Re:A secret call to Andy Grove that may have helped Apple bu...
by mullingitover on Thursday March 19, 2020 @06:51PM
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Apple Watch and AirPods both launched after the Jobs era, and they're doing pretty well in their respective categories. I wouldn't bet against Apple on their product strategy with Cook running things, they're a lot doing more than just adding polish to what Jobs left them with.
Re:A secret call to Andy Grove that may have helped Apple bu...
by _rutinerad on Thursday March 19, 2020 @06:53PM
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> it is a refinement of all the products Steve Jobs launched that still carry the company
Not really. You could say that the iPhone still carries the company, but with the exception of that outlier newer initiatives like Services and Wearables/Home/Accessories bring in way more money than products that Steve Jobs launched (Mac and iPad).
Re:A secret call to Andy Grove that may have helped Apple bu...
by endorphone on Thursday March 19, 2020 @07:07PM
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Not really? Then you casually say "if you exclude the iPhone" which kind of undercuts the entire argument, doesn't it?
70% of Apple revenue comes from the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Services revenue is entirely and absolutely based upon that, and certainly didn't originate post Jobs.
Even the Watch -- have one and love it -- exists on the back of the iPhone.
So, yeah, really.
Everything Apple has done that has been successful since Jobs is entirely in the halo of the iPhone, which of course still accounts for the vast bulk of Apple's profits.
Tim Cook is clearly incredibly important to the success of Apple, but from a product perspective it is a refinement of all the products Steve Jobs launched that still carry the company. Those products are faster and slicker and have better cameras -- the innovations afforded to a hyper-profitable company -- but it isn't like Apple has done a 90 degree turn or anything. They aren't a smartphone/pad/computer company that turned into a smartcar/massage chair company.