Re:People expect technology to suck because it sucks
by _qulr on Friday September 25, 2020 @01:57PM
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> doesn't really matter if someone else dumps a bunch of buggy new features in the meantime, converts our customers, and forces us out of business
This is always presented as the doomsday scenario, but how often does it actually happen?
The story of Apple in the Tim Cook era is unrelenting annual releases, more and more "subscriptions", massive return of cash to AAPL shareholders, but decreasing product quality. Did Apple make that tradeoff because they were scared of going out of business? No, they were doing very well before Cook took over. Cook simply has lower standards than Jobs, there's no other reason. He's been great for investors, not so great for customers.
This is always presented as the doomsday scenario, but how often does it actually happen?
The story of Apple in the Tim Cook era is unrelenting annual releases, more and more "subscriptions", massive return of cash to AAPL shareholders, but decreasing product quality. Did Apple make that tradeoff because they were scared of going out of business? No, they were doing very well before Cook took over. Cook simply has lower standards than Jobs, there's no other reason. He's been great for investors, not so great for customers.