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Apple CEO Tim Cook Opens Up About AI Plans, Vision Pro Future, and More in New Interview
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Of course, what else should he say? That the AVP flopped as hell? It's like they did with the MacBooks Pro, where they still in April/June of this year claimed that 8GB for a Pro (!) model is enough, while now, a few months later, allegedly it's not anymore. And yet there are so many people falling for it.
He's also done a great job at it. If you disagree, look at their earnings and market cap. That's ultimately the metric for his success.
I really can’t stand the man…sorry he creeps me out ….he is there because he has made the company and investors rich. But as for being a visionary or “making peoples lives better”. He is a massive failure.
Actually there are many different metrics and some do not revolve around market caps and earnings alone. But enjoy your shares. Some of us are here for more than a a quick profit while sitting on our hands.
By the metrics which are public and known, Tim Cook is a success, apple is a success and, they are making lives better. Even more than prior to 2011.
Having had the new baseline MBP with the M4 chip for nearly a month at this point, I can say with 100% certainty that Apple finally IS taking gaming seriously. The new GameMode is pretty impressive and I have heard the fan inside start up once. With my old Intel Macs that fan would be going for ten minutes minimum after a gaming session.
Now, do I play the most graphically intense games? Not really. I play some Resident Evil and mostly World of Warcraft but again, on those old Intel-based Macs I'd have to have the settings at 1 to be able to game and would feel lucky to get 15fps. My MBP gives me minimum 100fps and that's after a typical gaming session (4-8 hours).
I have been a very vocal critic of Apple when it comes to gaming. Look at my posting history on the subject if you don't believe me. I have since done a complete 180* and can say that Apple, finally, is headed in the right direction when it comes to gaming on Macs and I am rather excited to see where they take it.
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Years ago wife rented Nikon, Canon and Minolta analog SLR. She bought the Minolta because it took the best photos in the same conditions. Sony bought Minolta's camera division, and she upgraded to a Sony DSLR because she had about $2,000 worth of stranded lenses that wouldn't fit any other brands. If that's what you mean by "partially locked into the ecosystem" I'd agree with you. But does it prevent her from changing if Sony quit supporting her camera, or Nikon or Canon came up with an obviously better camera? Nope. Stranded costs are discretionary, not mandatory. Same thing with Apple. There is plenty of competition. You bought Apple because it's the best, not because anyone forced you to. Unless you just follow the herd.
As CEO, yes. A CEO has to have that spark of inspiration and passion, with a vision for the possibilities of the future. This is what drives innovation. Tim was and will always be a supply chain guy. He was great at that as COO and I'll give him credit for driving Apple to insane profitability. But he doesn't have what it takes to drive innovation or inspire a relentless drive towards perfection.
I have read where Apple is working on their own LLM strategy. However, when one steps back and looks at it from a business perspective, they have full ChatGPT functionality built into their operating system without paying a nickel. They did not have to invest billions as Microsoft did, they pay for no R&D, and they pay nothing to have it on their device. On top of that, they have a board seat on OpenAI. To me, that is an extraordinarily smart approach. They can take their sweet time to develop what they want. Tom Cook is brilliant.
Technology is changing life, for sure, but not always for good. Technology is doing a lot of harm as well, and neither Apple nor any big tech are doing anything for avoiding that. In fact, they are even fostering it with features like iPhone mirroring.
Producing products Apple's 1 Billion active and repeat customers love under Cook's leadership speaks volumes about Apple's success.
Customers are the final arbiters of Apple's success. A big hat-tip to Cook for doing an outstanding job.
Customers are the final arbiters of Apple's success. A big hat-tip to Cook for doing an outstanding job.
Screw Tim Cook, I never liked the guy. He just never impressed me very much!! He is not a visionary!!