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  • Oppo Find N5 foldable phone review: Apple's now on notice

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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.

    Right now, foldables are "playthings for the rich" with no serious advantage over slab phones IMO.
    jeffharriswilliamlondondanox

  • One of these three Apple executives will probably be Tim Cook's replacement

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    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.

    The one reason I can think of for Cook to stay much longer is the fact that he knows how to handle the ... let's say "mercurial" ... current White House occupant. Not a job any of the other execs would want, though having met Joz I would say he could handle him well also. Cook (mostly) gets what he wants from Trump, and that's an incredibly valuable skill that will be useful in the dark times ahead.
    ronn9secondkox2randominternetperson

  • One of these three Apple executives will probably be Tim Cook's replacement

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    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.
    ronnwilliamlondongrandact73timpetus

  • Apple leaders join Sun Valley billionaires' summer camp for 2025

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    rob53 said:
    Sorry Tim Cook, you haven't designed an Apple product and only got your job because Steve Jobs unfortunately died. Of course even Steve wasn't the one who designed the first Apple products, he was the great(est) salesman (not snake-oil salesman) in history.
    To be fair, Tim Cook was the guy who built Operations into a world-class enterprise, and cracked open the China market. It's not like he did nothing to earn his job.
    williamlondonzeus423cogitodextergrandact73

  • TikTok builds new US app version ahead of planned sale

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    Anilu_777 said:
    So what happens to worldwide users?
    Life goes on as normal, because you don't have a (string of unmentionable expletives) for a president.

    Your TikTok app will continue to work as normal, and your data will be stored wherever TikTok was storing it before. And selling it to whoever they want, as they were before.

    Free apps ain't free, kids.
    Alex1Nwilliamlondonbeowulfschmidt