Good Luck Mr. Cook. Please keep Apple true to it's DNA.
Most importent keep MBAs & Lawyers out of management, they just don't get it.
Most importent keep MBAs & Lawyers out of management, they just don't get it.
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Tim Cook to Apple Employees: "Apple is Not Going to Change"
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If he was straight, what would it change ? Would his "Apple is Not Going to Change" message be different ? No ? Then it is truly irrelevant and off-topic.
Seriously, it's beginning to look like Steve is going to pull a Jack Layton us. Let's hope he has more than a few weeks/months left, but it's not looking good.
He says it wont change, but its inevitable, major decisions will come his way, and he's no doubt disagreed with Steve in the past.
Is he honestly going to think
"I feel really strongly that Apple should do this, but I know Steve would prefer something different, I'll go with what Steve would want"
He's going to go with his instinct, it will be probably slow, but Apple will slowly change, Im not saying for the worse, or for the better. But it will most likely change.
Im going to get very annoyed when new products launch, and the inevitable tide of "Steve would never have allowed that!" or "This wouldnt have happened under Steve!"
Is he honestly going to think
"I feel really strongly that Apple should do this, but I know Steve would prefer something different, I'll go with what Steve would want"
He's going to go with his instinct, it will be probably slow, but Apple will slowly change, Im not saying for the worse, or for the better. But it will most likely change.
Im going to get very annoyed when new products launch, and the inevitable tide of "Steve would never have allowed that!" or "This wouldnt have happened under Steve!"
Think big picture. Apple's culture of making innovative products with simple designs is not going to change is what he meant, not that the actual way of making these products, bringing them to market or selling them is not going to change.
Of course there will be changes and I honestly think that Cook will be an easier man to work for then Jobs was, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Jobs was a visionary in his leadership role, but he was also a boss that instilled a lot of fear in his subordinates. I don't see Cook being like that, but I do see him as a team builder and someone that his subordinates won't want to let down.
A lot of us have probably worked for two different types of people in our lives, at least I have. The ones that we were afraid of and did everything just right so we wouldn't lose our jobs or get berated by them or the ones we liked and admired and didn't want to be the person that let them down. I see Jobs as more of the first boss and Cook as more of the second.
Is this a bad sign...
"Tim Cook Apple CEO" is an anagram of "I'm a cock to people."
Now, I'm not suggesting for a second that just because your name and job title just happens to be an anagram with negative connotations that is means anything but, well, I guess that is what I'm suggesting actually.
You heard it here first.
"Tim Cook Apple CEO" is an anagram of "I'm a cock to people."
Now, I'm not suggesting for a second that just because your name and job title just happens to be an anagram with negative connotations that is means anything but, well, I guess that is what I'm suggesting actually.
You heard it here first.
No. First you reassure the market and customers, then you start leaving your own imprint. Since Cook has already been doing the job sans title, nothing has to change.
Haha yea becuase you know everything about him don't you? It isn't an "ignorant" comment. It is only stating a fact. Thanks for trying though missy.
It does matter if your gay and are looking for a positive role model. With so many negative stereo types it is refreshing to see a positive one. He is an inspiration to everyone especially if your young and gay and made to feel shameful about yourself. Best of luck Tim!!
I wish it would change. Ease pricing back, improve quality, and by extension include 2 years of Apple care for free.
To you.
The topic is about the new CEO Tim Cook. For some members, they find this an interesting part of the person that is Tim Cook. Talking about Tim Cook is certainly within the context of this thread as he takes the Apple helm. Talking about speculation of of the parts supplier for the next iPhone camera would be "off topic". We can let the moderators decide and move the posts if they find it "off topic".
I hear what you are saying, but correct me if I am wrong, Tim Cook has never came out and said that he was gay. Everything written about him being gay has been from so called "sources" and he has never came out and made a personal declaration. I don't know if he is or isn't and quite frankly it's none of my business. It appears to me that Cook has never made it an issue in his own professional life so why is everyone else making it an issue? I think we would be a whole lot better off if people worried about their own lives instead of worrying about who or what other people are doing in their personal lives.
Thanks for the reply.
But you need to remember:
Jobs the CEO is gone.
But Jobs the visionary is still there. And will be on hand to put his touch on things that need it. Be it as his pace now and not at the hectic CEO's schedule.
The stock dropped heals cause people over react. That's why APPL is a volatile stock. Simple. Jobs has really not filled a CEO role for ages. Cook did it all. About time Cook got the title for the work he did.
That made this Canadian chuckle...
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What do roosters have anything to do with that?
Haha yea becuase you know everything about him don't you? It isn't an "ignorant" comment. It is only stating a fact. Thanks for trying though missy.
Not everything about him. Only his "Obama is only half-black" remark, as a response to a post about Obama's election being a historic step for African Americans. To say it was not significant because Obama is only half-black is an ignorant remark.
I simply stated that remark was ignorant. My criticism of that remark said nothing about the poster, his intellect or any of his other opinions or posts. Stick to the facts- thanks for your failed try "missy".
Question is, for how long? Of course, we can only speculate, but i wouldnt be surprised if we read about his demise in the months to come. Then again, he couldve had a miraculous recovery and faced with the experience of almost dying decided that he had better things to do with his time than be the CEO of Apple - stranger things have happened.
Silly me, I thought the thread was called Tim Cook to Apple Employees: "Apple is Not Going to Change" and was about a message Tim Cook was sending Apple employees about the future of the company.
My mistake, I should have realised all along that this is about the man's sexual orientation.
It matters to people because they want it to matter. It is quite irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. If he was straight or liked getting together with goats on the weekend, it would not change anything to his message to Apple employees.
He's not likely going to die tomorrow, but depending on how far it has progressed, things can happen very quickly.
That he's going to be the CoB and that he's still on the Disney board only tells me that they don't want all changes happing at once.
I have yet to see anything showing that he's currently an active participant at Apple or at Disney.
If what he is into becomes an issue then Apple is in trouble. Remember what happened at HP? CEO's are expected to keep their private life private and separate from their work life. They are held to a higher standard than the average employee.