As much as I admired Steve Jobs, it is worth noting that sometimes, you need to give the market what they want. Jobs was against larger iPhones, and smaller iPads and swore he'd never allow them. Now that he's gone, Cook went ahead and listen to the company's customers and the sales numbers above show this was the right move.
I had been certain that Apple's best days were behind them once Jobs passed. I'm happy to say that clearly I was wrong.
Excellent article! I believe you are spot-on with this analysis. If Samsung hasn't already made an offer for Blackberry, it should. I know some people believe BBRY is poised for a comeback but I've never found those claims likely. This is the only true out for the beleaguered Blackberry.
Yes Alexis, he wasn't much of a donor personally or professionally and when Apple first brought him back, he ended all of the company's philanthropic activities. His excuse was that the company had to focus on becoming profitable again. But the ban was never lifted even after Apple become one of the most profitable public companies ever.
One of Tim Cook's first acts as CEO was to reinstitute the company's charitable donation matching plan. I'll be attacked for saying this, but in many ways, Cook is a better CEO than Jobs ever was. Jobs was a visionary, but was often blinded by those vision and unwilling to see anything else.
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As much as I admired Steve Jobs, it is worth noting that sometimes, you need to give the market what they want. Jobs was against larger iPhones, and smaller iPads and swore he'd never allow them. Now that he's gone, Cook went ahead and listen to the company's customers and the sales numbers above show this was the right move.
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Yes Alexis, he wasn't much of a donor personally or professionally and when Apple first brought him back, he ended all of the company's philanthropic activities. His excuse was that the company had to focus on becoming profitable again. But the ban was never lifted even after Apple become one of the most profitable public companies ever.
One of Tim Cook's first acts as CEO was to reinstitute the company's charitable donation matching plan. I'll be attacked for saying this, but in many ways, Cook is a better CEO than Jobs ever was. Jobs was a visionary, but was often blinded by those vision and unwilling to see anything else.