At the Vatican, white smoke coming from a chimney at the Sistine Chapel indicates that a new Pope has been selected by the College of Cardinals. Well despite yesterday’s news of Steve Jobs’s departure again from Apple for medical reasons there is as yet no sign of white smoke in Cupertino where Jobs remains firmly in charge.
Readers expect me to comment on this news and I will, but frankly I’m still trying to figure it out so here are a number of random thoughts.
I sent an e-mail to Steve Jobs early last week and he didn’t respond. That’s not in itself such a big deal because Steve periodically ignores me. But other folks at Apple were […]
My last prediction laid out a pretty aggressive 2011 computing strategy for Apple. But it is just that — a computing strategy — not a media strategy, and Steve Jobs is clearly the most important media mogul on the planet right now, and maybe the most fragile. This latter point is important, because Steve sees himself as having both a unique mission and a frail constitution. He can’t wait to get things done, which is why the next couple years will be probably the most important in Apple’s history.
Christmas is approaching and with it the end of the first fiscal quarter for many computer companies including Apple. This is the time when these companies make their biggest sales of the year. It’s also the time when J.D. Power & Associates is finishing-up its PC quality surveys which cover initial quality and overall service and support. If you are an Apple customer or a prospective Apple customer pay attention, because this could be a very good time to be you.
