“World leaders are often measured by what they do in their first 100 days in office,” Mark Milian reports for CNN. “But what about business leaders?”
“As of Friday, it has been 100 days since Apple co-founder and longtime CEO Steve Jobs passed the company torch to Tim Cook,” Milian reports. “After Cook took over, Jobs held the role of executive chairman but lost his long battle with cancer some six weeks later, on October 5. The day before Jobs died, Cook led a news conference to announce the iPhone 4S.”
Milian reports, “Analysts described the presentation as crisp but lacking the excitement of a Jobs production… Even without Jobs’ dramatic stage presence, the iPhone 4S became the fastest-selling phone over its launch weekend, selling 4 million units worldwide… Siri, which Apple describes as beta software, has experienced occasional outages since its October launch, but iCloud has fared much better than Apple’s previous endeavors into Internet services. About 20 million people activated their free iCloud accounts in its first week, Apple said. ITunes Match, a $25-a-year music synchronization service, was delayed by a few days but has received positive reviews.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]
How many MORE times will these “analysts” be proved wrong.
The premise was an excuse for an article to satisfy his editor.
Neither Tim Cook or Apple is not in a 100 yard dash.
Apple is in a series of yearly long marathons with a decade long goal.
+1
They also fail to take into account that the subdued presentation was likely down to Steve being on his deathbed, as if it was unimportant. Big empathy fail.
One rehashed iPhone later….no transparent candy iMacs? I thought Tim was Steve redux but sadly…not yet, not yet.
Rehashed? Your analysis doesn’t go beyond the screen and case then. Maybe some ’57 Chevy tail fins glued onto the case, or maybe some flashing LEDs around the border? Would that satisfy your need to impress people with the iPhone you’re holding while you wait for the elevator?
BLN – known for skating to where the puck was ten years ago.
The intro of the 4s was seen “lacking the excitement.” One wonders how many of the presenters on stage had their excitement lacking because they knew Steve’s death would come in days.
Or maybe it was the empty chair in the front row draped with black cloth that the cameras kept panning to. Yes, they knew why the chair was empty. I hope they have it at the next keynote as well, and every one after that for as long as Apple exists.
They keep mentioning how unexciting Tim Cook was at the iPhone 4S release. I’m sure everyone there knew Steve Jobs condition. I can’t imagine that not weighing heavily on your shoulders.
Tim Cook has done an excellent job running Apple – now and in the past when Steve stepped down for health reasons.
Hey kids doesn’t matter. These a-hole analysts who dont know squat will continue to second guess and downplay Apple for as long as they are in business and Steve Jobs is not in charge. They pursue incorrect analysis in the pursuit of appearing fair and non-Applephiles. Of course sooner or later they may be right but not likely in most of our lifetimes, if ever. Fruity schadenfreude is alive and well.
Considering that Tim Cook was already effectively running the company while Steve was on his earlier medical leaves, this artificial “100 days” yardstick is rather meaningless here.
Makes you wonder how hard these analysts would have slammed Tim if he had given a happy happy firworks display, whoo-hoo type of presentation knowing that Steve was on his deathbed.
Just frikken stupid is all….
These numb nuts act as if Steve’s keynotes were watched by everyone who buys Apple products.
“Jobs was not much of a philanthropist.”
A lie. Steve was openly critical of those who piously parade their philanthropy as a means to garner a positive image (like Bill Gates) in the media or society. Where and when monies were, or were not given, to charities is unknown.