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Tim Cook to Appear on 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' September 15

Here's the weird part, he hasn't been wearing that Watch all week, instead wearing traditional wristwatches. Did he just buy the watch today? Is he going to alternate the watch with the rest of his watches? Does he take it off during the show so it doesn't distract him? It's really strange.
 
swingerofbirch said:
Not a fan of Tim Cook speaking in public as he has nothing new to say. But why should he? He's a COO who's taken over as CEO. He didn't found Apple. He's never worked in engineering or software development. He knows how to squeeze money out of customers and materials. Every time I see him I think he should be hawking Perdue chicken instead of technology products. He doesn't say anything that means anything in interviews.

I remember the days of watching and rewatching keynotes. This last one was like sitting through a business meeting. Incremental updates are fine, but listening to the saccharin fawning over them is just as tiring as it would be if you were in a business meeting with a manager trying to jazz you up about some new company initiative. If they used a few less superlatives and cut the presentation time to a quarter of what it was (easy thing to axe: the Gilt Apple TV app), it would have been fine.

The only moment that seemed slightly real and entertaining was Eddy Cue swaggering out like a brassy New Yorker visiting Las Vegas, with his paunch proudly protruding from his gaudy shirt. But then he started talking.
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I agree with every word you say. When you listened to Jobs, you felt his excitement for the product. With Cook, the enthusiasm seems forced and workmanlike. Your purdue chicken comment, while hilarious, seems quite true. Also, how many Ive videos are they going to make, in the exact same way, with multiple cookie-cutter videos in the same keynote.

I do think they're on the right track with combining product announcements into one event. And IMO, the alternatives to their products are just nowhere near as good. I had the chance to use a Note 4 for a few weeks, and what a let down. I was excited to give it a try, and the boatload of preloaded crap on there is incredible. For all the hardware comparisons, the phone lags in Apps I frequently use on iOS. Maybe they just don't feel the need to really push the envelope at the moment because nothing else out there is as good.
 
JeffyTheQuik said:
I still miss Johnny.
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You and me both! Carson was definitely The King.

I haven't found TLS to be all that compelling. In fact, I've turned the show off halfway through each of the first three nights. In my opinion, Colbert was much funnier on the "Report." I do hope he'll grow into the new format, though.
 
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Like others have said, Cook is rather dull and I wish Steve was still around. I doubt very much that this interview will be worth watching.
 
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Just under a week after Apple's "Hey Siri" event, Tim Cook will appear on the new Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, September 15, the late night host revealed on Twitter. Colbert's announcement included a picture of him "using" Siri on his Apple Watch to remind him of the interview.

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Colbert's Late Show has made an effort to not only speak with celebrities like George Clooney, but also politicians like Vice President Joe Biden and tech CEOs like Tesla's Elon Musk and Uber's Travis Kalanik. Thus far, Colbert's interviews with tech luminaries have seen him ask both pointed questions, like why Uber is pursuing self-driving vehicles if it claims to be creating better jobs for taxi drivers, and sillier ones, like if Musk is a super villain. It's likely Cook's interview will broach Apple's newly announced products: the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, the new Apple TV and the iPad Pro.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs every weeknight at 11:30 p.m. on CBS, with the show uploading both interviews and extended interviews on its YouTube channel the morning after.

Article Link: Tim Cook to Appear on 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' September 15
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This photo speaks volumes about typical fanboys talking to their wrists because Apple says so. Wrists feature large with these people.
 
I've been fully engrossed in Colbert's new show. His interview with VP Biden was genuine, humbling and classy. He's exactly the kind of late night host that the dying network tv industry needs.

Don't get me wrong, the Conans and the Jimmys and whatnot are all witty and caring in their own way but something about Stephen just makes you feel accomplished to be watching his show; like it's good for your soul as well as your intellect.
 
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brinary001 said:
I've been fully engrossed in Colbert's new show. His interview with VP Biden was genuine, humbling and classy. He's exactly the kind of late night host that the dying network tv industry needs.

Don't get me wrong, the Conans and the Jimmys and whatnot are all witty and caring in their own way but something about Stephen just makes you feel accomplished to be watching his show; like it's good for your soul as well as your intellect.
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swingerofbirch said:
Not a fan of Tim Cook speaking in public as he has nothing new to say. But why should he? He's a COO who's taken over as CEO. He didn't found Apple. He's never worked in engineering or software development. He knows how to squeeze money out of customers and materials. Every time I see him I think he should be hawking Perdue chicken instead of technology products. He doesn't say anything that means anything in interviews.

I remember the days of watching and rewatching keynotes. This last one was like sitting through a business meeting. Incremental updates are fine, but listening to the saccharin fawning over them is just as tiring as it would be if you were in a business meeting with a manager trying to jazz you up about some new company initiative. If they used a few less superlatives and cut the presentation time to a quarter of what it was (easy thing to axe: the Gilt Apple TV app), it would have been fine.

The only moment that seemed slightly real and entertaining was Eddy Cue swaggering out like a brassy New Yorker visiting Las Vegas, with his paunch proudly protruding from his gaudy shirt. But then he started talking.
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Everytime I see Eddy Cue at an Apple event I think he looks and sounds like a market trader. Read Flea market not stock market.
 
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CFreymarc said:
It'll be interesting for sure. Steve Jobs was offered talk show spots dozens of times. Early in his career, he didn't see any advantage to them. Steve even turned down Johnny Carson. Story goes, that Johnny was like, "Who the hell is he to turn me down?!?" where Steve somehow said he did not want to sit on a couch with a bunch of clueless celebrities or worst, the ending guest that may get bumped. Carson, Donahue, Oprah, Letterman, Leno ... Steve turned them all down. Be interesting to see why Tim took this gig. Apple Music may be influencing the executive crew more than thought.
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People like Strve Jobs that turned away from the lime light like that seem even more elusive like a rare Pokemon. In some way it's a good thing. I think when certain CEO's do things like that they might become too outspoken and that's a bad thing. They're reppin multi million or billion dollar companies and at all times.
It's important to appear as a business man and have class and not be too conspicuous. Never speak on topics that are polarizing in politics, religious beliefs or creeds because it's it's unwanted attention. I bet jobs just genuinely didn't want that kind of attention.
I respect that.
 
Wild-Bill said:
I told Steven to ask about Skylake rMBP's, the 15" in particular.
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Tim: Well, Intel hasn't really announced suitable CPUs with Iris Pro yet.
Steve: Yeah, I know.
Tim: So, there's not a whole lot I can say at this point.
Steve: I know, I know.
Tim: Then why would you ask me that?
Steve: I dunno. Some guy from MacRumors wanted me to.
 
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I have been watching mostly ATV Content lately. Netflix, Hulu (commercial free), HBO etc. Still waiting for CBS All Access to come to ATV. Until then I assume no way to watch this show on the ATV. Am I missing something. Maybe Youtube or something?
 
chucker23n1 said:
Tim: Well, Intel hasn't really announced suitable CPUs with Iris Pro yet.
Steve: Yeah, I know.
Tim: So, there's not a whole lot I can say at this point.
Steve: I know, I know.
Tim: Then why would you ask me that?
Steve: I dunno. Some guy from MacRumors wanted me to.
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that's what i'm saying.
 
jdillings said:
I watched the first few episodes but gave up on him. He's a horrible interviewer and spent most of his time interrupting his guests. A few of them like Elon Musk and Scarlett Johansson seemed genuinely annoyed with his behavior with Johansson even going so far as to tell him to "Stop it!".
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Johansen knows his schtick, better than you and I'm sure she WASN'T annoyed.

Can't believe people think people that come on those shows really have no idea what's what?
There's basically nothing really completely unscripted on TV...
 
I think this could actually be interesting. I've never seen Tim Cook give a "casual" interview.

I can't help but wonder if this is related to the rumored secret court proceedings against Apple. Are they trying to set the stage for the public to back Apple when things inevitably leak?
 
CFreymarc said:
My take is Colbert doesn't last a year. I'm sure there is an unknown that will jump in and take this show right.
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Jeez, less than a week in and you are already throwing in the towel on Colbert. Give him at least a month to find his grove. After that, then all of the haters can call for his head.
 
brinary001 said:
I've been fully engrossed in Colbert's new show. His interview with VP Biden was genuine, humbling and classy. He's exactly the kind of late night host that the dying network tv industry needs.
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I disagree. From what we've seen this first week, Stephen Colbert's Late Show has been an utter disaster. A huge, bombastic, steaming pile of trash, comparable only to Jimmy Fallon's show, in that both are competing for the dumbest TV audience. But Colbert's show, apart of being devoid of any substance so far, is also lacking basic quality: terrible improvisation, mediocre scripting, lame jokes, insulting or interrupting guests, boring unprepared interviews - even with the douchebag ones, excess pandering to the stupid (seriously Stephen? it's possible you would vote for Jeb Bush???), cheap product placement, etc etc etc. The bad parts overwhelmingly outnumber the few good moments it had this week.

The Joe Biden interview was one of the dirtiest shots for easy ratings I've seen... making a vice-president cry (or anyone else for that matter) on live TV, on a comedy show, using the death of a son... not nice. But using this as a segue to ask if he'll be running for president on 2016, well, that's just sick.

And don't get me wrong: I loved The Colbert Report. Watched it since its first day. But it seems the real Stephen Colbert is cashing in with this network show, by selling out his legacy for a more profitable, dumber, more conservative, easier audience. Hopefully I'm wrong, and the show will improve (Friday's show was already better)... but I doubt they'll let him go back to anything of substance (as he used to): that'd be against the big network TV business model.

brinary001 said:
Don't get me wrong, the Conans and the Jimmys and whatnot are all witty and caring in their own way but something about Stephen just makes you feel accomplished to be watching his show; like it's good for your soul as well as your intellect.
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Now you're kidding, right?

Seriously dude, getting one's sense of accomplishment from watching a late night TV talkshow... that's lowering the expectations bar way too low. I know life is hard, but you've got to at least try! And no, 95% of whats on TV is not good for either your soul or your intellect. It's all there to manipulate what you think, how you feel, and sell you crap you don't need. Why else do you think it's free?

Anyway... cheers!
 
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