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Apple Watch and AirPods were released under Tim Cook. It's not like they've stopped making new, successful products. > Analysts estimate AirPods make up 60% of

Apple Watch and AirPods were released under Tim Cook. It's not like they've stopped making new, successful products. > Analysts estimate AirPods make up 60% of the global wireless headphone market and that Apple's entire Wearables products (Apple Watch, AirPods, and AirPods Pro) “is now bigger than 60% of the companies in the Fortune 500”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPods#Sales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPods#Sales

Kye 5y ago
You're focusing on money, like the article. Yes, they sell well. Neither have revolutionized their markets or shown any sign that they will. The iPhone wasn't just a premium smartphone. It was such an obvious improvement on what came before that all the previous market leaders tried to copy it. Samsung settled a lawsuit over it. There were already premium earbuds and smartwatches. Apple's earbuds fall out, run out of power too quickly, and lose connection constantly just like the rest. Apple under Jobs followed the market by taking the little bits each competitor got right to put it in one device. AirPods and the iWatch are fine. They're just not any better than what came before. I would instantly jump ship to Samsung if they promised 5 (or more) years of updates post-launch for all phones and tablets. Right now, that's all Apple has.
- wodenokoto 5y ago
  Those products are still new markets and new markets where Apple is doing significantly better than anyone before or after Apple entered that market - to the point where that market would have been a fraction of its current size, had Apple not entered. You were saying that Tim Cook only knew how to make more money from the current business. That’s not true. Now you’re complaining that they don’t make as big technological revolutions as their absolutely biggest tech revolution ever. That is moving the goal post tremendously.

Kye 5y ago

You're focusing on money, like the article. Yes, they sell well. Neither have revolutionized their markets or shown any sign that they will. The iPhone wasn't just a premium smartphone. It was such an obvious improvement on what came before that all the previous market leaders tried to copy it. Samsung settled a lawsuit over it. There were already premium earbuds and smartwatches. Apple's earbuds fall out, run out of power too quickly, and lose connection constantly just like the rest. Apple under Jobs followed the market by taking the little bits each competitor got right to put it in one device. AirPods and the iWatch are fine. They're just not any better than what came before. I would instantly jump ship to Samsung if they promised 5 (or more) years of updates post-launch for all phones and tablets. Right now, that's all Apple has.

wodenokoto 5y ago
Those products are still new markets and new markets where Apple is doing significantly better than anyone before or after Apple entered that market - to the point where that market would have been a fraction of its current size, had Apple not entered. You were saying that Tim Cook only knew how to make more money from the current business. That’s not true. Now you’re complaining that they don’t make as big technological revolutions as their absolutely biggest tech revolution ever. That is moving the goal post tremendously.