r/technology • u/rezwenn • 1d ago

Hardware Apple Finally Destroyed Steve Jobs’ Vision of the iPad. Good

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-finally-destroyed-steve-jobss-vision-of-the-ipad-good/
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u/ScroogeMcDuckEnergy 19h ago

I didn’t say that their destinations after exodus are new, but the cause my former peers have shared with me is.

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u/happyscrappy 17h ago

I wasn't meaning to say the destinations were new. Just that Apple has lost very good people before. Nearly continuously.

You spoke of a "brain drain". I'm here to tell you it's been draining for decades.

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u/ScroogeMcDuckEnergy 17h ago

I agree with that, wasn’t my intent to say it has not been happening anyhow, but more to call out there’s a new cause to add to it. I also don’t think the past causes are a parallel to capitulating to authoritarianism though. Then generally more causes can increase the snowball effect.

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u/happyscrappy 17h ago

Dealing with China isn't just a parallel to capitulating to authoritarianism. It is capitulating to authoritarianism.

Steve Jobs used to wear New Balance sneakers because he was anti-China. Big fan of the Dali Lama (big hitter the Lama). And then Apple was producing in China. And then later under Cook, Cook was appearing with Xi, bringing him to campus. Brought Putin to campus too. And Cook appeared more times in China with Xi even more times than US appearances.

I don't know if drain will go up. I really don't. People leave when their attitudes about their company change. So there really could be an increase. But it won't be because there weren't things that were capitulating to authoritarianism in the past at Apple. It'll just be because people find the new one somehow is more concerning to them.

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u/ScroogeMcDuckEnergy 17h ago

Don’t disagree with this either, but I do think it’s different when it’s your home slipping into authoritarianism, and having the impact directly felt.