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So Apple is 'flailing,' eh? (re: TechCrunch story)

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Re: So Apple is 'flailing,' eh? (re: TechCrunch story)

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Post by Hexstream »

jacobolus wrote: post #20
nsimpson wrote: post #9

I know I'm going to get downmodded for this but I have to agree with Captain-M. The attitude that "we're doing better than our competitors so we don't need to improve" is toxic, and usually fatal for a company in the long run (... the others aren't going to be content with sitting in second place forever). My earlier-gen MBP, iPhone, iPods etc are all rock solid (I'm delighted with them all), but I could easily see a…

> The attitude that "we're doing better than our competitors so we don't need to improve" is toxic Who exactly has this attitude?

Pretty much anyone or anything somewhere at the top of the food chain for an extended period of time.

Re: So Apple is 'flailing,' eh? (re: TechCrunch story)

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Post by nadim »

jonknee wrote: post #4
TweedHeads wrote: post #2

TC is always full of animosity against Google, Yahoo and Apple. Are they sponsored by microsoft?

And Daring Fireball is always full of animosity against anyone against Apple. Are they sponsored by Apple? Alas, fan boys need no corporate sponsorship to throw dirt from the trenches.

I'm not sure about in general, but I think they presented good supporting evidence in this case.

Re: So Apple is 'flailing,' eh? (re: TechCrunch story)

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Post by alaskamiller »

Hexstream wrote: post #21
jacobolus wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The attitude that "we're doing better than our competitors so we don't need to improve" is toxic Who exactly has this attitude?

Pretty much anyone or anything somewhere at the top of the food chain for an extended period of time.

So you know for a fact that Tony Fadell, Scott Forstall, Sina Tamaddon, Bob Mansfield, and Ron Johnson have this problem?

Re: So Apple is 'flailing,' eh? (re: TechCrunch story)

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Post by william42 »

alaskamiller wrote: post #25
Hexstream wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pretty much anyone or anything somewhere at the top of the food chain for an extended period of time.

So you know for a fact that Tony Fadell, Scott Forstall, Sina Tamaddon, Bob Mansfield, and Ron Johnson have this problem?

He said "most" not "all". It's the perfect out when a specific is pushed!

Re: So Apple is 'flailing,' eh? (re: TechCrunch story)

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Post by william42 »

nadim wrote: post #23
jonknee wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And Daring Fireball is always full of animosity against anyone against Apple. Are they sponsored by Apple? Alas, fan boys need no corporate sponsorship to throw dirt from the trenches.

I'm not sure about in general, but I think they presented good supporting evidence in this case.

I remember their article about how free software will never be usable because usability requires a visionary like Steve Jobs(although it was really Jef Raskin that did most of the work)

Re: So Apple is 'flailing,' eh? (re: TechCrunch story)

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Post by keyes »

I love my MBP, but in my experience AppleCare support is horrible compared to the competition. If something goes wrong with your Dell laptop, they will send a technician out to you the next day and repair it on-site. If something goes wrong with your Mac, you have to make an appointment to take it to an Apple store, and you may have to leave it there for up to a week while it gets repaired.

Re: So Apple is 'flailing,' eh? (re: TechCrunch story)

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Post by chaostheory »

nsimpson wrote: post #9

I know I'm going to get downmodded for this but I have to agree with Captain-M. The attitude that "we're doing better than our competitors so we don't need to improve" is toxic, and usually fatal for a company in the long run (... the others aren't going to be content with sitting in second place forever). My earlier-gen MBP, iPhone, iPods etc are all rock solid (I'm delighted with them all), but I could easily see a…

for a masochistic corporate culture that has the motto for something pretty good as 'it doesn't suck', I somehow doubt Apple will have the 'Resting on their laurels' GM syndrome until after Jobs leaves

(I have had no problems with the new intel macbooks and pros)

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