For one that had personal experience here, I'll give you my perspective of the man.
Steve Jobs was a man who saw past so much rhetoric of the western world, his "terrible" personality is from seeing the detrimental fault in people, groups and products. He hated being hero worshiped and wanted anyone around him to be as brash, outlaw and unforgiving as himself.
If you can accept brutal honestly where you take no offense in your flaws pointed out, you got along great with the man. If you can't look at yourself via an x-ray mirror showing every flaw, wart and shortcoming, you hated him with a killing the messenger reaction.
Concerning his inner circle, he could not stand anyone that stayed in their comfort zone. You had to be constantly building upon yourself daily in your professional, personal and spiritual life.
He was not an "open minded" person as his philosophies and rhetoric made him a multi-millionaire. From that, he never took any advice from someone less successful than himself. That is a trait I've taken to heart.
I do enjoy being myself. Being around Steve, as brief as it was, had a great effect on me that I'm thankful for to this day.
Carplay is the kick in the teeth automotive electronics have needed for decades. Most of automotive electronics going back to the old GM Delco days has had way too much "Not invented here" of a mindset where being compatible outside for their product was a threat.
Homekit has a while to go. Yes, I can easily see Apple TV becoming the next "digital hub" of a home but it has a way to go.Second, the homecoming of HomeKit (). If there are any bottlenecks to its widespread? Can it fully replace the expensive Google thermostat? Make it truly industrial strength protected. Make it manageable through AppleTV.
I keep on thinking how much of a loss leader iCloud is to Apple. Their margins are mostly hardware and not services.
The last two decades for IBM has been a sobering experience where they exiled themselves from many markets and industries. They have a great transition from their Big Iron transitioning into the server and now cloud market where they now play well with others.
I don't see this happening as they have always gone for quality instead of quantity. The term "Apple bitch" is a common campus phrase where what mobile device you have has defined your social status in a college these days. The lunatic fringe on campus is lovable Linux becoming the modern pocket protector and slide rule.
Again, Apple is not interested in high volume.
I see more sensors on the next Apple Watch but I do not see it replacing any iPhone.
IMO, the rugged mindset is a great thrid party opportunity. The the watchband market for the Apple Watch is growing well. I'd like to see a digital bus come out of the Apple Watch with an MFi program connected to it for "smartbands" with features you mentioned.
How do you want it improved? It is a razor balance between connectivity and local space spamming.
I doubt that will ever happen due to security issues. All the countries you mentioned have more industrial espionage incidents than their current manufacturing facility.
I don't see that happening as FaceTime is more of a loss lead service to sell high margin hardware.
In what way?
Don't see this happening as the touch screen on Windows 8 to 10 has not been that popular. Also, extending arms extended to touch a vertical screen creates a lot of fatigue in a users arm beyond kiosk style user experiences.
Honestly, I don't see that has changed at all in recent years.Fourteen. Make more innovative products and don't be afraid to dare. Remember, while you are the most expensive company in the world, you have a soul of underdog
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