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I miss the days when Jobs would tell shareholders to pound sand rather than make product compromises. Under Tim Cook, there is no possible way things will get
by system16 4y ago
I miss the days when Jobs would tell shareholders to pound sand rather than make product compromises.
Under Tim Cook, there is no possible way things will get better, and I suspect they will get much worse. They'll continue making whatever comprises to the user experience are necessary to obtain quarterly growth. And the more difficult that becomes, the more drastic and user hostile the changes will be.
It's bizarrely short-sighted, and I can't figure out why. I mean there are several videos of Steve Jobs himself warning about this exact trajectory, and I'm sure Tim Cook must have seen them.
- thesuitonym 4y agoUnfortunately, Tim Cook does not have the force of personality to stop it. Nobody does. Only Steve Jobs could do it, and that is likely exclusively down to the fact (whether you consider it as such or not is beside the point) that he saved Apple. The fact is, if you tell the shareholders no too frequently, you stop being in charge. And even if the next guy shares your vision, will his replacement? How many CEOs does it take until you get someone who will pursue short-term profit at any long-term cost?
- tomrod 4y agoCEOs have force, be it personality or investiture by the board. No, if Cook fails to "stop" ads that's pretty clearly evidence he's okay with them.
- runjake 4y agoTim caused ads, so Tim doesn't need the force of personality to stop ads. Tim wants ads. Tim is a money guy, not a product guy.
- spacemadness 4y agoAnd if everyone is doing it to scrape more profit, then there are few options to turn to protest with your consumption habits.
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