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MacStories Aug 18, 2024

The Slow Decline of the Apple “Cult” https://www.macstories.net/linked/the-slow-decline-of-the-apple-cult/

The Slow Decline of the Apple “Cult”

The headline may be a little provocative, but this article by Matt Birchler encapsulates a lot of the feelings I shared on the latest episode of Connected following Apple’s decisions regarding the Patreon iOS app. Part of this is that Apple is no longer the underdog, they’re the biggest fish in the sea. It’s simply

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BoxOfSnoo

@macstories From my couch I see it this way: Steve Jobs seemed to be always about a vision for the future, and profit helped get there. Tim Cook is *obviously* only about profit. 1 trillion as a company was vast success, 3 trillion can’t possibly be anything more than barefaced greed! They desperately need to start build something to change the future or they’re just Oracle all over again (never mind Microsoft). A headset only the very well off can afford is not it.

And no, NO company is legally obligated to increase shareholder value.