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> Of late, Apple CEO Tim Cook has touted his company's initiatives in health as the key to its future growth. "I believe, if you zoom out into the future, and y
by ed_blackburn 8y ago
> Of late, Apple CEO Tim Cook has touted his company's initiatives in health as the key to its future growth. "I believe, if you zoom out into the future, and you look back, and you ask the question, "What was Apple's greatest contribution to mankind?" it will be about health,"
Make sense, they'd rather concentrate on health. There's an obvious inroad there with wearables.
- rubidium 8y agoPlus AI is going to turn into a cash slugfest. Apple could afford it, but may be making the wiser move.
- zwendkos 8y ago"An Apple a day keeps the doctor away."
- oska 8y agoI really doubt that Steve Jobs would have bet the company on that.
- ei8htyfi5e 8y agoMaybe he would have. If you visualize technology progressing through time, there is an obvious merging of human and machine. Computers were large, now they are so small, you leave your Air Pods in your ears for hours because you forget they are still in. Imagine another 50 years. Computers will most certainly be seamlessly connected to us in some way. Imagine a device that can read your mind and give you what you want before asking? What if you're more intelligent just because you buy a specific product? What about a device that is proven to lengthen your life just by using it? Biological research and health are what's necessary to get there. The interesting things happen at the intersections. Who could compete? Steve seemed like a smart guy. Maybe if he saw things this way he would bet the company as you say.