are insane. I can afford it, but with TC I get the feeling I'm taken advantage of as he laughs his way to the bank.
I wish that Apple would stop pretending to be a social justice company. They are generally two-faced corporate capitalists and Tim Cook is not
exception - witnes his stock options ! I believe in honesty , not hypocrisy ...
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