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> Stringer found the HomePod dissatisfying because Apple treated it as a hobby, depriving it of the cross-division focus it lavished on core products, such as t
by deanCommie 4y ago
> Stringer found the HomePod dissatisfying because Apple treated it as a hobby, depriving it of the cross-division focus it lavished on core products, such as the iPhone and iPad.
I mean...yeah? iPod, iPhone and iPad are Apple's whole 21st century legacy. And most recently, arguably Apple Watch and EarPods.
They all have the same thing in common - they're wearables that you see on the person on the street.
Apple is a trillion dollar company (and not a skeleton in a graveyard of companies crushed by Microsoft in the 1990's that it almost was) because of iPhone and iPad.
Every other Apple product is a "hobby" by comparison, and that includes iMacs, and Macbook Pros.
You have to have your eyes open about the product you work on, and where it sits in the company hierarchy. Not everything is a core product, but that doesn't mean it's not important.
- ghaff 4y agoI partly agree. But what makes the iPhone so sticky is ecosystem--and that includes a bunch of other products that might be a lot less interesting in isolation.
- ejj28 4y agoIndeed. I'm a staunch Android user, but I seriously envy iPhone users for the Apple Watch. Nobody else has put the same level of care and resources into their smartwatch and if it wasn't for a myriad of personal dealbreakers I have with Apple products, I'd be tempted to switch to iPhone to be able to have an Apple Watch.
- kccqzy 4y agoThis hobby attitude is exactly why Google kills so many products. Google Reader is a hobby; leadership can't ever imagine it being a billion-dollar business so it doesn't justify any more maintenance effort. HomePod is certainly going down that path.