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The M1 chip and moving Jony Ive on points towards Cook being in a different league to Ballmer.
by rorykoehler 6y ago
The M1 chip and moving Jony Ive on points towards Cook being in a different league to Ballmer.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoAlso Microsoft lost all relevance in being a mobile phone platform under Ballmer. I can't think of a similar blunder from Cook, maybe losing mindshare from creative professionals, but that's a much smaller market that Apple could be making a comeback in.
- johannes1234321 6y agoAt the same time Azure was started under Ballmer, which was important in Microsoft's reinvention and repositioning.
- Austin_Conlon 6y agoNow if only Cook could reinvent the autocorrect feature.
- johannes1234321 6y agoHaha, in this case it was Sundar Pichai's fault ;) Fixed the typo.
- doctor_eval 6y agoNot just Ive, but Forstall too. That's gotta have taken guts.
- astrange 6y agoHe made some bad exec hires too (Mark Papermaster and John Browett) but he also fired them quickly.