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> Missing deadlines of product realeases. Remember the white iPhone 4? Hell, I remember the time during the switch from PowerPC to Intel meant you couldn't get

> Missing deadlines of product realeases. Remember the white iPhone 4? Hell, I remember the time during the switch from PowerPC to Intel meant you couldn't get your hands on an iMac for a month or two (late 2005). > [...] missing what users want. See Apple Watch, See iPhone 7, See MacBook Pro. Recently purchased the iPhone 7 after having stuck with a 5S for three years. I've got to say it's an excellent phone and I don't understand the whingeing. You get headphones and an adapter in box which works fine with my other headphones, though I stick with the supplied lightning cable ones. The shallow depth of field pictures it takes makes me feel like I've got an SLR with a prime lens in my pocket wherever I go. I've played with the new MBP and it felt more Star Trek than any touchscreen laptop I've used. The NVMe storage in it largely negates the need for more than 16gb RAM. > Tim Cook being passive and an operations guy with no founder vision or drive. I'd say his passion for user privacy and commentary on his sexuality has shown him to be someone who cares for peoples rights. A good attitude to have when you're the CEO of a tech giant. > doubling down on "strange" investments such as Didi Chuxing, and Softbank (both 1 billion). Softbank completed a $31 Billion purchase of ARM recently. Still thinking Apple shouldn't have put a $1 billion shoe in the door? If memory serves they were also the first major distributor of iPhones in Japan when NTT Docomo were more interested in pushing flip phones.

nodesocket 10y ago
> I'd say his passion for user privacy and commentary on his sexuality has shown him to be someone who cares for peoples rights. He's not running for office he running a public company. As a shareholder those things are not priorities, but to him they are. Thus the problem I have.
- icanhackit 10y ago
  And so you ignored the larger point that he's more than capable of making smart investments like Softbank who now own ARM, similar to Apple's prior investment in Imagination Technologies Group who design the GPUs for the A-series SOCs. Apple was first out the door with a 64-bit ARM chip in a smartphone - they need this investment to stay at the front of the pack. It also helps to invest in a company that shuttles more iPhones than any other distributor in a market as difficult and lucrative as Japan. Getting back to my comment you quoted -- given the growing concern over user privacy, being in the position where you can serve both users who care AND those who don't is a very nice position to be in. His being gay while growing up in a conservative state no doubt influenced his desire to protect users privacy. The culture of the company is important if it's to attract new talent.
- fpgeek 10y ago
  Choosing to take (or not take) a position on protecting people's rights is part of running a public company. This sort of thing shapes Apple's brand, makes a difference in recruiting, makes some employees feel more valued (and others less so) and so on in all sorts of other little ways. Tim Cook may be doing this well or badly, but either way making these choices is absolutely part of his job.
- 20andup 10y ago
  i bought an iphone 7 specifically because it protected user's privacy a bit more than android phones. so i wouldn't say they don't matter at all. to some people they do.
- Gracana 10y ago
  There are plenty of companies who will compromise their customers to make a buck, why not invest in them? As a human, I'm glad Tim has priorities other than greed.
konart 10y ago
>he shallow depth of field pictures it takes makes me feel like I've got an SLR with a prime lens in my pocket wherever I go. I hope you are joking here. Even the cheapest SLR with some cheap lens produce better results atm. It's a fun feature to use, but nowhere near the SLR, even when using in perfect light conditions.
- icanhackit 10y ago
  > Even the cheapest SLR with some cheap lens produce better results atm. Perhaps in terms of resolution and rounder bokeh but you need to understand the effect of separating the subject from the background is the important part. Being able to do it quickly and without carrying a body and lens is incredibly valuable. Remember: The best camera is...
  - konart 10y ago
    okay but this is not 'I've got an SLR with a prime lens in my pocket wherever I go.' Resolution, noise, soapy effect on border of the object separated from the background etc. 'Being able to do it quickly' is exactly what I called fun. No point comparing in to SLR of any price range.
    - icanhackit 10y ago
      > okay but this is not 'I've got an SLR with a prime lens in my pocket wherever I go.' You missed the important part of that quote: it takes makes me feel like ...meaning it was a subjective statement.
- drhurdle 10y ago
  Here was a comparison Ars Technica did with the iPhone 7 camera and a couple of Sony DSLR models. Of course the iPhone isn't going to win outright but I thought it held its own fairly well and the picture quality was quite good http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/12/mini-shootout-can-iphone-7s-bag-of-tricks-compete-with-a-real-dslr/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/12/mini-shootout-can-iph...

nodesocket 10y ago

> I'd say his passion for user privacy and commentary on his sexuality has shown him to be someone who cares for peoples rights. He's not running for office he running a public company. As a shareholder those things are not priorities, but to him they are. Thus the problem I have.

icanhackit 10y ago
And so you ignored the larger point that he's more than capable of making smart investments like Softbank who now own ARM, similar to Apple's prior investment in Imagination Technologies Group who design the GPUs for the A-series SOCs. Apple was first out the door with a 64-bit ARM chip in a smartphone - they need this investment to stay at the front of the pack. It also helps to invest in a company that shuttles more iPhones than any other distributor in a market as difficult and lucrative as Japan. Getting back to my comment you quoted -- given the growing concern over user privacy, being in the position where you can serve both users who care AND those who don't is a very nice position to be in. His being gay while growing up in a conservative state no doubt influenced his desire to protect users privacy. The culture of the company is important if it's to attract new talent.
fpgeek 10y ago
Choosing to take (or not take) a position on protecting people's rights is part of running a public company. This sort of thing shapes Apple's brand, makes a difference in recruiting, makes some employees feel more valued (and others less so) and so on in all sorts of other little ways. Tim Cook may be doing this well or badly, but either way making these choices is absolutely part of his job.
20andup 10y ago
i bought an iphone 7 specifically because it protected user's privacy a bit more than android phones. so i wouldn't say they don't matter at all. to some people they do.
Gracana 10y ago
There are plenty of companies who will compromise their customers to make a buck, why not invest in them? As a human, I'm glad Tim has priorities other than greed.

konart 10y ago

>he shallow depth of field pictures it takes makes me feel like I've got an SLR with a prime lens in my pocket wherever I go. I hope you are joking here. Even the cheapest SLR with some cheap lens produce better results atm. It's a fun feature to use, but nowhere near the SLR, even when using in perfect light conditions.

icanhackit 10y ago
> Even the cheapest SLR with some cheap lens produce better results atm. Perhaps in terms of resolution and rounder bokeh but you need to understand the effect of separating the subject from the background is the important part. Being able to do it quickly and without carrying a body and lens is incredibly valuable. Remember: The best camera is...
- konart 10y ago
  okay but this is not 'I've got an SLR with a prime lens in my pocket wherever I go.' Resolution, noise, soapy effect on border of the object separated from the background etc. 'Being able to do it quickly' is exactly what I called fun. No point comparing in to SLR of any price range.
  - icanhackit 10y ago
    > okay but this is not 'I've got an SLR with a prime lens in my pocket wherever I go.' You missed the important part of that quote: it takes makes me feel like ...meaning it was a subjective statement.
drhurdle 10y ago
Here was a comparison Ars Technica did with the iPhone 7 camera and a couple of Sony DSLR models. Of course the iPhone isn't going to win outright but I thought it held its own fairly well and the picture quality was quite good http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/12/mini-shootout-can-iphone-7s-bag-of-tricks-compete-with-a-real-dslr/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/12/mini-shootout-can-iph...