I know People magazine. My sentiment was about something different. I’m not a fan of Tim Cook’s political agenda which he’s not afraid to betray when it’s needed. He’s a hypocrite and opportunist. How many times this year did he talk about what Apple’s doing in tech? Not many, right?
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks Diversity and Coming Out in New People Interview
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The point is that society hasn't yet moved to a point where sexuality doesn't matter.
For young LGBTQ people, it is fantastic to see that things can get better and it is possible for a gay person to have a successful life. 5 years ago when Tim Cook first spoke out about this publicly, it helped me a lot personally.
That being said, his pandering to china is the exact opposite to his beliefs which is a shame.
To all the discount Ben Shapiros in the comments here it isn't that Tim is "virtue signalling" or being an "SJW", him talking about gay issues as a very influential gay guy is good enough in itself.
But he's being weirdly blind about Apple's caving to the oppressive Chinese government which in terms of his message about positive social justice is just mad hypocrisy.
It's not that he's too big into social justice, he isn't into it nearly enough!
But he's being weirdly blind about Apple's caving to the oppressive Chinese government which in terms of his message about positive social justice is just mad hypocrisy.
It's not that he's too big into social justice, he isn't into it nearly enough!
The fact that Steve Jobs made Tim Cook his successor implied that even Steve Jobs himself didn’t think it was necessary that the CEO of Apple be a product person.
I will also say that depending on the way the company is structured, it may not need to be his biggest forte.
Up to the point when Jony Ive left Apple, it would appear that the way things were organised is that Jony Ive basically took over Steve Job’s role as product visionary (which is why I am fine with Tim Cook being hands off when it comes to product design, because I knew there was someone else overseeing this area).
Meanwhile, Tim Cook’s greatest contribution is allowing Apple to actually have sufficient quantities of products to sell. Because the best-designed product in the world is moot if you can’t manufacture enough of them to sell.
Given the scale at which Apple operates today, the importance of securing Apple’s supply chain cannot be understated.
Also, I think it’s also worth noting that it’s Steve Jobs who ran Apple in an atypical manner. If anything, Steve Jobs was able to do what he did precisely he outsourced his traditional CEO duties to Tim Cook. So the irony here isn’t that Tim Cook is not doing his work, but that we are basically celebrating Steve Job not doing his, while blaming Tim Cook for discharging his CEO duties perfectly.
I will also go so far as to asset that the next person taking over as CEO of Apple should also have an operations background, like Jeff Williams.
Are you know the publication? Because what you said was “So many words and not one sentence about products or technology.”
That complaint makes no sense considering it’s a pop culture publication.Why would you expect him to talk about products or technology?
I give Apple/Cook a 9/10 for doing what’s right—what some like to denigrate as “virtue signaling” or “SJW”.
Falling short occasionally doesn’t mean they don’t usually do the right thing. 10 failures out of 100 tries is a lot better than the typical 100% failure rate of those who do nothing but criticize while others do the work of making the world a better place.
Though I agree - he’s beholden to shareholders too, and it’s not like he CAN risk losing China’s favour. We have no idea what little things Apple have said or done on this front behind the scenes - any large, visible stance would get them in trouble.
global capitalism, yaaaay.
Saying that, campaigning for betterment of a place where you can make positive change is still good and worthwhile even if you can’t do the same in other places. The whole “hypocrisy” gotchas some people use to dismiss any attempt at positive change is frustrating.
I hope so, but not for us, for him. He's contributed a lot and sacrificed a lot by the sounds of it. Okay he's got the rewards but sometimes you have to say enough is enough and walk away.
my series 5 doesn’t have bad battery life. It’s on par with what my series 4 had. And I wear it every night for sleep tracking.
To be honest I don’t think that really happened. And if you read that long New Yorker profile on Ive it seemed pretty clear he was not comfortable having that role (or having people expect him to take that role). As documented in that piece, towards the end of 2014 (the year Apple Watch was announced) he got very sick with pneumonia.
I honestly don’t think there needs to be some ‘product visionary‘ at the company. Nobody is ever going to replace Steve. Brining anyone in for that type of role is just setting them up for failure and endless comparisons to Steve. Watch any keynote and when Jeff Williams comes on stage there’s huge applause from the employees in the audience. And according to Rene Ritchie he’s been spending a lot more time with the designers and its something he is interested in. Most of the reporting (if you can believe it) suggested that was not the case with Cook. I would like to see The board make Williams CEO and push Cook into some sort of Executive Chairman role. Let Cook focus on dealing with governments, privacy, the stuff Lisa Jackson is working on with the environment etc. But the rest of the company would report to Williams. I think Wall Street would be OK with that.
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According to Cook, being gay has given him a "level of empathy" that's "much higher than average."
What, Tim?
What, Tim?
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i think tim is doing a fine job nonetheless.
Under his lead, they brought back Mini, Mac Pro, affordable and capable iPhone, FaceID (bleeding edge), new Apple display, an OS that breaks compatibility with previous hardware and software (Snow Leopard anyone)
I don't know what all the fuzz is really
This thread proves that the people using the phrases "SJW" and "virtue signaling" don't actually know what those phrases mean...
isnt that just a reflection of all things considered?
Apple is top of the pops, and white people have it easier to come there. Doesn't make apple white-centric, but the society at large
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Well, Steve did talk about tech everywhere and always gave us insight on why they do what they do. I don’t see a reason why Tim should leave it out because he talks in a certain publication.
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isnt that just a reflection of all things considered?
Apple is top of the pops, and white people have it easier to come there. Doesn't make apple white-centric, but the society at large
I think that’s a pretty racist statement myself. Plenty of poor as **** white people who do it tough from disadvantaged backgrounds.
It is refreshing to read a sane opinion on the MR forums! I would guess that this "interview" in People is a nice little puff piece meant as a deflection to pull attention away from the HK debacle.
I disliked the reality distortion field that SJ projected at time, but reading the biographies, I think that he really did believe most of what he said and had a keen interest in how technology could be used for everyone. To wit, Apple's mission statement at the time: "To make a contribution to the world by making tools for the mind that advance humankind." Think how forward-thinking that was. No need to say for which "community", the implicit statement in the view is one of equality.
I came here for the usual "he should stick to making better products" jibes 
Racist towards who, the whites?
Yeah, absolutely, but these are not working at apple. But on average - no, and this is only speaking about economic background without taking latent racism into account.
And since capitalism is diminishing class crossing and education is getting more expensive, it's going to get worse and not better in that regard.
Also, racism towards white people
While I'm not a Cook fan by any means, that's just a silly statement. He DID drive the stock to new heights. Down the line Apple might pay the price for how shareholder-focused Apple has become, but nobody in their right mind will compare him to Sculley, who was simply a mediocre CEO on all fronts.