Tim Cook is a Manager, and perhaps the best manager there is. But he is not an entrepreneur. Which means he is extremely risk averse.
Panzer04 · 1h ago
It's always a little bit invigorating to read an article like this.
It's also a touch sad. People appreciate companies who take a stand for their claimed ideals. Apple has made much of its dedication to protecting their customers, even when it might not be the easiest move. I guess here they've decided it's not worth the risk.
Still, combined with their other moves towards monetizing their customers it kind of shows that they're out of ideas to make more money, and the first things to fall in the face of that are their supposed ideals. They're sacrificing something that isn't easily regained.
blitzar · 2h ago
> There’s a tech industry habit of second-guessing “what would Steve Jobs have done" ever since he passed away, and most of the things people attribute to him seem like guesses about a guy who was very hard to predict and often inconsistent.
Ahh good this isn't going to be one of those pieces were someone who scanned through the foreword to a book about Steve and once had the privilege of walking past the parking spot where Steve parked briefly one day wax on about what he would or wouldn't do, think or say.
> But recently, we have one of those very rare cases where we know exactly what Steve Jobs would not have done.
It's also a touch sad. People appreciate companies who take a stand for their claimed ideals. Apple has made much of its dedication to protecting their customers, even when it might not be the easiest move. I guess here they've decided it's not worth the risk.
Still, combined with their other moves towards monetizing their customers it kind of shows that they're out of ideas to make more money, and the first things to fall in the face of that are their supposed ideals. They're sacrificing something that isn't easily regained.
Ahh good this isn't going to be one of those pieces were someone who scanned through the foreword to a book about Steve and once had the privilege of walking past the parking spot where Steve parked briefly one day wax on about what he would or wouldn't do, think or say.
> But recently, we have one of those very rare cases where we know exactly what Steve Jobs would not have done.
Oh well.