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Tim Cook's Impact on Apple Detailed in New Profile Along With Plans for New Board Members

I'm all up for a watch, phone, ipad, mac, ipod, icloud, apple tv - things that surround your lifestyle and fit into the eco system. I like how apple is doing homekit and carkit - focus on the software integration and not making additional hardware.

Going beyond that is outside of Apple. (ie, search, groceries, and dish washers).

Apple needs to hire more staff. The constant shift between iOS and OS X is a sign they are very short on staff. This can be fixed by hiring more talented developers.
 
Steve Jobs wasn't perfect either. He made his fair share of mistakes. Personally I think he had a lot more charisma than Tim Cook but that doesn't make Tim Cook bad. Apple will go through what they went through before and what many companies go through: a cycle of growth followed by laziness and then refocus and grow again. As a consumer we have the luxury of picking the winners. Right now, to me, there are some strong contenders out there along with Apple.
 
You've got to admire Tim for the way he's done the job despite the media clamouring and constant comparisons to Steve, even today.

Tim's Apple is still, at heart, Steve's Apple. Steve hand picked Tim Cook, he told him on his deathbed to never ask "What would Steve do, just do what's right".

There are inspiration quotes from Steve around Infinite Loop, his ideals and his inspiration are never far from the thoughts of the guys at Apple but the fact remains that they must make their own choices and, for the most part, Apple have continued down the path Steve set them on.

Would we have had iOS 7 had Steve been alive? Yes, but possibly not in the current form and with the drastic redesign we see today? Would Scott Forstall still be running the iOS division? Who knows, Steve may have taken as much offence to Maps and the lack of taking responsibility as Tim did.

Tim's Apple has seen guys like Craig Federighi really step up and show what they're made of, taking ownership of keynotes and becoming real influential team players. In fact I'd say the one major bright spark of Tim taking over is the emergence of Craig from Forstall's shadow, he's a breath of fresh air at keynotes and comes off as a really positive influence in the company.

The WSJ are just stirring trouble, anything that quotes a "inside source" is usually taking things and twisting them into a version of the truth that suits their agenda.
 
It seems like we have two camps. We have the, "Apple can't survive without Steve Jobs" and the other that rejects any criticism of Tim Cook.
 
I am not worried about Cook, nor that fact he chooses to manage rather than micro-manage.

I am only a bit concerned with projects not receiving their own attention. After this year, I rather see a season of refinement for current products. Mostly in handling errors and looking ahead to assist users. More AI.

I've discussed this previously, so I won't rant on again here with individual areas of interest.
 
MacRumors said:
Cook is labeled as more of a manager and less of a visionary, causing current and former Apple employees to worry that without Steve Jobs, Apple is losing its "frenetic pace and focus" on new products. Employees also worry that the company may be working on too many projects at once.
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"The food at this restaurant is terrible, and the portions are too small."
 
no innovation in apple? ppssshhh
just look at their new campus
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aristotle said:
He is not comfortable saying no? Tim, you are the CEO now. It is up to you to settle stalemates and give products that are ultimately a reflection of your company the final sniff test. You are the decider and you are no longer the COO.

Man up already.
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Um, you saw the source for this information, right? A subset of "Current and former employees" - "Some of these people" - which might only include former employees. For all we know, these could be Apple store door greeters. This article is hearsay through and through.

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MacScott said:
It seems like we have two camps. We have the, "Apple can't survive without Steve Jobs" and the other that rejects any criticism of Tim Cook.
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Well, those are the 2 extreme ends of things. I think most people have more nuanced views than those. Excluding Wall St. analysts of course.
 
Bottom Line....

Tim is still a great COO. Not a great CEO.
Agree completely about being stretched to thin. You can feel it. Exhaustion hinders innovation.

Leave the Board alone. :apple:
 
aristotle said:
He is not comfortable saying no? Tim, you are the CEO now. It is up to you to settle stalemates and give products that are ultimately a reflection of your company the final sniff test. You are the decider and you are no longer the COO.

Man up already.
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You tell him! ;)
 
Glideslope said:
Tim is still a great COO. Not a great CEO.
Agree completely about being stretched to thin. You can feel it. Exhaustion hinders innovation.

Leave the Board alone. :apple:
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Wait...you think Cook is exhausting Apple employees more than Jobs? LOL

Seriously though, I am open to hearing any criticisms, but there isn't anything but hugely general statements against Cook that aren't backed up by anything tangible.
 
But..

TWSS37 said:
Steve would never have allowed this.
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To remind EVERYONE: STEVE JOBS IS DEAD. Things change. Apple is and will be different under new leadership. Its called evolution. Sometimes is good...and sometimes is a small step and not a massive one. I think the jury is still out on Tim Cook.

Let us all pause and address this in 8 months AFTER the new iPhones and pads are out and AFTER the new iWatch and even ATV is out. I bet EVERYONE will be singing a different tune than WHAT WOULD STEVE DO? The new tune will be
ITS ALL BECAUSE OF STEVE AND NOT TIM.

It took Aaron Rogers to win a superbowl before the ghost of Bret Farve faded a bit. The same held true with Joe Montana and Steve Young. When there is an iconic leader who dies or moves on, it takes a while before things stabilize and I predict it will be by Christmas of this year for Tim Cook. Just you wait and see.

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GenesisST said:
It's on the Internet, therefore it is true.

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Did the Red Hot Chili Peppers ever used those?
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GenesisST said:
It's on the Internet, therefore it is true.


Atta boy, GenesisST! You nailed it!

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RebornProphet said:
The WSJ are just stirring trouble, anything that quotes a "inside source" is usually taking things and twisting them into a version of the truth that suits their agenda.
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Amen to that! Just remember who owns the WSJ: FOX News Corp. I think that about sums it up.
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Millah said:
How many conflicting "profiles" on Tim Cook can we possibly have in a few months? Basically, "people familiar with the matter" is code for hearsay.

After WWDC, we get reports that Apple employees are happy and telling people like Gruber "its starting to get fun again, like when we made the iPhone." And Jony Ive saying internally the mood is very similar to what it was like before the iPhone.

But then we have the trustworthy WSJ and their "people familiar with the matter" saying that employees are NOT actually enthused, and instead pessimistic.

Right....:rolleyes:

Please people, stop buying into these "rumors" so much. They're not fact. They're 9/10 times simply opinions or guesses.
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Some people are happier than others.

File that one under "the meaning of life."
 
elgrecomac said:
Amen to that! Just remember who owns the WSJ: FOX News Corp. I think that about sums it up.
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Haha. Thanks for the laugh today. The only part of WSJ that is close to Fox News on the political spectrum is the editorial page.
 
Tim Cook is very comfortable repeating "Only Apple could make such amazing software. Only apple could make such amazing software. Only apple could make such amazing products and services.

Because yes, the updated iMac, "new" iPod touch, updated MacBook Air, is the best work of their lives. :rolleyes:

Even a song was written about it!!
http://youtu.be/A_rjrFTGKpM
 
Klae17 said:
And Steve said yes to these:

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Yes, a sock as an accessory for a break out, society changing product. When Tim Cook has his own break out, society changing product and pushes out a schlock accessory he'll get a pass too. Until then his tenure-to-date is filled with doubt and question marks. He's set his fate saying a boat load of fresh produce is due this fall. He put the Apple on his own head. We'll see if Jonny Ive is his William Tell.

And seriously, the socks cost Apple all of $.05 in R&D costs. Even as joke of a product Apple probably made bank on them... we'll not what Apple would consider bank, but on the positive side of the ledger anyway.
 
Tim Cook is not Steve Jobs... what a revelation!

When Apple starts to put out ***** products and there's a serious decline in profitability then I'll start to worry about Tim Cook.

This article is just part of the 'nonsense' that is published prior to quarterly earnings in order to depress the stock price so that institutional investors can make more money.

Rinse-Repeat prior to every quarterly earnings call.
 
Time Cook looks a lot like Franklin the Turtle. although with less charisma.

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He should find someone in Apple to host the keynotes. I'm ready to believe Tim Cook is a genius manager, but his keynotes are just plain awful. To each his job.
 
nylon said:
Tim Cook is not Steve Jobs... what a revelation!
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That's never been the question. Question is, is he a dynamic CEO leader or is he just a executive manager that delegates more than he should. Question yet unanswered but coming soon. It's more than just about current profits because at some point product is saturated (like TVs today) and growth flatlines because their are no NEW customers, only old ones upgrading.
 
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Six of the seven outside directors are aged 63 or older. Four of them have served for more than a decade, including two who have been on the board since the late 1990s: former Intuit Corp. Chief Executive Bill Campbell and J. Crew Group Inc. Chief Executive Millard S. "Mickey" Drexler.
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It's interesting how much cross-over there is between Apple and Google.

Art Levinson was on both Apple's and Google's boards at the same time that Schmidt was. Levinson resigned from Google's board a few months after Schmidt left Apple's.

Al Gore and Bill Campbell are still senior Google advisors, in addition to being on Apple's board.
 
I have noticed a dramatic decrease in the quality of Apple products since Tim Cook took over. My Apple airplay no longer functions properly. What happened to the mantra if it's Apple it just works. I am constantly rebooting routers, turning iTunes on and off. Streaming has gone down hill. Hardware innovations have become lackluster as well. I have a house full of Apple gear computers, iPhones, iPad, I touchs, routers extreme, express, time capsule, apple TV's. Nothing works as it use too. Operating system is slower and things need rebooting. Etc. they need a STRONG chief who focuses on quality and innovations.
 
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