Tim Cook's View of the Apple Philosophy

Regarding the point about self-honesty, I can think of a few times Apple admitted it was wrong(ish). 1) I remember Jobs admitting Apple was late to the CD burning craze with the CRT iMacs and that ripping and burning CDs with iTunes on iMacs would change that. 2) He also admitted that Apple had been negligent in not being more forthcoming about its environmental policies and plans. 3) Apple has been unusually transparent in publicly regarding Apple TV as a hobby, and saying with Take 2 they think they got it right. 4) They had some contrition regarding the MobileMe roll-out. 5) And with the in-ear headphones, I remember Jobs saying the latest iteration "finally got it right."

Regarding articulating their values, I frankly think any of us could have had enough insight to have provided the same information. It's fairly easy to see what Apple's Modus operandi is. They want to do it right and have it just work. They sacrifice abundance for purity. Got it!

I would be more curious to hear the actual audio of his statements about "going after" and "using every weapon available" against companies that steal their IP. Those are very anxious, angry words that seemed to come out of nowhere. My personal opinion is that it can be seen as a sign of weakness to come out fighting like that. Better if possible to do what you need to do but do it quietly. (Not that I myself am able to.)

I think people assume Apple is a paranoid organization, but it starts to become unflattering when that paranoia bubbles to the surface and results in contradictory statements from Jobs and somewhat caustic threats from the new acting head. It's almost as if Apple is more worried that in Steve's absence, Apple won't be strong enough to keep away vultures after its secrets rather than Apple not being led well and coming up with good products in his absence, which is to say that Apple might from the inside think its secrecy is more valuable to shareholders than products and think shareholders value their secrecy equally and need the new leader to be a bulldog to prove their secrecy and cult-like status is intact, essentially that regardless of what products come out of the fortress, the fortress is still impenetrable, and we'll lob out some missiles to keep anyone at bay who thinks otherwise. I realize that might seem far-fetched, but has Apple ever preemptively made attacking statements regarding IP before?

I am cautiously optimistic that Apple can do as well as it possibly can given the SJ void.

Prayers and thoughts with SJ and his family.

Anyone else see Tim Cook as the head of Apple when steve is gone now?

Cook is fully capable to run Apple.

well, it's hard to say if Tim Cook can lead apple to success after Steve Jobs, but i look forward to finding out

I am glad Steve Jobs doesn't have a Ballmer type replacement. In some ways, Microsoft really didn't have a strong management team at all. It was just Bill Gates.

As little as most anyone knows about Tim Cook, his dedication and passion for Apple is just as great as anyone's, if not Jobs himself. I hope these next few months will allow him the opportunity to really prove himself to the Apple community and to indicate that Jobs is just part of this team of great individuals.

As little as most anyone knows about Tim Cook, his dedication and passion for Apple is just as great as anyone's, if not Jobs himself. I hope these next few months will allow him the opportunity to really prove himself to the Apple community and to indicate that Jobs is just part of this team of great individuals.

It's going to take more than a "few months" to prove himself. What I'm expecting to be missing is Job's visionary model for future products, not day-to-day management.

this, imo, goes to show the type of workplace that Apple is, that it can instill such passion in its executives and employees.

this also shows that Jobs, while a brilliant man in his own right, is not the sole creator and end all of apple that many would like to believe. he is a brilliant spokesperson and marketer, which will not be easily replaced, but the forces that drive apple are found elsewhere as well.

Steve Jobs' leadership, as visionary as it has been overall, has led to some limited product offerings in the last few years. My hope would be that new leadership would give us increased development on some of these product lines that have been stunted lately.