Neal Guttenberg on Patrick McGee blames Apple's Tim Cook for empowering China - 'Greg, Upvoted. If I am remembering correctly, Apple went to China pretty much after most other companies. I guess, according to McGee, Apple just did it better. And Xi just happened to be in power. Now, if helping to create a Chinese middle class actually brings about better things, then all is forgiven according to McGee. But that part doesn’t get as much play as placing Apple in the seat of the main villain. I guess history will have to sort this whole thing out.'
on It has never cost so little to move into Apple's walled garden - 'Hard to gift someone a product that is sold out!'
on Patrick McGee blames Apple's Tim Cook for empowering China - 'Patrick McGee? Never heard of him.'
on Premarket: Apple is red - 'Procter & Gamble, which rose $2.86 on Thursday to close at $145.71, is up $4.51 per share on strong earnings reported this morning. Pre-market Apple is off $1.08 at $272.35. Intel has rocketed up $15.80 ahead of the bell to $82.58 on a very attractive quarterly performance. AMD is also moving higher and is up $35.42 at $340.75 on demand for semiconductor shares. Happy Friday! Trading beings in a few minutes…'
on Patrick McGee blames Apple's Tim Cook for empowering China - 'I’m old enough at 63 to remember when we did just that, and in California no less. But for today’s world, your point is well made. Who knows, perhaps having a MechE Product guy running Apple will catalyze design innovations in Apple’s devices that will make them easier to assemble with automation.'
on Patrick McGee blames Apple's Tim Cook for empowering China - 'True with quite a spin. What was the alternative, teach Americans to screw together iPhone? Was not happening.'
on Trump threatens UK with 'big tariff' over 2% digital service tax on Apple et al. - 'Well, it could be that Charles is a cancer survivor.'
on Apple bores the Atlantic - 'Thanks! That’s the part of my post I left out! Yours popped while I was typing. 🙂'
on The tragedy of Tim Cook - 'I think that the heart of the matter is that Tim was faced with the most difficult choice: smell the glove or I will kill your family, your company, etc.. I think that if the choice was: smell the glove or I will kill you, he would have acted differently. It is relatively easy to be a martyr when compared against the loss of everyone, everything else that you love more than yourself. That is why it is a tragedy, because Tim is willing to suffer, to endure, so much because of his love for Apple. I think we all should offer him a show of support so that he can at least know that we understand his sacrifice, and are grateful to him for being willing to make it. Not many with his power and wealth would choose to do that.'
on The tragedy of Tim Cook - '“an equivalency where none exists” That I can agree with you. But that doesn’t mean one side is right, and one side is wrong. Both can be wrong, or both can be part right and part wrong. And one side can be 100% right, and the other 100% wrong. But both do have a right to their beliefs, and both have the right to argue their case in public. But I agree- there is no equivalency. I believe that is where humility (I realize that I may not always be right) and tolerance (others have the same right I have to believe what they want).'
on The tragedy of Tim Cook - 'Sounds good on paper, Don, but two wrongs don’t add up to a right. The latest threat from on high: Trump Threatens Companies That Seek Tariff Refunds They’re Owed – The New Republic “The president is sending a clear message to corporations as tariff refunds become available…Donald Trump is still not happy that his tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court, and he said Tuesday that he would “remember” the companies that don’t seek refunds…” This dude got where he is with threats. And every time folks give in, he gains more power. Apple chose to stand with the timid. And we all are paying the price. I seriously doubt Steve Jobs would have gone this route….'
on 13 myths busted in David Pogue's 'Apple: The First 50 Years' - 'The focus on RISC from the early days has been a far sighted decision by Apple And then getting a license in perpetuity for ARM designs made Apple Silicon possible (as was buying a chip design company when it was small that made Apple silicon a reality). Everyone else has to pay hefty fees to get that sort of design. ot so much for Apple. That is one reason they can produce such powerful chips for a reasonable cost. Thus giving us the smartphone and Mac Neo. And Apple always does this early one for tech. They only spend billions whne trying to rectify a mistake (ie Beats). So look at the small companies they buy.'
on 13 myths busted in David Pogue's 'Apple: The First 50 Years' - 'I’m at the part where Jobs is about to return to Apple. I didn’t know they were instrumental in creating ARM, and I believe they still own a percentage of the company, akin to their investment in Globalstar. Some good bets on their end, I must say.'
on The tragedy of Tim Cook - 'Rodney Avilla said: I believe some people’s hate for Trump is so great that it is distorting their perception of other people and events. TC is a perfect example. Whenever they hear the word Trump (or any word that makes them think of Trump) their blood pressure goes up. Whenever they speak about Trump, it’s always in hyperbole- they take anything that Trump has done or said and exaggerate and distort it to the max. They could never even consider anything Trump has done as ever being even OK, much less good. **I’m afraid I’m not following your comment, Rodney. I believe I understand what you were saying in these two bolded sentences, but I can’t think of what *highly criticized*, *important* thing that Trump has said or done as president that HAS to be exaggerated and distorted. Instead, I very much see corruption and mismanagement in his presidential actions. As much as I abhor Donald Trump, I believe I’m willing to consider what you’re saying…so, would you mind giving a few examples of something *significant* that Trump has done, as president, that you consider OK or good?'
on Perplexity endorses Apple's privacy-first AI strategy - '@David It is really interesting how the topic du jour among the analysts changes so quickly. Yet, for a manufacturer like Apple, planning has to be carried out on a multi -year time frame. That is a huge disconnect.'
