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DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 1 day agoTL;DR: Under Jobs, Apple focused on engineering products and the profitability and stock price followed. Under Cook, Apple focuses on stock price and is massively cutting R&D/Engineering costs to the point they did not release anything really new for years. E.g. Siri that is unable to catch up to modern chatbots.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
Sure, that’s an argument for why the stock price is suffering, not for why macOS is in danger. Apple is still massively profitable, the stock price just reflects the market’s perception that profits won’t increase as fast as their competitors.
DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Again, why are you so over focused on stock price? As a consumer, how is the first thing you take away from lack of innovation and engineering failures that Apples stock price may suffer and not that the machine you are baying is sub-par and overpriced?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
I’m agreeing w/ you that stock price is irrelevant here, and that’s what the video opens with. The market is unhappy w/ Apple because they’re delivering essentially what people claim to want: a solid product with steady improvements w/o anything crazy. Microsoft, on the other hand, is delivering what the market wants, which is shoving AI into everything.
I guess I don’t understand why the video is relevant to the average user, who doesn’t really care about innovation and instead wants a consistent experience.
DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I highly doubt there is a user that truly does not care for innovation. If there is a better product for the same price, who wouldn’t buy it.
More importantly, the impact is not just innovation but security, price of ownership and reliability. Apple managed to “innovate” themselves into a position where they are discouraging data rescue on Macs and iPhones. That’s the kind of thing you may not be thinking about when buying but may greatly regret not having when you need it.