FYI Apple investors... this is the same guy that CLAIMED to be a Pulitzer Nominee in his bio and then had to drop the "nominee" part of his bio after being outed as being Full of Sh*t.
What a bunch of moronic statements. "Pace of innovation"? As if you can "innovate" on a fucking schedule. As is the comparison of the "pace" compared to the time of Steve Jobs. The iPhone and iPad were years in the works.
Arguably, the "pace" has done nothing but increase in the past couple years, with Apple's entire lineup being revamped, many products drastically. We're not gonna see anything as "holy shit" as the iPhone anytime soon, and besides a phone and a tablet, another mainstream form-factor does not really exist.
Oh boy! I'm so glad you are not in charged with Humanity progress and innovation, otherwise we should all still be living in caves saying: "What more do you want? Don't you have fire? Don't you have... sticks? How could other weapons exists besides sticks and stones? We can do the stones a little bigger, the sticks a little sharper, but other than that there really isn't anything!!!"
I know it's probably too much to ask, but why can't a company sitting on $145 billion spend a bit more on R&D than say most other companies on the entire planet. All Apple needs to do is focus on just a couple of technologies. Apple is already working on processors which is great but it really needs to sink more money into battery technology because mobile devices depend so heavily on batteries.
If Apple were to develop the tech for batteries that lasted just 15% longer than any other battery with similar charging properties for a particular size, it would almost be unbeatable as long as they could protect it with patents. It would be a very stealthy type of improvement and it would be useful in practically every product Apple makes. It would practically put Apple at the forefront of every mobile company around.
Because they are stupid and greedy! Apparently Steve Jobs was the only guy with vision and balls. Everybody else at Apple are just yesmen without any vision or balls. With $145 billions you can do miraculous things if you have the balls to try it! But it's safer to just make things a little faster and a little thinner every year. What the hell, they didn't even have the courage to build a 5 inch screen for the iPhone! And that's not innovation, they already have the technology for this! Cowards!
Apple did to consumer applications what Microsoft did to business ones. But in all honesty, when I walk into an Apple store these days, there's nothing left I want to buy...
I have spent a small fortune over the years buying Apple gear, but there isn't really anything new for which I'd be willing to shell out more money.
I love their products and would like to buy more, but there hasn't really been much lately worth buying.
FYI - my latest purchase was the 27" iMac released in Jan 13 which I love. Also, I have no interest in the iWatch...
I believe Apple's gear is top notch, but how much are people willing to pay for the small incremental gains? I think this is also the problem with the PC industry (along with Microsoft's inept ability to release new product launches).
[quote name="1randomreader" url="/t/158963/apples-cook-being-pushed-to-innovate-by-board-of-directors-fox-report-says/80#post_2376919"]Also, I have no interest in the iWatch…[/QUOTE]
What is it? How can you possibly know you don't want it if you don't even know it exists, much less what it is?
[QUOTE]…how much are people willing to pay for the small incremental gains?[/QUOTE]
Everyone, as they have for the past two decades or so. Thing is, Apple's pushing for bigger updates than the people who even make the hardware they use. They've asked Intel for their own GPU to blow away everything from everyone else. An integrated chip that will make people wonder why they ever wanted a dedicated GPU.
Not to say that Iris Pro isn't a leap itself from the 4000, but still. And never mind the new Mac Pro will blow away any other workstation on the market. Finally, I assume you're not talking about iDevices for the purposes of this argument, since every new model has tangible performance bumps.
I don't think the board would talk to anyone on Apple matters outside of board meetings.
I don't think the board has any business knowing what's in the secret areas of products in Apple. Imagine if they kept the board involved on what was coming when Eric Schmidt (the mole) was there.
"Members of the board are typically presented with new Apple products 6 to 18 months before they are revealed publicly, Levinson said. He added that if a product is shown to the board with enough time before launch, sometimes the opinions of board members are taken into account with the final product."
Apple is the only tech company that can play it slow( that is release new swag yearly) and still whoop that a**!!! Besides the tech Apple has pretty much spells out the mode of operation of humans. *speaking *interaction * listening The iPad/ iPhone covers all that. Now, what Tim could do is recreate social. Apple is well poised to bring a new level of social to the people. IMHO
Because they are stupid and greedy! Apparently Steve Jobs was the only guy with vision and balls. Everybody else at Apple are just yesmen without any vision or balls. With $145 billions you can do miraculous things if you have the balls to try it! But it's safer to just make things a little faster and a little thinner every year. What the hell, they didn't even have the courage to build a 5 inch screen for the iPhone! And that's not innovation, they already have the technology for this! Cowards!
OK let's summarize.
The world according to Nelson X:
Apple is… "Stupid. Greedy. Has no vision. No balls. No courage. Cowardly."
And all that because they haven't built your idea of the "ultimate handset"? You think a 5" iPhone is ideal?
31 million handsets that sold last quarter alone say otherwise. Based on every survey I've been able to find, the large-screen handset and "phablet" phenomena is more about media and PR hype than actual sales. Based on usage tracking reports, they still occupy the low single-digits in overall usage. So, why would Apple bother making one?
And you know, even Samsung is releasing an S4 "mini". The 'smaller screen' version of it's flagship 5" phone. Because, you know, that one isn't selling as well as hoped or expected? So they're reverting to the smaller screen format in hopes of boosting sales.
Yeah.
So how about we retire that tired "Apple needs a larger iPhone" meme? It's tired. It's wrong. It's stupid. Get it?
Truth must be said, Apple hasn't been innovating a lot lately. There hasn't been anything innovative since the iPad in 2010 yet, and no signs of anything new in the pipeline either. An Apple TV console could be quite disruptive, yet for some reason it hasn't happened yet; the new iPod nano's value is completely lost on me, at least the old ones could be worn as watches; the new MacBook Pros have very little of Pro in them; the wars against Google are only harming their customers (to the point that I'm considering a switch back to a dumb phone and 2013 Nexus 7 as a PDA)... That's the current Apple, nothing to be excited about. A company of that size could afford some missteps every once in a while, but they'd rather fade away than ever admitting to being wrong and backtracking on their decisions.
Truth must be said, Apple hasn't been innovating a lot lately.
There hasn't been anything innovative since the iPad in 2010 yet, and no signs of anything new in the pipeline either.
A company of that size could afford some missteps every once in a while, but they'd rather fade away than ever admitting to being wrong and backtracking on their decisions.
Don't forget: they're also very proud of the products that they didn't release.
It's too soon to say the innovation has stopped, but there has been a bit of a dry spell in terms of product releases. I think the later must be what the board is complaining about, not the former.
And while (in terms of products) it might not hurt much to have a short dry spell, it does seem to be causing other companies/agencies to smell blood in the water (e.g, MS and Samsung suddenly unafraid to do anti-Apple ad campaigns, court judgments against them which don't seem objective, execs being dragged before congress), which is something Tim should not have let happen.
O'Reilly claimed to have won the Pulitzer. Turned out it was a Peabody. Seems like Fox gets all the Pulitzer wannabes.
Not quite. I don't think even O'Reilly ever claimed to have won the Pulitzer. He claimed to have won the Peabody, but it was actually the Polk - and he didn't really win that either, since it was given after he left Inside Edition (see below).
The Award is determined by one criterion – “Excellence.”
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;">And you say Bill O'Reilly actually won a Peabody award?</p>
Mr. Peabody was probably rolling over in his grave the day that happened.
Bill O'Reilly has a checkered history with the Peabody Awards. For years, he claimed that his work on Inside Edition garnered two Peabodys, until he was outed by nemesis Al Franken as having confused the Polk Awards (won after O'Reilly was no longer with Inside Edition) with the more prestigious Peabodys.
Because they are stupid and greedy! Apparently Steve Jobs was the only guy with vision and balls. Everybody else at Apple are just yesmen without any vision or balls. With $145 billions you can do miraculous things if you have the balls to try it! But it's safer to just make things a little faster and a little thinner every year. What the hell, they didn't even have the courage to build a 5 inch screen for the iPhone! And that's not innovation, they already have the technology for this! Cowards!
It's too soon to say the innovation has stopped, but there has been a bit of a dry spell in terms of product releases. I think the later must be what the board is complaining about, not the former.
Is one year a dry spell or a scheduled release cycle?
It's too soon to say the innovation has stopped, but there has been a bit of a dry spell in terms of product releases. I think the later must be what the board is complaining about, not the former.
And while (in terms of products) it might not hurt much to have a short dry spell, it does seem to be causing other companies/agencies to smell blood in the water (e.g, MS and Samsung suddenly unafraid to do anti-Apple ad campaigns, court judgments against them which don't seem objective, execs being dragged before congress), which is something Tim should not have let happen.
What do you suggest that Tim should have done to prevent being called to testify before Congress?
As for the court decisions, most of the significant ones against Apple have been overturned on appeal. The eBooks one will almost certainly be overturned on appeal when it gets in front of the court. In any event, how do you suggest that Tim could have prevented courts ruling against them, anyway?
I've always bought Apple products because they are (were) super cool, but recently I've been getting ribbed by my Android phone owning mates who laugh at the infeasibly small screen on my iPhone 4..
Also they keep saying "Apple innovation died the minute Steve Jobs did..", and that the iPhone 5 will basically be a software update, but probably cost about $699 for the privelege. (Oh and a fingerprint sensor, like, massive wow..)
I think am gonna get a Samsung or HTC One, unless Apple pull something seriously cool out of the bag, I'm gonna jump ship.
In fact, furk it, I've answered my own questions, Apple is old hat. Their adverts prove it, they just say ".. more people take photos on their iPhone.." jees where's the innovation in THAT?
I've always bought Apple products because they are (were) super cool, but recently I've been getting ribbed by my Android phone owning mates who laugh at the infeasibly small screen on my iPhone 4..
Also they keep saying "Apple innovation died the minute Steve Jobs did..", and that the iPhone 5 will basically be a software update, but probably cost about $699 for the privelege. (Oh and a fingerprint sensor, like, massive wow..)
I think am gonna get a Samsung or HTC One, unless Apple pull something seriously cool out of the bag, I'm gonna jump ship.
In fact, furk it, I've answered my own questions, Apple is old hat. Their adverts prove it, they just say ".. more people take photos on their iPhone.." jees where's the innovation in THAT?
Here is the list of significant launches under Cook's leadership. I find it very impressive
My one concern is the iPhone product line. I expect we will see that addressed very shortly. I also have to believe they are investing heavily in a few great ideas which we'll see over 2014
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Now shut the hell up FOX.
Says he is a Wall Street correspondent. That says it all. Someone is just trying to push the stock down.
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Originally Posted by Slurpy
What a bunch of moronic statements. "Pace of innovation"? As if you can "innovate" on a fucking schedule. As is the comparison of the "pace" compared to the time of Steve Jobs. The iPhone and iPad were years in the works.
Arguably, the "pace" has done nothing but increase in the past couple years, with Apple's entire lineup being revamped, many products drastically. We're not gonna see anything as "holy shit" as the iPhone anytime soon, and besides a phone and a tablet, another mainstream form-factor does not really exist.
Oh boy! I'm so glad you are not in charged with Humanity progress and innovation, otherwise we should all still be living in caves saying: "What more do you want? Don't you have fire? Don't you have... sticks? How could other weapons exists besides sticks and stones? We can do the stones a little bigger, the sticks a little sharper, but other than that there really isn't anything!!!"
Can't innovate anymore my a**...
Fox News is pulling this out of their a**...
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Originally Posted by Constable Odo
I know it's probably too much to ask, but why can't a company sitting on $145 billion spend a bit more on R&D than say most other companies on the entire planet. All Apple needs to do is focus on just a couple of technologies. Apple is already working on processors which is great but it really needs to sink more money into battery technology because mobile devices depend so heavily on batteries.
If Apple were to develop the tech for batteries that lasted just 15% longer than any other battery with similar charging properties for a particular size, it would almost be unbeatable as long as they could protect it with patents. It would be a very stealthy type of improvement and it would be useful in practically every product Apple makes. It would practically put Apple at the forefront of every mobile company around.
Because they are stupid and greedy! Apparently Steve Jobs was the only guy with vision and balls. Everybody else at Apple are just yesmen without any vision or balls. With $145 billions you can do miraculous things if you have the balls to try it! But it's safer to just make things a little faster and a little thinner every year. What the hell, they didn't even have the courage to build a 5 inch screen for the iPhone! And that's not innovation, they already have the technology for this! Cowards!
I have spent a small fortune over the years buying Apple gear, but there isn't really anything new for which I'd be willing to shell out more money.
I love their products and would like to buy more, but there hasn't really been much lately worth buying.
FYI - my latest purchase was the 27" iMac released in Jan 13 which I love. Also, I have no interest in the iWatch...
I believe Apple's gear is top notch, but how much are people willing to pay for the small incremental gains? I think this is also the problem with the PC industry (along with Microsoft's inept ability to release new product launches).
What is it? How can you possibly know you don't want it if you don't even know it exists, much less what it is?
[QUOTE]…how much are people willing to pay for the small incremental gains?[/QUOTE]
Everyone, as they have for the past two decades or so. Thing is, Apple's pushing for bigger updates than the people who even make the hardware they use. They've asked Intel for their own GPU to blow away everything from everyone else. An integrated chip that will make people wonder why they ever wanted a dedicated GPU.
Not to say that Iris Pro isn't a leap itself from the 4000, but still. And never mind the new Mac Pro will blow away any other workstation on the market. Finally, I assume you're not talking about iDevices for the purposes of this argument, since every new model has tangible performance bumps.
Well, at least one board member talks:
http://forums.appleinsider.com/t/156083/new-products-are-presented-to-apples-board-6-18-months-prior-to-launch
"Members of the board are typically presented with new Apple products 6 to 18 months before they are revealed publicly, Levinson said. He added that if a product is shown to the board with enough time before launch, sometimes the opinions of board members are taken into account with the final product."
Besides the tech Apple has pretty much spells out the mode of operation of humans.
*speaking
*interaction
* listening
The iPad/ iPhone covers all that.
Now, what Tim could do is recreate social. Apple is well poised to bring a new level of social to the people. IMHO
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Originally Posted by NelsonX
Because they are stupid and greedy! Apparently Steve Jobs was the only guy with vision and balls. Everybody else at Apple are just yesmen without any vision or balls. With $145 billions you can do miraculous things if you have the balls to try it! But it's safer to just make things a little faster and a little thinner every year. What the hell, they didn't even have the courage to build a 5 inch screen for the iPhone! And that's not innovation, they already have the technology for this! Cowards!
OK let's summarize.
The world according to Nelson X:
Apple is… "Stupid. Greedy. Has no vision. No balls. No courage. Cowardly."
And all that because they haven't built your idea of the "ultimate handset"? You think a 5" iPhone is ideal?
31 million handsets that sold last quarter alone say otherwise. Based on every survey I've been able to find, the large-screen handset and "phablet" phenomena is more about media and PR hype than actual sales. Based on usage tracking reports, they still occupy the low single-digits in overall usage. So, why would Apple bother making one?
And you know, even Samsung is releasing an S4 "mini". The 'smaller screen' version of it's flagship 5" phone. Because, you know, that one isn't selling as well as hoped or expected? So they're reverting to the smaller screen format in hopes of boosting sales.
Yeah.
So how about we retire that tired "Apple needs a larger iPhone" meme? It's tired. It's wrong. It's stupid. Get it?
Truth must be said, Apple hasn't been innovating a lot lately. There hasn't been anything innovative since the iPad in 2010 yet, and no signs of anything new in the pipeline either. An Apple TV console could be quite disruptive, yet for some reason it hasn't happened yet; the new iPod nano's value is completely lost on me, at least the old ones could be worn as watches; the new MacBook Pros have very little of Pro in them; the wars against Google are only harming their customers (to the point that I'm considering a switch back to a dumb phone and 2013 Nexus 7 as a PDA)... That's the current Apple, nothing to be excited about. A company of that size could afford some missteps every once in a while, but they'd rather fade away than ever admitting to being wrong and backtracking on their decisions.
Don't forget: they're also very proud of the products that they didn't release.
Still, thanks for posting. I'd send you a Google Gift Card, but alas:
http://www.androidcentral.com/google-wallet-pulling-support-gift-loyalty-cards
It's too soon to say the innovation has stopped, but there has been a bit of a dry spell in terms of product releases. I think the later must be what the board is complaining about, not the former.
And while (in terms of products) it might not hurt much to have a short dry spell, it does seem to be causing other companies/agencies to smell blood in the water (e.g, MS and Samsung suddenly unafraid to do anti-Apple ad campaigns, court judgments against them which don't seem objective, execs being dragged before congress), which is something Tim should not have let happen.
Not quite. I don't think even O'Reilly ever claimed to have won the Pulitzer. He claimed to have won the Peabody, but it was actually the Polk - and he didn't really win that either, since it was given after he left Inside Edition (see below).
There's much more to the O'Reilly Peabody story:
http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=959
http://blatherwatch.blogs.com/talk_radio/2008/06/the-peabody-in.html
In short:
http://crooksandliars.com/2008/06/27/who-needs-a-lousy-peabody-anyway-bill-oreilly-doesnt-really
Or, for the humorous version:
http://wikiality.wikia.com/Peabody_Award
In fact, as of 2009, NO ONE at Fox News had ever won a Peabody:
http://www.newshounds.us/2009/04/02/no_peabody_awards_for_fox_news_but_theyre_1_in_cable_news.php
A search of the Peabody site (http://peabodyawards.com) shows that O'Reilly still has not won one, nor has Fox News (although the Onion won one for a parody of Fox News).
http://peabodyawards.com/past-winners/award/?pbaward=1519&pb_search=1&pb_title=&pb_year=&pb_porg=&pb_query=
In short, don't believe anything you hear on Fox News.
I needed this laugh.
Is one year a dry spell or a scheduled release cycle?
What do you suggest that Tim should have done to prevent being called to testify before Congress?
As for the court decisions, most of the significant ones against Apple have been overturned on appeal. The eBooks one will almost certainly be overturned on appeal when it gets in front of the court. In any event, how do you suggest that Tim could have prevented courts ruling against them, anyway?
Also they keep saying "Apple innovation died the minute Steve Jobs did..", and that the iPhone 5 will basically be a software update, but probably cost about $699 for the privelege. (Oh and a fingerprint sensor, like, massive wow..)
I think am gonna get a Samsung or HTC One, unless Apple pull something seriously cool out of the bag, I'm gonna jump ship.
In fact, furk it, I've answered my own questions, Apple is old hat. Their adverts prove it, they just say ".. more people take photos on their iPhone.." jees where's the innovation in THAT?
Hmm...why do I call BS on this...
Here is the list of significant launches under Cook's leadership. I find it very impressive
My one concern is the iPhone product line. I expect we will see that addressed very shortly. I also have to believe they are investing heavily in a few great ideas which we'll see over 2014
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iMac
MacBook Pro
iPad Retina
iPad mini
iPhone 5
iPod refresh (including major iPod touch update)
AirPort Extreme and TC
Siri
Maps
ITunes in iCloud
ITunes 11
iTunes - international rollouts
iTunes Radio
iOS 6 & 7
OSX ML and Mavericks
LogicPro X
Final Cut Pro X
EarPods
Lightning ports
Thunderbolt
60 Retail Store openings
Store Checkout