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> the company has not had a new breaking star since Jobs died Steve Jobs died less than four years ago. The iPhone is a once-in-a-generation blockbuster produc

• TheOtherHobbes 11y ago
  Not so sure. Apple's recent launches have all been clumsy failures. Maps was a disaster, iCloud is no one's darling, Music looks like a dud, Watch isn't even a hobby, and the core line is trapped in a cycle of thinner/lighter/goldier make-overs. Opportunities have been missed. Just one example: Apple could have owned the DIY video content market, as they did with audio podcasts and apps, with all the synergies for hardware and software sales and training that would have created. Instead they've handed it to Google/YouTube. Apple is practically indestructible as a company at the moment, but I can't see the momentum continuing ten years from now without something new and amazing escaping from Cupertino - maybe like Amazon's Echo, but even better. Jobs succeeded because he could always be persuaded to leave a space for users to add content. Podcasts did that, so did apps - and both changed the industry. Cook seems more like a top-down kind of a guy, and less focussed on users. That's not a good thing at all, IMO.
  • minthd 11y ago
    In general i agree - on the innovation front, Apple isn't so strong.But like it did with maps - through the sheer power of investment ,together with owning the platform/user and a bit of time ,now maps dominate IOS mapping apps. Maybe they could achieve some growth by continuing doing that ? Also you mention opportunities being missed. Can you please expand ?