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I doubt it. Tim Cook may not have Jobs' charisma or vision, but he's eminently competent and Apple is nowhere near as dysfunctional a company as it was in the

I doubt it. Tim Cook may not have Jobs' charisma or vision, but he's eminently competent and Apple is nowhere near as dysfunctional a company as it was in the 90s. They'll probably peter off a bit, but I can't see Apple returning to the verge of bankruptcy with its current leadership group.

seunosewa 14y ago
When Steve Jobs left, was it incompetence that killed Apple or a lack of vision, direction and innovation? The answer to that question is important because, while Tim Cook has demonstrated the ability to crank out thinner, lighter devices with sharper screens and better battery life, but there's no indication that he shares Steve Job's ability to drive Apple to launch revolutionary new products every few years (iPod. iTunes. iPhone. App Store. iPad.)
- Anechoic 14y ago
  but there's no indication that he shares Steve Job's ability to drive Apple to launch revolutionary new products every few years Can we at least wait a "few years" before declaring that Cook's Apple isn't able "to launch revolutionary new projects every few years"?
  - jasonlingx 14y ago
    I'm interested in knowing this now, not in a few years...
  - wsc981 14y ago
    I don't think in the current Apple that Tim Cook is the one that is expected to have the vision for the company going forward. I think this responsibility is partly in the hands of Jon Ive and probably some other higher-ups as well. It's also interesting that Apple will allow employees some time to work on their own projects, perhaps Apple is expecting the employees to develop great new ideas that can be turned into products. See: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tries-20-time-2012-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tries-20-time-2012-11
- arrrg 14y ago
  I think Apple’s innovation (i.e. new products) made them grow so massively, but I do also believe that Apple’s other core values under Steve Jobs – values Tim Cook will, I’m confident, be able to uphold – will at least keep them big and successful (if not growing). Tireless iteration and polishing and a lean product line is also what Steve Jobs’ Apple was about, and that is something Tim Cook can preserve.
- eevilspock 14y ago
  revolutionary You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
- redthrowaway 14y ago
  Lack of vision, direction, and innovation doesn't bring you to the brink of bankruptcy. There are plenty of boring, staid, profitable companies out there. To fail so badly at that size requires mismanagement.

seunosewa 14y ago

When Steve Jobs left, was it incompetence that killed Apple or a lack of vision, direction and innovation? The answer to that question is important because, while Tim Cook has demonstrated the ability to crank out thinner, lighter devices with sharper screens and better battery life, but there's no indication that he shares Steve Job's ability to drive Apple to launch revolutionary new products every few years (iPod. iTunes. iPhone. App Store. iPad.)

Anechoic 14y ago
but there's no indication that he shares Steve Job's ability to drive Apple to launch revolutionary new products every few years Can we at least wait a "few years" before declaring that Cook's Apple isn't able "to launch revolutionary new projects every few years"?
- jasonlingx 14y ago
  I'm interested in knowing this now, not in a few years...
- wsc981 14y ago
  I don't think in the current Apple that Tim Cook is the one that is expected to have the vision for the company going forward. I think this responsibility is partly in the hands of Jon Ive and probably some other higher-ups as well. It's also interesting that Apple will allow employees some time to work on their own projects, perhaps Apple is expecting the employees to develop great new ideas that can be turned into products. See: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tries-20-time-2012-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tries-20-time-2012-11
arrrg 14y ago
I think Apple’s innovation (i.e. new products) made them grow so massively, but I do also believe that Apple’s other core values under Steve Jobs – values Tim Cook will, I’m confident, be able to uphold – will at least keep them big and successful (if not growing). Tireless iteration and polishing and a lean product line is also what Steve Jobs’ Apple was about, and that is something Tim Cook can preserve.
eevilspock 14y ago
revolutionary You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
redthrowaway 14y ago
Lack of vision, direction, and innovation doesn't bring you to the brink of bankruptcy. There are plenty of boring, staid, profitable companies out there. To fail so badly at that size requires mismanagement.