03-31-2008, 07:10 PM
One thing I'm curious about though...
When Apple is riding high, the press loves to shower praise on it. When Apple is in a slump, everybody's an expert. Every financial editor in the Western world has the must-have prescription, the important advice Apple must listen to. There's endless articles written by know-it-all business reporters and tech columnists with titles like "What Apple needs to do to survive" or "Ten steps Apple must take" or "Is Apple losing its polish?", "Why Apple will fail", "Who will buy the failing Apple?" the list goes on and on.
Microsoft is in a long, stale slump, not a whole lot is written about it along these lines. Microsoft actually could use some renewed energy and focus (disclaimer, my wife works at MS, the employees aren't fond of Ballmer's governance, and wonder if he'll ever be replaced) Microsoft is more in need of revitalization and reorganization than ever, but oddly, few in the media have much "advice" for what "Microsoft needs to do to recover its greatness".
I realize Apple is a media darling, especially now. But just wait, all they need is one or two disappointing quarters, or some internal shakeups, a product that falls short of expectations, and the experts start typing their business advice, rushing to deadline week after week, trying to out-do each other. As predictable as Steve Jobs black shirt.
When Apple is riding high, the press loves to shower praise on it. When Apple is in a slump, everybody's an expert. Every financial editor in the Western world has the must-have prescription, the important advice Apple must listen to. There's endless articles written by know-it-all business reporters and tech columnists with titles like "What Apple needs to do to survive" or "Ten steps Apple must take" or "Is Apple losing its polish?", "Why Apple will fail", "Who will buy the failing Apple?" the list goes on and on.
Microsoft is in a long, stale slump, not a whole lot is written about it along these lines. Microsoft actually could use some renewed energy and focus (disclaimer, my wife works at MS, the employees aren't fond of Ballmer's governance, and wonder if he'll ever be replaced) Microsoft is more in need of revitalization and reorganization than ever, but oddly, few in the media have much "advice" for what "Microsoft needs to do to recover its greatness".
I realize Apple is a media darling, especially now. But just wait, all they need is one or two disappointing quarters, or some internal shakeups, a product that falls short of expectations, and the experts start typing their business advice, rushing to deadline week after week, trying to out-do each other. As predictable as Steve Jobs black shirt.