"It's all downhill from here," former Apple Engineer writes:

[Luke Jaconetti]

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/11/07/it-all-downhill-from-here-former-apple-engineer-writes/?intcmp=obnetwork

 

Has Apple peaked?  Has the culture changed so much after Jobs' death for them to continue on their previous pace?

[Cary Preston]

How many 'Apple is DOOMED' stories will there be before the planet is engulfed by our dying sun?. I do think they screwed up with the execs that were recently shown the door, especially the guy put over their retail operations. From what I understood as soon as his new staffing ideas were made public he was effectively removed from his position. The other guy wasn't incompetent, he just wasn't capable of working with others in upper admin- and the end product of his division showed it. I expect now that Jony Ive has assumed oversight of that area you'll see a much tighter integration in user experience and asthetics. 

On Nov 12, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Luke Jaconetti <lja...@gmail.com> wrote:

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2012/11/07/it-all-downhill-from-here-former-apple-engineer-writes/?intcmp=obnetwork

 

Has Apple peaked?  Has the culture changed so much after Jobs' death for them to continue on their previous pace?

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[Edward Crosby]

I heard something interesting this morning on the This Week in Tech podcast that could definitely bring Apple down, if it happens. The changing of the Intel processor to the A5 on their MacBook and iMac computers.

via Samsung Galaxy Nexus

[Cary Preston]

The A5 isn't being used in any of their current products, but I've read the rumor that they have considered dropping Intel for their own processors. I don't put too much stock in the idea for couple of reasons- the ARM-like A series they use in iOS devices is very low power and low heat, but it isn't a titan of a chip compared to the Sandy Bridge processors in their Mac lineup. Add in the loss of bootcamp compatibility with Windows and Linux and the loss of ALL legacy apps (without some sort of emulator like they used for pre-Intel PowerPC processors for a little while) and you have a whole lot of negatives for one positive- control of your product line. While they guard their inputs jealously (just look at how fast they are shifting away from Samsung as a partner) there's just not enough benefit from the shift for it to be feasible for the foreseeable future. 

[Jason Service]

How many 'Bethlehem Steel/Pan AM Airways/Wang Labratories/Enron/Polaroid/Trans World Airlines (TWA)/Wachovia/Nortel/Blockbuster is DOOMED' stories will there be before the planet is engulfed by our dying sun?.

 

My point being, they are only stories...until they aren't.

[Cary Preston]

Perhaps, but the Apple is doomed stories have been a cottage industry ever since the iPod took over the MP3 player market. All of the organizations you reference we actually having revenue and structural issues when the proclamations of their demise was made. Apple is a very profitable niche manufacturer. They have created some new markets and led them, but killed off their own product before the market could. Until they start bleeding cash, any assertion that the company is in a death spiral is just silly. 

Sent from my iPhone

[Jason Service]

Enron was in DIRE financial straits...that were known only to them. When the general public found out about the issues the damage was done and thousands were left with worthless shares. Corporations can shift and play accounting games to buy time.

 

I am in NO WAY saying that Apple is doing that, but other, comparable corporations were able to play that shuffle much longer than they should have been able to and they crashed in spectacular form.

 

All i am saying is that no company is too big to fail...except maybe AIG, Citi and the rest of the systemically important financial institutions...and any others the federal government wants to name as a systemically important financial institution. (Head-slap here)

[Jason Service]

Another timely article...

 

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/are-these-top-tech-companies-too-big-to-fail.html/