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Folding is ... nice, I guess ... but at double the price of an iPhone, foldables from any brand (even Apple if they decide to go that route) are a hard pass for me and most other working-class people.

Stabitha_Christie said:

22july2013 said:

Don't forget who actually picks the CEO. It isn't the current CEO that picks the next CEO. It's the Board of Directors. Even Steve Jobs didn't pick Tim Cook. Steve recommended Tim Cook to the Board of Directors.

Accurate but if the current CEO is on the BOD as well which means they are part of the process beyond simply making a recommendation. And if the current CEO is in good standing then their recommendation carries a lot of weight. 

Typically what happens is that the retiring CEO becomes Chair of the Board. I would expect Cook to do the same, and I think Cook might go for 20 years in the job (ie 2031) before retiring if his health continues to be good, but IMO he'd be wise to pass the baton sooner -- say, after the Vision Pro 2 launches, for example. His best lieutenants (primarily Hair Force 1 and Ternus, who doesn't have a funny nickname ... YET) are in prime condition to take over now-ish.

yyzguy said:

I sure wish they’d put a Touch ID sensor on the back side of the iPad, even for models with Face ID.

That seems unlikely. The Touch ID button design on the iPad was the trickiest one to use. I still have clients who struggle with it. This was less of an issue when the Touch ID was a larger, rounded button on the bottom (aka the home button).

22july2013 said:

Don't forget who actually picks the CEO. It isn't the current CEO that picks the next CEO. It's the Board of Directors. Even Steve Jobs didn't pick Tim Cook. Steve recommended Tim Cook to the Board of Directors.

This is a good point. However, all three of the major candidates mentioned are world-class execs, and Cook has plenty of influence with the board. Effectively, whomever Cook picks as a successor is very, very likely to be approved by the board. One look at Cook's record -- and the company's income rises since Jobs' passing in 2011 -- will tell you that.

FWIW, I think the long-awaited Apple Home Hub will not look anything like a wall-mounted iPad as seen above, and look more like an Apple TV box -- a small device that connects at an industry-standard nexus point for home comfort/security, and will be controlled by ... your iPhone or iPad, which is nearly always with you or close at hand. Not all homes will be able to use this, but potentially homes built in this century could be.

Apple has been working with security systems providers for years to add HomeKit compatibility, and I think it is doing the same for home comfort systems.