Re:What Apple’s quiet failure can teach you about your business
by brisance on Thursday October 27, 2016 @07:11AM
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Come on. Are you seriously suggesting that Apple is not a tech company? Have you seen their chip designs? Do you know of any company that ships in volume that has successfully migrated from two chip architectures which is still around today?
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Re:What Apple’s quiet failure can teach you about your business
by pjmlp on Thursday October 27, 2016 @07:47AM
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If Steve Jobs hadn't returned to Apple, we would be talking about the Macs the same way we talk about Amiga and Atari nowadays.
I clearly remember the not so good situation Apple was in around 1994, with Copland failing to impress.
Re:What Apple’s quiet failure can teach you about your business
by Benjamin_Dobell on Thursday October 27, 2016 @07:21AM
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When you've got the cash Apple has, you can make (and they have made) some really nice acquisitions, and undoubtedly there are some pockets of real geniuses (pun intended) working under the Apple banner. However, those very engineers are cultural misfits at Apple.
I do have to admit that Apple's complete lack of transparency makes it difficult to determine exactly how dire the technical skill shortage is at Apple. However, if you've ever tried to report a bug to Apple (a proper detailed bug report) the engineer who gets back to you will most likely be an arrogant latte loving hipster who is more interested in the latest trendy social sharing app than quality engineering. Don't expect an intelligent conversation!