12-28-2012, 01:46 PM
I recently read that Apple is planning on making a few new devices including one that is worn on the wrist.
But, my question is this:
Without Steve Jobs cracking the whip over his employees, is it likely these devices will be as excellent as Apples' previous devices?
My guess would be ... No.
IMO, the unparalleled excellence achieved by Apple in the past was primarily due to Jobs' tyrannical treatment of the employees working on these things and a reflection of his personality. It has widely been reported he was a real nasty slave driver "Type A" personality when it came to getting the best out of his workers.
I believe the fact that Apple has created the finest devices in the history of the world, is primarily due to Jobs and now that he is gone, will the Apple workers continue to work as hard or as well because they are loyal to the memory of Jobs?
I doubt it. That is not the way people react to those who have abuses them. They do not remember those people fondly nor do they feel they owe any kind of debt of gratitude. If I was one of the many Apple employees who were abused by Jobs, my attitude would be, "Oh, fuck him! I wouldn't piss on the prick - even if he was on fire!"
It is not possible to predict the future. But, I just can't see Apple producing the same outstanding quality as they did before Jobs passed, which is a real shame, because as @sporkium has intimated, Apple has produced the very, very best! Nobody else has come anywhere even close to Apple.
Personally, I want to get an Apple product eventually so that I can experience that quality firsthand.
But, my question is this:
Without Steve Jobs cracking the whip over his employees, is it likely these devices will be as excellent as Apples' previous devices?
My guess would be ... No.
IMO, the unparalleled excellence achieved by Apple in the past was primarily due to Jobs' tyrannical treatment of the employees working on these things and a reflection of his personality. It has widely been reported he was a real nasty slave driver "Type A" personality when it came to getting the best out of his workers.
I believe the fact that Apple has created the finest devices in the history of the world, is primarily due to Jobs and now that he is gone, will the Apple workers continue to work as hard or as well because they are loyal to the memory of Jobs?
I doubt it. That is not the way people react to those who have abuses them. They do not remember those people fondly nor do they feel they owe any kind of debt of gratitude. If I was one of the many Apple employees who were abused by Jobs, my attitude would be, "Oh, fuck him! I wouldn't piss on the prick - even if he was on fire!"
It is not possible to predict the future. But, I just can't see Apple producing the same outstanding quality as they did before Jobs passed, which is a real shame, because as @sporkium has intimated, Apple has produced the very, very best! Nobody else has come anywhere even close to Apple.
Personally, I want to get an Apple product eventually so that I can experience that quality firsthand.
(This post was last modified: 12-28-2012, 07:03 PM by AliShibaz.)