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Collette Greystone's avatar

The other problem with Apple is that Tim Cook isn’t a visionary like Jobs was. Steve Jobs would have never let some of the stuff they’ve released lately go out. I still have a desktop computer loaded with MacOS 10.6.

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Bagholder's avatar

Agreed! Jobs was a once-a-generation visionary. Cook is a Bean counter, nothing more - you can see it in the accounting gimmicks I talked about. The sum total of upgrades on the new phone is a fifth button on the side of the phone. I'm guessing Cook and his accounting background probably believe that going from 4 buttons to 5, will make users 25% more productive ;-) ...... I've been an Apple user my whole life, but it is to the point where I find it hard to justify new purchases.

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Collette Greystone's avatar

I got to work with the software that went out on Apple Lisa. That’s how far I go back! I agree. Hard to justify new purchases. That why I kept the Mac with MacOS 10.6. Last really stable environment.

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Rigatoni Capital's avatar

Great post and makes me question my long term holding… I’m mainly interested in services and their unfair cut they make on purchases. Anyway, this calls for a podcast in the near future. I got sick (again) so trying to get better and promised my friend to come on as a guest but you’re next in Que.

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Bagholder's avatar

Sounds wonderful, please let me know ahead of time what you would like to discuss so I can do my homework… Been under the weather lately myself, strange, I never get sick.

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Rigatoni Capital's avatar

Cool…Prob in 2 weeks.. and yes I’ll send you an agenda ahead of time

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Robyn's avatar

Excellent article. My favorite line, which must be in the top of the list in business strategy 101: Kudos to AAPL for leveraging that particular psychological frailty.

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