Steve Jobs on why Xerox failed

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Post by tosh » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 11:25 AM UTC

Steve Jobs on why Xerox failed
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Post by bjoko » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 11:40 AM UTC

For Tim Cook it would be a good idea to take a closer look at this video...

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Post by pjmlp » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 11:58 AM UTC

bjoko wrote: post #2

For Tim Cook it would be a good idea to take a closer look at this video...

Or the days of Apple without Steve Jobs for that matter.

I remember pretty clearly how we all thought Apple would be doomed while they were still struggling to bring Copland out.

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Post by ashelmire » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 11:58 AM UTC

Wow. This applies to so many large tech companies today that have monopolies on their primary product and have repeatedly failed to really innovate since.

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Post by GnwbZHiU » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 12:01 PM UTC

That's why Apple is failing

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Post by bdz » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 12:01 PM UTC

It's from Triumph of the Nerds, worth watching the whole thing (3 hours long)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Nerds

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Post by bagsvaerd70 » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 12:16 PM UTC

bjoko wrote: post #2

For Tim Cook it would be a good idea to take a closer look at this video...

I'm not a big Apple fan. I've bought some of their laptops after the transition to Intel, but slowly switched away when macOS became less of a priority.

That said, I think Apple is sitting on top of another blockbuster, similar to the iPhone in terms of impact, if they know how to play it well. I'm referring to the Apple Watch equipped with a non-invasive glucose sensor.

I realize that they have a bit of a regulatory battle to fight before releasing it. But the potential is immense. It will change how people eat, not just diabetics. It's pretty well established science now that if we reduce the area under the glucose curve (read minimize glucose spikes), we will age more slowly and we will reduce metabolic disease enormously.

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Post by cenal » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 12:17 PM UTC

bdz wrote: post #6

It's from Triumph of the Nerds, worth watching the whole thing (3 hours long) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Nerds

It’s on Amazon if you want to watch it: https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-of-the-Nerds/dp/B01N0KK5JQ

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Post by ulfw » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 12:25 PM UTC

It happens to a majority of companies when they grow. Product innovation seizes to exist as market share grows ('don't mess things up! don't be too risky!') and Sales takes ownership.

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Post by saurik » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 12:25 PM UTC

bagsvaerd70 wrote: post #7

bjoko wrote: post #2

For Tim Cook it would be a good idea to take a closer look at this video...

I'm not a big Apple fan. I've bought some of their laptops after the transition to Intel, but slowly switched away when macOS became less of a priority. That said, I think Apple is sitting on top of another blockbuster, similar to the iPhone in terms of impact, if they know how to play it well. I'm referring to the Apple Watch equipped with a non-invasive glucose sensor. I realize that they have a bit of a regulatory…

> I'm referring to the Apple Watch equipped with a non-invasive glucose sensor.

As someone who has dated someone that is diabetic and now works with someone who is diabetic--someone who likes to sit at the cutting edge of technology and is even using hacked equipment to improve his experience--I don't think we have that technology yet.