Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Should Tim Cook be out at Apple?

Tim Cook has spoken eight times before Wall Strreet, and every time he has spoken the stock has moved down. Today in the after-hours it went from 429 to 405.  Tim now is promising great stuff in 2014.

Really? How about when Apple was asked about making a 5" iPhone, three months ago and Tim Cook panned that idea. He was asked about it again during the conference call; and once again it was panned.
------------------------------------------------

Ben A. Reitzes – Barclays Capital, Inc.
All right, thanks and Tim my follow-up just for you, just maybe asking you this every quarter in different ways. But I just wanted to you get reaction to what you thought of the 5-inch phone market at this time versus three months ago? And if anything has changed in your view as to that market and it’s placed in the smartphone world versus your 4-inch product? And that’s it for me.
Tim Cook
Yeah Ben, good question. It might continue to be that iPhone 5 has become the best to supply in the industry. And we always drive to create the very best display for our customers. Some customers’ value large screen size, others value cost of other factors such as resolution, color quality, white balance, brightness, productivity, screen longevity, power consumption, portability, compatibility,apps many things. Other – our competitors had made some significant trade-offs in many of these areas in order to ship a larger display, we want to get the larger display, iPhone by trade-offs (inaudible)...(sic).we would not ship a larger display iPhone while these trade-offs exist...(inaudible)
-----------------------------------------------------------
(Cook basically said the larger screen resolution wasn't good enough with Apple's current technology/operating system)



The reason Apple is panning this is that they have to change their code on their operating system so the screen can be used, and that's the problem. So then, what magic is Apple going to bring to the market? In 2014??

Maybe Apple's problem is really Tim Cook, and what Tim Cook thinks is important.

Let's take a look at Cook.  Below is Tim on an Apple Special event on September 12 2012....

http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2012/

You just have to watch 90 seconds of it, as Tim Cook waxes on and on about the Barcelona store....

http://youtu.be/zEJun_xFqVA

He said the company had spent 2½ years working on every detail of the store,”getting everything exactly right.” He mentioned that Apple used limestone from a local quarry to restore and modernize the store. “No one would have done this but Apple,” he said. “It’s absolutely gorgeous.”

At last June’s World Wide Developers Conference, Cook highlighted the retail chain at the beginning of his keynote to formally introduce iOS 6. “It has a signature glass staircase and the opening had a signature crowd,” Cook narrated as the slides changed from the store interior to the outside waiting line. ”Our customers in Barcelona loved this store...”

So if Tim Cook got that bent out of shape over the Barcelona store, what is happening to Apple manager's as they are spending $6 billion on their spaceship corporate headquarters??

Apple's idea of innovation is to now take on debt to buy back stock, as AAPL "invests in themselves."

Why doesn't Apple instead invest in a 5" phone?

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness! Awesome article dude! Many thanks, However I am encountering troubles
with your RSS. I don't know why I can't join it. Is there
anyone else getting the same RSS issues? Anyone that knows the answer will you kindly respond?
Thanx!!

My web site ... credit for Bad credit

Anonymous said...

What's up everyone, it's my first go to see at this website,
and paragraph is truly fruitful in favor of me, keep up posting these posts.


My web-site - loans fast

Anonymous said...

Hi! Do you know if they make any plugins to assist with Search Engine Optimization?
I'm trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I'm not seeing very good success.
If you know of any please share. Many thanks!

My blog post - patent

Anonymous said...

You could definitely see your skills within the work
you write. The sector hopes for more passionate writers such as you who are not afraid to say how they believe.

Always go after your heart.

Also visit my website; Singapore loans

Anonymous said...

There is no such thing as a perfect hosting account.
But before you can start to add files and information to that website, you need to get
hosting in the first place; and ideally cheap web hosting.
However, there are times when one may be absent or both may be absent depending on a case to case basis.



Also visit my homepage hostgator coupon code 1 cent - ,

Unknown said...

ralph lauren outlet
tory burch outlet
michael kors handbags
ugg outlet uk
nike trainers
louis vuitton handbags outlet
vans shoes
mac cosmetics
michael kors outlet
air jordan 13
ralph lauren,polo ralph lauren,ralph lauren outlet,ralph lauren italia,ralph lauren sito ufficiale
links of london jewellery
rolex uk
michael kors outlet
coach outlet store
north face outlet
coach handbags outlet
coach outlet online
ugg boots
hermes outlet
1106MINKO

xumeiqing said...

20160511 chenxin
michael kors canada
burberry outlet stores
yeezy boost 350
fitflops outlet
reebok classic
skechers outlet
ray ban sunglasses outlet
cheap ray-ban sunglasses outlet
true religion jeans
true religion outlet
michael kors outlet
ray ban outlet
chi flat iron
adidas shoes
cheap jordans
coach outlet online
armani exchange
louis vuitton handbags
dior sunglasses 2016
nike air max 90
under armour
cheap ray bans
fake oakleys
nmd adidas
michael kors outlet online
michael kors outlet online
toms shoes
cheap nfl jerseys
ray ban sunglasses
hermes belt
fitflops
christian louboutin shoes
fitflops shoes

Unknown said...

cheap ray bans
jordan shoes
michael kors handbags
michael kors handbags wholesale
ugg outlet
ray ban sunglasses uk
new balance shoes
michael kors handbags
coach outlet store online
cheap oakley sunglasses

Unknown said...

fitflops sale clearance
green bay packers jerseys
mont blanc pens outlet
gucci sale
nike tn
nba jerseys
versace
ugg boots
instyler max 2
ugg boots

Unknown said...

links of london sale
michael kors outlet online
pandora charms
adidas ultra boost 3.0
links of london
lacoste outlet
longchamp bags
golden goose
michael kors factory outlet
curry 3

norhan said...

افضل ارخص شركة نظافة شركة تنظيف بمكة بالبخار
تنظيف بالمدينة المنورة افضل شركة نظافة تنظيف بالمدينة المنورة
تنظيف بالجبيل ارخص افضل شركة نظافة تنظيف بالجبيل
تنظيف بالدمام ارخص افضل شركة مؤسسة تنظيف بالدمام
تنظيف بالخبر ارخص افضل شركة تنظيف بالخبر