Comments on: Without a leader, what’s next for Apple retail? http://gigaom.com/2012/10/30/without-a-leader-whats-next-for-apple-retail/ Sat, 25 May 2013 16:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: BongBong http://gigaom.com/2012/10/30/without-a-leader-whats-next-for-apple-retail/#comment-1144663 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:16:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=578883#comment-1144663 Outside the culture of Apple where all employees share the same goal of excellence, it’s difficult for former Apple execs to continue to perform miracles. Ron Johnson owns JC Penny’s culture now.

]]> By: BongBong http://gigaom.com/2012/10/30/without-a-leader-whats-next-for-apple-retail/#comment-1144660 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:14:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=578883#comment-1144660 Fortunately, a company of Apple’s size has bred people who understand “the Apple way” (to borrow and retool a phrase from a major car company) and that will allow Apple to ride out these rough spots. Apple’s customers and shareholders will also provide incentives to the company by letting them know if they stray too far from the path.

]]> By: BongBong http://gigaom.com/2012/10/30/without-a-leader-whats-next-for-apple-retail/#comment-1144654 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:11:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=578883#comment-1144654 “No more or less idiotic than Jobs hiring Mark Papermaster to lead the iPhone engineering team. That lasted no more than a year.”

True. Jobs was not perfect and made his share of hiring and product gaffes. The difference that rocketed Apple to their current lofty heights was establishing a beachhead with iTunes, then the iPhone, then the iPad to build on successes. No other company has moved as quickly and intelligently executing iterative design and leveraging existing consumer goodwill.

]]> By: susan jernks http://gigaom.com/2012/10/30/without-a-leader-whats-next-for-apple-retail/#comment-1138569 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:54:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=578883#comment-1138569 Please, take Ron Johnson back. He has destroyed JC Penny. We all hate him

]]> By: Rich http://gigaom.com/2012/10/30/without-a-leader-whats-next-for-apple-retail/#comment-1136221 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:46:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=578883#comment-1136221 Stop posting ads!

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]]> By: ffarkle http://gigaom.com/2012/10/30/without-a-leader-whats-next-for-apple-retail/#comment-1132772 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:33:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=578883#comment-1132772 AMEN! I want Apple to to hire the very best person for the job, whether in pants or skirt, etc.

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]]> By: Shameer Mulji http://gigaom.com/2012/10/30/without-a-leader-whats-next-for-apple-retail/#comment-1132456 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:47:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=578883#comment-1132456 Forstall is smart, yes, but was a mere Jobs-wannabe, but he’s no Steve Jobs. When Jobs was running the show, the other execs actually had respect for Jobs, not Forstall. If all the speculation we’ve heard is true, there’s a good chance of Forstall became CEO, the other execs would’ve fled.

]]> By: Shameer Mulji http://gigaom.com/2012/10/30/without-a-leader-whats-next-for-apple-retail/#comment-1132450 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:45:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=578883#comment-1132450 “I think Cook has generally done a very good job with Apple, but that hire was idiotic.”

No more or less idiotic than Jobs hiring Mark Papermaster to lead the iPhone engineering team. That lasted no more than a year.

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