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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by smoldesu on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @02:47PM (#37485844)
Since when did stock value correlate with customer satisfaction?
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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by dylan604 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @02:54PM (#37485997)
Since when did Apple make decisions on consumer satisfaction?
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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by astrange on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @03:19PM (#37486446)
That's actually the CEO's catchphrase on earnings calls, so.
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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by internet101010 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @05:09PM (#37488401)
A CEO's job is to maximize shareholder value. Sometimes that aligns with customers, sometimes it doesn't.
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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by astrange on Thursday September 14, 2023 @07:33PM (#37516220)
That is not their job, and they'll be happy to tell you it isn't, and they won't get fired for that. Their job is to do whatever they want insofar as the board doesn't replace them.
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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by johnmaguire on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @03:05PM (#37486200)
Goalposts: moved.

This is a really insane thread.

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