Tag: Skiilman

Cherry-picking Apple’s mistakes

If you want to argue that Apple isn’t learning from, responding to, or taking advantage of their mistakes…if you want to argue that Apple is ignoring, denying the existence of, blaming others for, or refusing to take responsibility for their mistakes…if you want to argue that Apple is repeating the same mistakes over and over again or that they’ve just plain quit…

…then I’ll be glad to hear you out.

But if you want to cherry-pick Apple’s mistakes while simultaneously ignoring their triumphs, view their mistakes without perspective or context, treat molehills like they’re mountains, conflate the trivial with the essential, and pretend that every mistake — no matter how minor — is the equivalent of a fatal flaw…

…then I have no time for you. John Kirk

Hit driven mentality

The iPhone and iPad are essentially different versions of the same product, originally launched in 2007. They could even be considered major evolutions of the iPod, which launched in 2001. Prior to that, the Mac launched in 1984. When you construct straw piñata it’s really easy to take swings at them, but this idea that Apple has to suddenly start spewing out new product categories every few years does the grossest of disservices to everyone. It’s the hit-driven mentality that plagues Apple, not drives them.Rene Ritchie

I wonder if trying to live up to this sort of expectation is what made Michael Jackson so eccentric later in his life.

I wonder if trying to live up to this sort of expectation is what made Michael Jackson so eccentric later in his life?