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The iPhone 5 forecast: a predictable 73 degrees and sunny

• erichocean 14y ago
  This is the only worthwhile article on the iPhone 5/iOS 6 I've read yet. In a nutshell, Apple now has the "Pixar problem" -- they're so successful that there's no ability for them to actually innovate, because it risks failure. Pixar handled this (with Jobs still around, sigh) by hiring Brad Bird, who is arguable one of the top directors worldwide now, but at the time, had only one movie to his name that was a huge failure, commercially (still a great film though -- The Iron Giant). Bird brought his own team, his own style, and a whole boatload of organizational change to Pixar -- and was wildly successful. He force Pixar to up their game when they were already at the top. (Later, when Pixar needed a save on Ratatouille, Bird was there to pick up the pieces. He's easily the best hire Pixar made post-IPO.) I don't know where Apple is going to go, but I don't see anyone like a Brad Bird on the horizon, and I'm doubtful one even exists to bring in. Perhaps that's the real problem.