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Do You Like Tim Cook?
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This isn't an airport, you don't need to announce your departure.I absolutely loathe the crook. Apple has gone pathetically downhill and I feel like I'm holding on out of nostalgia for the old Apple. Right now I can't work out because these boneheads screwed up WatchOS on the latest update and now every Series 3 in existence is suddenly unusable. I use it as my heart rate monitor for my Peloton. Might as well just keep buying and returning new Apple Watches until these lazy thieves finally get around to un-bricking our watches. I've thought long & hard about filing a class action lawsuit against this clown for what he's done to Apple, I can't believe the estate of Steve Jobs hasn't went after this bozo with litigation of likes the world has never seen.
Absolute moron, lets take a look at what's going on under his tenure and I won't even get into all the BS politics of this Benedict Arnold either which is the worst part.
- He bricked every Apple Watch Series 3
- Jelly scrolling iPad mini
- Vibrating cameras
- Peeling iPad airs
- Released an iPad that still uses Apple Pencil 1 but can't charge Apple Pencil 1 without a dongle
- but said dongle is on an over one month delay
- AirPods max spontaneously combusting into flames
- bad bluetooth on Mac minis
- fired Johnny Ive
- PUT A NOTCH ON A LAPTOP WITHOUT EVEN HAVING FACE ID THEN GETS RID OF THE NOTCH FROM IPHONE
- discontinues mini iPhone and now every phone is so large no NBA player in the world could use it one handed. matter of fact they couldn't use an iPhone mini one handed because they're all too big, but this pathetic scumbag only cares about profit margins so they brainwash people into thinking they want to carry around tablets.
- half of MacBook is squared and half is rounded, terrible design
- fattened the whole lineup of everything making them so complicated and so many stupid names too
- now everyone is fleeing from his tyrannical rein and there are no design experts left
take a trip down memory lane, read it and weep, this guy needs to be fired and kicked to the curb before he destroys whats left of Apple. I'm almost considering becoming one of those people with green texts because of how diasasterous this Nike glasses wearing bum. Take a hike
The hardware and software have a “great shine”. Ymmv.
I find Cook very boring and lacking charisma. He is very scripted in his interviews and I don't believe almost anything he says about the culture at Apple. There is something very insincere about the way he talks. Steve Jobs was a salesman but I actually believed him, I was mesmerised by him.
All Cook cares about is money and this is now beyond obvious. It's almost as though you expect no kind gesture from him or -sadly- from the brand any more. He doesn't care about life-changing products (or if he does, he sure takes ages to deliver) and he has very few skills beyond monetisation. Under Cook, products simply need to be good enough, not more than that.
He must be terrifying to work with, but not inspirational. I just can't bring myself to believe people around him want to put in the best work of their lives because of him.
I expect to see him go in 2024, about a year after the mixed-reality set is released. I don't expect him to be remembered in any meaningful way, except for finding new, and sometimes hostile, almost sinister ways to push customers to spend more.
All Cook cares about is money and this is now beyond obvious. It's almost as though you expect no kind gesture from him or -sadly- from the brand any more. He doesn't care about life-changing products (or if he does, he sure takes ages to deliver) and he has very few skills beyond monetisation. Under Cook, products simply need to be good enough, not more than that.
He must be terrifying to work with, but not inspirational. I just can't bring myself to believe people around him want to put in the best work of their lives because of him.
I expect to see him go in 2024, about a year after the mixed-reality set is released. I don't expect him to be remembered in any meaningful way, except for finding new, and sometimes hostile, almost sinister ways to push customers to spend more.
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Rather aggressive hate filled rant there. Jail?! 😂😂 Someone needs a hug.
Just shop elsewhere man, everything will be ok.
Just shop elsewhere man, everything will be ok.
Because you don’t believe it doesn’t mean he isn’t telling the truth.
Because you were mesmerized by steve doesn’t mean he was telling the truth either.
Cook cares about customers. Customers bring jn money.
You’re holding it wrong is a good example of a product that is good enough.
Steve was terrifying and maybe not inspirational either.
So don’t believe it.
I dont think Cook is going to be there that much longer on his own volition.
He’s going to be remembered as the guy who reinvented apple.
Let’s do ettttt! When you free?$100,000 USD to eat lunch with Tim Cook. You game?
Have Lunch With Tim Cook -- If You Have $100,000 To Spare | Digital Trends
Tim Cook is once again auctioning off a lunch with himself in partnership with Charitybuzz. This time around, the auction starts at $100K.www.digitaltrends.com
Wonder if he’ll let us go halfers.
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Completely agree. Love Cook and all that he has done for Apple, its shareholders, and the general public. He's been a fantastic leader overall, and what a difficult task to follow Jobs. While I agree that a storm of innovation is brewing, I'd also say that Apple has actually been extremely responsive and innovative currently. The move to M-Series chips, everything happening with Apple Watch, the development of Apple services, the burgeoning ecosystem of Apple HomeKit, Shortcuts (basically WYSIWYG programming), maintaining product costs, etc etc
The list could go on and on with everything accomplished under Cook. He's fantastic IMO, and doesn't deserve the hate.
I agree with some of the points here but find the tone a bit strong.
I would like to see the next CEO have much more interest in product and design.
I would like to see the next CEO have much more interest in product and design.
I don’t think Cook or Forstall should’ve gotten the CEO position after jobs died.
Cook is a numbers guy. It’s like having a numbers guy in charge of a hospital when it should be an MD instead.
Forstall didn’t want to change his ways. Skeuomorphic design on iOS and MacOS was getting old AND was in need of a refresh, but I’m guessing it would still look nearly the same as it did in 2007 if he wasn’t ousted from the company.
Some may disagree, but I think Jobs was the reason Apple was able to become a multi-trillion dollar company — not Cook. Cook simply milked out the products already in place for him when he took over. I think any halfway decent CEO could’ve done that. Everything tech-wise was already there and the new tech is designed by the people who actually know how technology works, which is something Tim knows zero about.
If Apple had a tech enthusiast as CEO rather than an accountant, we’d already see the Apple Car and VR tech breakthroughs (IMO). Instead, these products aren’t in the pipeline anytime soon even though they’ve been talked about for years. Apple needs an Elon Musk and not a Tim Cook.
Cook is a numbers guy. It’s like having a numbers guy in charge of a hospital when it should be an MD instead.
Forstall didn’t want to change his ways. Skeuomorphic design on iOS and MacOS was getting old AND was in need of a refresh, but I’m guessing it would still look nearly the same as it did in 2007 if he wasn’t ousted from the company.
Some may disagree, but I think Jobs was the reason Apple was able to become a multi-trillion dollar company — not Cook. Cook simply milked out the products already in place for him when he took over. I think any halfway decent CEO could’ve done that. Everything tech-wise was already there and the new tech is designed by the people who actually know how technology works, which is something Tim knows zero about.
If Apple had a tech enthusiast as CEO rather than an accountant, we’d already see the Apple Car and VR tech breakthroughs (IMO). Instead, these products aren’t in the pipeline anytime soon even though they’ve been talked about for years. Apple needs an Elon Musk and not a Tim Cook.
Under his leadership Apple profits have skyrocketed. But I mean it was heading that way anyways, only an idiot could have not done that.
He's a decent front-man, friendly, business like. Seems like he is a vicious shark behind closed doors, just has that look. Those eyes look like they become solid steel if you work for him.
Your wording could be a touch.. more professional. But you’re not wrong on some of the design challenges. He’s made Apple super profitable, but at the expense of reliability and brand friendliness towards consumers
He's a decent front-man, friendly, business like. Seems like he is a vicious shark behind closed doors, just has that look. Those eyes look like they become solid steel if you work for him.
Your wording could be a touch.. more professional. But you’re not wrong on some of the design challenges. He’s made Apple super profitable, but at the expense of reliability and brand friendliness towards consumers
Ok this is perfectly said, and how I feel about him 100%
And you're easy to spot with the yellow ribbon.
Yet, none of the macrumors members have been able to do what Cook did. So maybe it’s not about a monkey doing the job but maybe Cook was multi-disciplinary and ran the company into a giant. Milking products for 12 years is not the path to profitability.
I’m sure he is demanding. But it is his right.
No he hasn’t, since no rebuttal other than a vague generalization was offered.
I only have a TC plush doll, TC Bobble Head in my car and I carry an empty wallet as a reminder of all the products I’ve bought from him.
Sooo… maybe a lil.
Sooo… maybe a lil.
If you guys pool your money together you could have me tell this all to his face over lunch. Might be the wake up call he needs to realize what he’s doing to tarnish the legacy of the great Steve Jobs.$100,000 USD to eat lunch with Tim Cook. You game?
Have Lunch With Tim Cook -- If You Have $100,000 To Spare | Digital Trends
Tim Cook is once again auctioning off a lunch with himself in partnership with Charitybuzz. This time around, the auction starts at $100K.
I swear some of you take **** to a whole new level… like “ Apple didn’t make the new device I wanted, now I’m never buying Apple products again” 😂😂😂
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“This the BEST meatloaf I’ve ever made and I think you’re going to love it!”
Never met him, probably wouldn't like him personally, not a fan of a lot of his decisions at Apple, but it doesn't really emotionally impact me. I buy what I like from Apple and skip what I don't like. It's just a company that sells tech products.