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Tim Cook is arguably the greatest managerial operator of our times. Without him apple wouldn’t have been able to scale and refine their businesses processes lik

Tim Cook is arguably the greatest managerial operator of our times. Without him apple wouldn’t have been able to scale and refine their businesses processes like they needed to reach the $1T mark. However, I believe it was Jobs who was the catalyst for the entire show. He was the spark that the rocket needed. The company is in an incredible financial position but is still vulnerable to the next big innovation. The next usurper. The next Black Swan. Jobs would be so antsy to have something new out at this point. And if he had a vision for something- which I think he would have Had- he would have made it happen. Maybe some next great thing will happen for Apple soon? The device that cannibalizes the iPhone like the iPhone did to iPod.

jkcorrea 6y ago
Very true. I think Apple's got another 10 years or so until they face this dilemma, so time will tell. Their commitment to data privacy really put them at a disadvantage in the AI race, but have made great strides with federated learning. And you can see them getting a little scared of this coming doom with their commitment to the App store monopolistic practices (whether you believe it's wrong or not, they really can't afford to cave on this front for their long-term sake)
imglorp 6y ago
Tim's obviously brought financial success, but where's Steve's user experience vision going? After Steve passed in '11, it seems his idea pipe got drained. The watch came out in '15, the earbuds in '16 (neither earth shaking) and other than that, it's been small iterations on the same products for 10 years. Where's the new excitement?
- phonon 6y ago
  Apple Watch and Airpods are a larger part of Apple's business than Macintosh.
  - scruffyherder 6y ago
    Isn’t everything bigger than Macintosh? I’m almost surprised they are even bothering to continue the line and just don’t shove the dev work out to Microsoft. Especially since they have been de-thanged, Windows is no threat at all to Apple’s market.
- analyte123 6y ago
  Yep, I definitely believe Jobs would have released a robot, a hologram machine, a magical glove tactile input device, a roomscale collaboration platform, or just something, anything besides 100 different variations of the iPhone and iPad.
JKCalhoun 6y ago
I may be in the minority, but if the Apple Watch had a camera, I would leave my phone at home. But then I'm not one of those guys always staring at their phone/watch. What's the opposite of power user? Old guy, I guess.
amatecha 6y ago
Yeah, I'd say the next great thing is coming: Apple "simulated reality" AR glasses... I'm totally speculating, but I think a lot of their recent innovations have been pushing in this direction, and I think they have filed patents exactly along those lines as well IIRC.

jkcorrea 6y ago

Very true. I think Apple's got another 10 years or so until they face this dilemma, so time will tell. Their commitment to data privacy really put them at a disadvantage in the AI race, but have made great strides with federated learning. And you can see them getting a little scared of this coming doom with their commitment to the App store monopolistic practices (whether you believe it's wrong or not, they really can't afford to cave on this front for their long-term sake)

imglorp 6y ago

Tim's obviously brought financial success, but where's Steve's user experience vision going? After Steve passed in '11, it seems his idea pipe got drained. The watch came out in '15, the earbuds in '16 (neither earth shaking) and other than that, it's been small iterations on the same products for 10 years. Where's the new excitement?

phonon 6y ago
Apple Watch and Airpods are a larger part of Apple's business than Macintosh.
- scruffyherder 6y ago
  Isn’t everything bigger than Macintosh? I’m almost surprised they are even bothering to continue the line and just don’t shove the dev work out to Microsoft. Especially since they have been de-thanged, Windows is no threat at all to Apple’s market.
analyte123 6y ago
Yep, I definitely believe Jobs would have released a robot, a hologram machine, a magical glove tactile input device, a roomscale collaboration platform, or just something, anything besides 100 different variations of the iPhone and iPad.

JKCalhoun 6y ago

I may be in the minority, but if the Apple Watch had a camera, I would leave my phone at home. But then I'm not one of those guys always staring at their phone/watch. What's the opposite of power user? Old guy, I guess.

amatecha 6y ago

Yeah, I'd say the next great thing is coming: Apple "simulated reality" AR glasses... I'm totally speculating, but I think a lot of their recent innovations have been pushing in this direction, and I think they have filed patents exactly along those lines as well IIRC.