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I think idea that this blog post is conveying is overrated. People said the same thing about Microsoft under Ballmer. Then he left. Nadella came in and continue
by kshatrea 8y ago
I think idea that this blog post is conveying is overrated. People said the same thing about Microsoft under Ballmer. Then he left. Nadella came in and continued many of the things that he did, and their stock price has soared. For Apple the opposite happened - their profits and stock price have soared, yet Tim Cook can't catch a break. Every little error leads to a chorus of "It wouldn't have been like this if Steve was around". Perception isn't everything.
In my humble opinion, Sundar Pichai must go. Ballmer said it best - "I am a pattern"[0]. I think Pichai has been a great manager but he, from the outside, doesn't seem to be a great leader. If he steps down, the new person gets leeway to change some things and get some social capital.
[0]https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/11/outgoing-microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer-tells-wsj-that-he-was-part-of-the-problem/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/11/outgo...
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- bluedino 8y agoCook’s successes have been....AirPods and the iPhone X? Sure, Apple has made tons of cash but their products have been lackluster. The Mac Pro bombed, keyboardgate, the stagnated phone development...
- akvadrako 8y agoThey haven’t been lackluster by objective measures. They still sell a lot with high profit margins.
- sjg007 8y agoApple sells privacy, iPhones and then the content services around them. That's a powerful combination. AR/VR are the obvious next generation things we need to get right as is the AI.