Part 1 of an interview of Tim Cook by Charlie Rose.
Listening to Tim Cook speak at length is very enlightening. A couple of his comments I scribbled down, paraphrased:
–‘We release products when we think it’s time; not first, but best.’
–‘We make great products that enrich people’s lives; neither alone will do.’
–‘Our portfolio of products would fit on this table, and yet we have $180 billion in sales. No other company can claim that. It’s easy to add, it’s hard to edit.’
–‘We invest in things that have tentacles for decades.’
–‘R&D is about curiosity, and tugging at a string to see where it leads. Sometimes we call a stop, sometimes we shelve to use another day, and sometimes we release.’