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This sentiment, posted every time Apple does something post-Steve Jobs, is essentially American declinism [1] but for Apple. Substitute Apple for America in thi
by IBM 10y ago
This sentiment, posted every time Apple does something post-Steve Jobs, is essentially American declinism [1] but for Apple. Substitute Apple for America in this Robert Kagan article [2].
>But how real is it? Much of the commentary on American decline these days rests on rather loose analysis, on impressions that the United States has lost its way, that it has abandoned the virtues that made it successful in the past, that it lacks the will to address the problems it faces. Americans look at other nations whose economies are now in better shape than their own, and seem to have the dynamism that America once had, and they lament, as in the title of Thomas Friedman’s latest book, that “that used to be us.”
[1] http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/10/08/declinism-is-america-and-mitt-can-too/ http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/10/08/declinism-is-america-and...
[2] https://newrepublic.com/article/99521/america-world-power-declinism https://newrepublic.com/article/99521/america-world-power-de...
- addicted 10y agoI don't think it's a good idea to compare a country made of 300+million people and many more millions of entities, with a single entity driven by the decisions of 1 person. While you may be right that people are reacting incorrectly, it's significantly easier for a single corporation headed by 1 person to actually decline than it would be for an entire democratic nation.
- IBM 10y agoAs the first article noted American declinism has been a popular genre since the 1950s. It comes with the territory with being on top for so long.
- guptaneil 10y agoI made no claim about Apple being in decline. Just that Apple has been spending more time naval gazing than usual. This book is a prime example. Their September keynote, which spent more time talking about their past than showing how the new MacBook's are the future, is another.
- valleyer 10y agohttp://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2016/ http://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2016/ From 25:45 to 30:39 (5 minutes), discussing the Mac's past. From 30:39 to 35:00 (4 minutes), introducing the new MacBook Pro. From 35:00 to 36:07 (2 minutes), discussing the history of the function keys (on an IBM terminal, not discussing Apple's history). From 36:07 to 73:21 (37 minutes), discussing the new MacBook Pro. From 73:21 to 74:21 (1 minute), showing the new MacBook Pro next to a PowerBook 100. From 74:21 to 79:37 (5 minutes), discussing the new MacBook Pro. Generously, they spent 8 minutes total referencing the past (3 minutes of that was for framing the new product) and 46 minutes exclusively talking about the new product.