Posts by Haggar

How will the parts supply actually work in mass production?  For example, does each manufacturer have to order all of their preprogrammed chips from Apple, so Apple has to keep track of which chips to send to each manufacturer?

Other than having a reversible connector and generating licensing fees, what else can Lightning do that USB cannot?

Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX  Yes. I think that could have prevented any issue which would have meant no apology if they had presented it differently.   In that case, do you think people from...

Quote: Originally Posted by canucklehead  I found the apology surprising. Yes, the media made a huge issue out of the new maps being less than perfect but then again, Google Maps were pretty horrendous when it launched...

Notice that while Tim Cook signed his name to his letter, the Retail VP John Browett has yet to put his name on any public statement regarding his decisions affecting Apple Retail Stores.

Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider  He then reportedly requested leadership teams tell employees "we messed up," stressing that there were no layoffs taking place and new hires were being made.   The words...

Quote: Originally Posted by dysamoria  People have to stop thinking that, just because someone is upper management and paid disgusting amounts of money, and rich from previous jobs, that they have any clue what they're...

Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton  I CALLED IT. I knew Browett was behind the staff reductions. Tim Cook needs to send this guy packing, immediately.   Unless Cook was the one who pressured Browett to...

It would be interesting to know if Browett was being pressured from the top to increase profits, thus leading him to make those decisions.  Maybe it would have been easier to just raise prices on all Apple products, since we know...

Are people here going to start dumping their Samsung TV's?