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Will this transfer of leadership be as fruitful for Amazon as it did for Apple when Steve Jobs stepped down and handed the reins to Tim Cook?
Will this transfer of leadership be as fruitful for Amazon as it did for Apple when Steve Jobs stepped down and handed the reins to Tim Cook?
Looks like someone wants to avoid scrutiny.
For what?Looks like someone wants to avoid scrutiny.
LOL too late for that—Pecker and Saudis saw to that already. Bezos is practically untouchable though. Seems like he’s leaving on his own terms—wants to spend more time on rockets and other metaphorical moonshots.
Will this transfer of leadership be as fruitful for Amazon as it did for Apple when Steve Jobs stepped down and handed the reins to Tim Cook?
Apple market cap when Tim Cook took over, $350 billion.you thought Tim Cook was a good transition?
Apple market cap when Tim Cook took over, $350 billion.
Apple current market cap under Tim Cook, $2,254 billion or $2.254 trillion.
You don't think Tim Cook was good transition? Steve Jobs handpicked Tim Apple to be the CEO before his death because he trusted Tim to continue the excellence at Apple after his death. Steve had lot of experience with what a wrong leader can do to a company. He saw John Sculley almost destroy Apple the first time. Steve got it wrong and picked the wrong guy the first time. Steve learned his lesson and picked the right guy his final and last time.
you thought Tim Cook was a good transition?
Although I too agree with ivwshane's perspective or ponyo's statement that they've coasted on the iPhone's success post-Steve, your other conclusions are hilariously off the mark. Apple still cranks out market-leading products, and except for PCs, they sell very well and dominate industry profits. It's not an accident that other companies have time and again tried to copy the success of the iPhone, iPad, Watch, and AirPods. Whether this is enough to sustain organic growth into the future is certainly debatable, and sadly I sold my AAPL shares several years ago after concluding their best days were behind them. Of course they just registered their first-ever $100B+ sales quarter FWIW.I share a similar perspective with ivwshane.
The overall product, revisions, and innovations have taken a nosedive.
Their technology is always 1-2 generations behind Android as far as phone. The same can be said for all their other shit attempts at products - Apple Watch, their tablet, etc...
They have amassed a cult of follower though - which is what they hinge on and will continue to milk for as long as possible of course. But long term, they are a dying breed. Their last innovation was the iPhone - which is now almost 15 years old. It's still where the bulk of their revenue is. FIFTEEN years later. Adapt or die. Were at a point where everyone no longer gets a new phone every 1-2 years, hence why they stopped listing their iPhone numbers in earnings.
Well Intel sure hasn't. Talk about resting on ones laurels. AMD is eating their lunch. What ever happened to their tic and toc plans.I give Apple credit for their CPUs which are market leading. Other than that, they haven't done much innovating lately.
Although I too agree with ivwshane's perspective or ponyo's statement that they've coasted on the iPhone's success post-Steve, your other conclusions are hilariously off the mark. Apple still cranks out market-leading products, and except for PCs, they sell very well and dominate industry profits. It's not an accident that other companies have time and again tried to copy the success of the iPhone, iPad, Watch, and AirPods. Whether this is enough to sustain organic growth into the future is certainly debatable, and sadly I sold my AAPL shares several years ago after concluding their best days were behind them. Of course they just registered their first-ever $100B+ sales quarter FWIW.
It's a tired old trope that claims Apple sells inferior tech through marketing genius/RDF alone.
I may be the only one but I love face ID (less effective these days). I have congenitally sweaty hands (sexy, I know) and so I had to constantly clean the touch ID button and fingerprint scanners never worked well for me.I give Apple credit for their CPUs which are market leading. Other than that, they haven't done much innovating lately.
As IronWing mentioned, compare Apple's SoC to every other smartphone SoC. And for good measure, compare it to desktop CPUs. Then come back and tell us that Apple is 1-2 generations behind Android. In general, there isn't a ton of true innovation going on with smartphones; it's a very mature product class. Slapping more cameras on a year before Apple does isn't innovation either, nor does it make your phone a "generation" better. As for software features, both Apple and Google iterate annually but the platforms aren't moving the needle much. In the past, Android software was ahead in some ways and that gap has been bridged.They really don't - and it's hilariously comical that you SAY that - but for some odd reason don't oblige to mention any examples.
Every single feature that is released on an iPhone is something that was done on an android 1 or 2 generations back.
It really is a spent space for innovation, at least at the moment. Maybe if they actually get the folding tech to work well, which I am skeptical of. I recently replaced my iphone X with an iphone 12 and while it's better, the difference isn't that big and that's 3 years of accumulated improvements.As IronWing mentioned, compare Apple's SoC to every other smartphone SoC. And for good measure, compare it to desktop CPUs. Then come back and tell us that Apple is 1-2 generations behind Android. In general, there isn't a ton of true innovation going on with smartphones; it's a very mature product class. Slapping more cameras on a year before Apple does isn't innovation either, nor does it make your phone a "generation" better. As for software features, both Apple and Google iterate annually but the platforms aren't moving the needle much. In the past, Android software was ahead in some ways and that gap has been bridged.
To say that every new feature on iPhone came from Android a generation or two ago is just a silly, unsubstantiated opinion. But this is P&N, and you be you. I wouldn't expect anything less.
It's kinda funny, they created the widely debated iPhone "notch" to pack in a wide array of sensors at the top of the display (adding support for Face ID). Then in relatively short order, most other Android OEMs added their own notch (usually a bit smaller), without the same array of sensors to justify the form.I may be the only one but I love face ID (less effective these days). I have congenitally sweaty hands (sexy, I know) and so I had to constantly clean the touch ID button and fingerprint scanners never worked well for me.
Only reason I am with iphone is because I tell my self that my privacy is a little bit better protected, less 0 days and less malware in the store.It's kinda funny, they created the widely debated iPhone "notch" to pack in a wide array of sensors at the top of the display (adding support for Face ID). Then in relatively short order, most other Android OEMs added their own notch (usually a bit smaller), without the same array of sensors to justify the form.
I personally don't agree with a lot of the choices that Apple makes, and I switched from iPhone to Android nine years ago. But there's a lot they do get right with the iPhone, such as update policy, and there's a non-zero chance that I'll switch back when I'm replacing my Samsung phone.
But someone without a mind asserts without proof that Android is always 1-2 generations ahead of Apple.
Yes, that's just dumb. Everyone tries to differentiate in their own way and frankly I'm very confident I would be happy with nearly any smartphone that's sold these days, they just aren't that different. For me it's basically face ID and imessage. The rest is a wash.It's kinda funny, they created the widely debated iPhone "notch" to pack in a wide array of sensors at the top of the display (adding support for Face ID). Then in relatively short order, most other Android OEMs added their own notch (usually a bit smaller), without the same array of sensors to justify the form.
I personally don't agree with a lot of the choices that Apple makes, and I switched from iPhone to Android nine years ago. But there's a lot they do get right with the iPhone, such as update policy, and there's a non-zero chance that I'll switch back when I'm replacing my Samsung phone.
But someone without a mind asserts without proof that Android is always 1-2 generations ahead of Apple.