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Steve Jobs treated 3rd party software on "his devices" as a necessary inconvenience. That only explains Apple's approach until Tim Cook became CEO. They've had
by ineedasername 5y ago
Steve Jobs treated 3rd party software on "his devices" as a necessary inconvenience.
That only explains Apple's approach until Tim Cook became CEO. They've had more than a decade to evolve behind that mindset. The iPhone is more than 5x older now than it was when PG wrote this article. Jobs can't be blamed for much anymore. If Apple is still stuck in his vision of apps on iOS, that's on them now.
- masklinn 5y ago> That only explains Apple's approach until Tim Cook became CEO. Jobs’ decisions (if not necessarily his decision making process) are very much part of the company’s DNA, pretty much all the executives remain Jobsian picks. Plus it’s hardly been a failure in the market, and it’s not like direct competitors are disrupting the status quo, so from a business perspective what’s the incentive to change? > The iPhone is more than 5x older now than it was when PG wrote this article. And it’s never been more successful. Apple’s market cap’s grown by more than an order of magnitude since that essay.