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90% of Apple's value was created under Tim Cook

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Re: 90% of Apple's value was created under Tim Cook

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Post by bvrmn »

beardyw wrote: post #9
WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #2

Cook has been amazing at scaling the company and sailing Apple thru some very difficult times that would have derailed other companies. Apple is a gigantic company yet people buy it's products to feel unique. It's an amazing dichotomy. He is an amazing CEO. Jobs not only picked great products but people too.

How does buying Apple products make someone feel unique?

You can choose own color!

Re: 90% of Apple's value was created under Tim Cook

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Post by danielscrubs »

Companies with big moats (OS) gets bigger. You could increase the dark patterns and Apple would earn way more because there aren't many alternatives.

As others already said, taking a company from close to bankruptcy to one of the most profitable companies in the world, now THAT is impressive.

If Cook succeeds to make a completely new moat with visionOS then that is quite impressive too but he is going to use the moats already in place so it’s still less impressive than Jobs.

Re: 90% of Apple's value was created under Tim Cook

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Post by ksec »

90% of what Tim Cook’s Apple is doing now is still the same as what Steve Jobs was doing.

Nearly 12 years later most of the Apple top executives are repeating words spoken by Steve in public interviews.

Giant iPhone, aka iPhone 6 was actually approved by Steve Jobs before he passed away. From that onwards an insane amount of iteration.

Re: 90% of Apple's value was created under Tim Cook

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Post by euroderf »

beardyw wrote: post #9
WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #2

Cook has been amazing at scaling the company and sailing Apple thru some very difficult times that would have derailed other companies. Apple is a gigantic company yet people buy it's products to feel unique. It's an amazing dichotomy. He is an amazing CEO. Jobs not only picked great products but people too.

How does buying Apple products make someone feel unique?

When you "see yourself" in an Apple ad, it usually looks like some kind of deserted Ikea showroom. Who doesn't want to live like that ?!

Re: 90% of Apple's value was created under Tim Cook

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Post by SilverBirch »

This is just silly. Firstly, when Jobs was in charge Apple brought out the iPhone which is basically what drove Apple's value even to this day. On the flipside when Steve Jobs was in charge a plucky young man name Tim Apple became SVP for Worldwide Operations and built out Apple's supply chain in such a way that it became an enormous competitive advantage for them and that's drove a massive portion of Apple's value even to this day.

Like... we just don't have to attribute value to individuals...

Re: 90% of Apple's value was created under Tim Cook

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Post by beardyw »

euroderf wrote: post #14
beardyw wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does buying Apple products make someone feel unique?

When you "see yourself" in an Apple ad, it usually looks like some kind of deserted Ikea showroom. Who doesn't want to live like that ?!

I don't see myself in a Apple ad. I don't want to live in a deserted Ikea showroom. Perhaps I need help.

Re: 90% of Apple's value was created under Tim Cook

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Post by WheelsAtLarge »

beardyw wrote: post #9
WheelsAtLarge wrote: post #2

Cook has been amazing at scaling the company and sailing Apple thru some very difficult times that would have derailed other companies. Apple is a gigantic company yet people buy it's products to feel unique. It's an amazing dichotomy. He is an amazing CEO. Jobs not only picked great products but people too.

How does buying Apple products make someone feel unique?

Apple's advertising is all about being unique. The famous 1984 commercial was all about a rebel that fights the status quo. They have followed that idea in their advertising campaigns continuously. It's a falsehood since they are trying to sell their products to the masses but that does not matter. It's all about how people feel not necessarily the reality.
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