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Tim Cook Talks HomePod, AR, and How America is 'More Important Than Bloody Politics' in New Interview
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But the early adopters *did* buy the new iPhone. People do make mistakes, and I think that Apple did right by crediting those that already bought it.
A lot of companies would do the, "You got 2 months extra usage, suck it up, buttercup."
As for Tim not knowing it, just because he didn't mention it doesn't mean that he doesn't know it.
If you remember when the iPod was introduced, a lot of people said, “Why would anybody pay $399 for an MP3 player?” And when iPhone was announced, it was, “Is anybody gonna pay”—whatever it was at that time—“for an iPhone?”
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Iirc it was 499/599 for 4GB/8GB and you activated the device at home to agree to a two year unless you bypassed that
"Whatever it was at that time?" It's their flagship product's debut a decade ago. Get your details straight Mr CEO
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Iirc it was 499/599 for 4GB/8GB and you activated the device at home to agree to a two year unless you bypassed that
"Whatever it was at that time?" It's their flagship product's debut a decade ago. Get your details straight Mr CEO
Except it's not true.
Apple is leading. A few examples: Apple's chips have no rivals. They're going to build Touch ID into a display, before anyone else. With ARKit they're already leading development of the all-important, world-changing augmented reality. They're going to be first to market with a non-invasive blood glucose sensor.
I'd argue that Apple has never been more innovative, and the fruits of their huge research investments will change the world once again.
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APPLE'S had quite a few innovative products over the past few years. I don't quite understand how people don't see them. 3d touch, air pods, apple watch, their chip designs, the newly introduced ar-kit...
IIRC you couldn't buy it outright like you can now so its initial "price" wouldn't exactly give the full picture. He probably did forget though, aye.
AirPods don't seem like they are an "outfit [your] entire home" device. We were all expecting a competitor to the Amazon/Google devices, but I don't really think that's what these are. While those devices are focused on digital assistants with music as a peripheral benefit, this primarily seems to be a speaker for music that will live in those places where music ordinarily is played. It's simply a different product.
For me, it's also a miss. I have two high-quality audio systems in my home and various other powered speakers for other locations. While I would welcome an inexpensive Siri device that I could put around my home for home control (like Amazon's Echo dots), I don't need another speaker. I'm sure others have different needs, though.
It will be interesting to see whether Apple got this one right or not.
Dear Tim Cook,
Your product isn't innovative enough to change the spectrum of the market. The products you listed "changed" their industries, and solved specific problems. What problems are you solving with the HomePod? High quality home audio? Been there, done that. Siri integration? Eh, if she worked well it would be pretty cool....but that's been around for a few years.
You're not taking something and making it better, you're taking two different markets and putting them together. The HomePod will sell well, but it's not at the same level as the other game-changing products Apple has been known for in the past. You should never have said Apple is "re-inventing" home audio, when you're simply taking two different markets and joining them together. This kind of hype is reserved for products that will alter an industry. You wanted to have another one of those "One More Thing" moments I was famous for. You didn't fool anyone (well, maybe a few people!).
People are willing to pay $350 for an Apple-made speaker w/ smart features. It, however, doesn't do anything too differently from what's already out there. At the end of the day, it doesn't need to be a "game changer" to be successful...it just needs to offer a high quality experience, and it seems Apple is on their way to accomplish that.
- regards
Your friend Steve J.
Your product isn't innovative enough to change the spectrum of the market. The products you listed "changed" their industries, and solved specific problems. What problems are you solving with the HomePod? High quality home audio? Been there, done that. Siri integration? Eh, if she worked well it would be pretty cool....but that's been around for a few years.
You're not taking something and making it better, you're taking two different markets and putting them together. The HomePod will sell well, but it's not at the same level as the other game-changing products Apple has been known for in the past. You should never have said Apple is "re-inventing" home audio, when you're simply taking two different markets and joining them together. This kind of hype is reserved for products that will alter an industry. You wanted to have another one of those "One More Thing" moments I was famous for. You didn't fool anyone (well, maybe a few people!).
People are willing to pay $350 for an Apple-made speaker w/ smart features. It, however, doesn't do anything too differently from what's already out there. At the end of the day, it doesn't need to be a "game changer" to be successful...it just needs to offer a high quality experience, and it seems Apple is on their way to accomplish that.
- regards
Your friend Steve J.
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Touch ID in display is well... meh and small... ARKit! Yay, oh wait... Oculus has been around how long? We shall see with the sensor, lots have tried and none have been able to get a reliable one.
You can argue it all you want, but my personal belief is that they have peaked and are starting their downward run.
Actually he is wrong. The iPad people were expecting to be like $999 and when Jobs announced it at whatever it was ($599 maybe) he even alluded to it being cheaper than people thought
[doublepost=1497533609][/doublepost]I might spend that much on a home pod if it was also an Apple TV built in
[doublepost=1497533609][/doublepost]I might spend that much on a home pod if it was also an Apple TV built in
"America's more important than bloody politics from my point of view."
Then quit sticking your nose into the political realm and do your friggin job!!!
Then quit sticking your nose into the political realm and do your friggin job!!!
3d touch has some potential.
Air Pods are nothing new and wireless buds have been around for a long time.
Apple Watch - Again, smart watches have been around for a long time.
Chip designs? This isn't bad...
arkit - you mean oculus...
Homepod - Alexa...
Even Tim says they aren't innovative. They have, in fact, been taking tech from others and making it Apple. This is not innovation.
How are Airpods and the apple watch innovations? They just made their versions of already existing products. The apple watch is the most usable smart watch sure, but its not the first or leaps above others. And the airpods are just wireless earbuds....
From all accounts that I've heard he's ruthless. You don't become CEO by being nice. You only need to appear nice.
Depends on what you are trying to use it for. It sucks for fitness and I still prefer the Garmin.
He just didn't want to say the price. If the price a lot more than the most expensive iPhone today, then he probably would say it.
Tim Cook is a U.S. citizen and has every right to say what he wants under the first amendment. Additionally, as a corporate businessman, I’m pretty sure he knows a lot more than us about politics.
And I am sure Trump and others would say the same thing. It is a two way street...
To be fair, that's the political climate in general these days.
Whilst Apple has had a lot of hits and I certainly love my AirPods for example. The HomePod is not the be-all end-all of sound. You cant get better than an iPad or iPhone or Mac or Smartwatch than the Apple Watch. But you most certainly can get better quality speakers than the HomePod. This product isn't going to be the best sounding thing people can buy and that's a problem it will need to surpass.
He talks about young people and how they love sound, he's not wrong. But I don't know any young person who doesn't have a multi-speaker setup with quite large speakers. This HomePod looks more like a kitchen appliance than a booming stereo.
Now yeah, I could be wrong but don't forget they already tried this once with the iPod HiFi. They said the same things back then, it was the best sounding thing, you could plug your iPod right into it (which all the young people had). This HomePod is the same idea just with Bluetooth to your iPhone instead of plugging the iPod directly into it.
Will it suffer the same fate? be a Meh product that gets discounted and discontinued? only time will tell but I don't think it's going to be a smash hit like they're hoping. I'd put it more in the Apple TV category of just selling so-so a product very little people get excited about. (Sorry to all the Apple TV fans out there
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And there is nothing wrong with having differences in political opinions. Work it out. Discuss your differences, and hopefully meet somewhere in the middle. You know, engaging in the classical skill of debate.
I commend Cook for not wanting to walk away, even if he isn't on Trump's council. That sounded like total jab at Elon Musk, by the way. Walking away is petty and short-sighted, not to mention selfish and arrogant. It doesn't achieve anything.
Cook was also directly asked about his experience working with President Donald Trump, including a tech summit late last year that saw a group of CEOs attending a meeting in Trump Tower to discuss trade, immigration, vocational education, and more. Ultimately, Cook admitted that he and Trump have "dramatically different" beliefs in most areas, and he argued that above all else, "America's more important than bloody politics."
Article Link: Tim Cook Talks HomePod, AR, and How America is 'More Important Than Bloody Politics' in New Interview
A clear shot at Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, aka 'the petulant one'. "If I can't have what I want them I'm taking my ball and going home... "
I've been vocal about my feelings about CEO's getting involved with politics when it concerns their personal beliefs. But I agree with him on this, if you are only going to join something that you 'win' at all the time, or run the first time you face a loss then you shouldn't be involved at all.
Poor old Cooky. He really should get out more. Now he thinks he's on a mission from God. Either that or he is so far up his own ego he thinks he should be President of the USA. He and Apple have failed to listen and the day of reckoning can't be far off.