Apple’s Heir Apparent Is More Like Tim Cook Than Steve Jobs

Re:Apple’s Heir Apparent Is More Like Tim Cook Than Steve Jobs by dmix on Monday July 22, 2019 @07:45PM (#20503301)

That seems to be a result of scaling vertical with the existing product line, not horizontally with new better product categories. Even the new ones are all connected to prior innovations (Apple Watch -> extending iPhone's mobile computing to a new screen ala iPad), (Apple Services -> extending iTunes selling mp3s and video).

Their latest 'new' venture which is the TV play is basically derivative of Netflix and Amazon. Going into finance with the credit card thing is semi-interesting but it was also the thing that killed GE (they became a finance company and lost sight of what made GE great, the best products [1]).

The Beats acquisition was an excellent investment and their Airpod's business is doing amazing. So that's something. They need more of that IMO... if they need anything at all.

[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/ge-powered-the-american-century...

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Re:Apple’s Heir Apparent Is More Like Tim Cook Than Steve Jobs by chubbyrabbit on Monday July 22, 2019 @08:38PM (#20503521)

> That seems to be a result of scaling vertical with the existing product line, not horizontally with new better product categories.

Nothing wrong with that. It doesn't imply a lack of innovation as well. They provide a good enough improvement on all software, hardware and service fronts to keep customer buying year on year.

A lack of a new breakthrough product doesn't mean lack of innovation from Apple. In my opinion it only means two things:

- The technology is not there yet for a new "iPhone" type of breakthrough.

- The expectation of people on Apple is so high considering their success in the past decade.

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