Apple has not really innovated under him. They’ve just abused their walled garden monopoly more, and charged a lot for basic things like more memory. They provide services that cost money like iCloud, but with lots of lock in - like iCloud sync still doesn’t work properly on windows and I bet it’s on purpose. Meanwhile he’s advanced censorship on the devices (like the gun emoji going away), in the App Store (forcing moderation schemes on third party apps and services), etc.
Now the magic is gone. I can’t remember when I was last excited by some Apple announcement. I don’t even look at that news anymore. Not a great legacy even if he squeezed more profits. The article says it’s not fair to call Cook uncreative. But that’s what Apple has been under him.
I think when it comes to hardware, there are still innovations, like apple silicon or the new 5G modem. I have to admit, that „innovation“ might be a little bit strong here in the sense that others have also ARM chips and 5G modems, but the way they have implemented them to fit their use cases is not really done by other companies.
The software and services is something completely different and I agree, completely uncreative and no innovation.
Apple has not really innovated under him. They’ve just abused their walled garden monopoly more, and charged a lot for basic things like more memory. They provide services that cost money like iCloud, but with lots of lock in - like iCloud sync still doesn’t work properly on windows and I bet it’s on purpose. Meanwhile he’s advanced censorship on the devices (like the gun emoji going away), in the App Store (forcing moderation schemes on third party apps and services), etc.
Now the magic is gone. I can’t remember when I was last excited by some Apple announcement. I don’t even look at that news anymore. Not a great legacy even if he squeezed more profits. The article says it’s not fair to call Cook uncreative. But that’s what Apple has been under him.
I think when it comes to hardware, there are still innovations, like apple silicon or the new 5G modem. I have to admit, that „innovation“ might be a little bit strong here in the sense that others have also ARM chips and 5G modems, but the way they have implemented them to fit their use cases is not really done by other companies.
The software and services is something completely different and I agree, completely uncreative and no innovation.