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A few [1] have argued that the last thing Apple needs now is a hit driven mentality. If there's an opportunity to make a difference to an entire market, sure..
by parasubvert 11y ago
A few [1] have argued that the last thing Apple needs now is a hit driven mentality. If there's an opportunity to make a difference to an entire market, sure... But otherwise the focus should be on stabilizing and growing the ecosystem of these post-PC devices and continuing to let the the Mac ecosystem swallow up what is left of the PC world's profits. So far, that's exactly what Tim Cook has been doing, with the watch being less about a new hit and more about keeping the innovative thinking warm while they exploit iOS/tvOS.
[1] http://blog.gardeviance.org/2011/10/why-i-believe-aapl-will-crumble.html?m=1 http://blog.gardeviance.org/2011/10/why-i-believe-aapl-will-...
- LiweiZ 11y agoWith the ground Apple has taken and the product's life cycle, yes. It's natural to start grabbing more and more profit. That's what business is for. However, the advance of operation excellence could also post a bigger challenge to the organization's product-oriented DNA. It would not be an easy task to keep both balanced. Most of the time, I found things went the operation route. Whether the past few products were big hit was less related here, it is the lower quality of the deliverables as a product that raises my concern.
- parasubvert 11y agoYes, we saw this last time with the Mac devolving into myriad options and variants under Scully, Schindler and Amelio. The true test of Jobs' legacy will be if he left structures in place to keep creating the new while building and growing ecosystems for the old.