Compared to Jobs, Apple under Cook is more and more prone to delaying its delivery

The touch and shock that Jobs brought to us are irreplaceable, and Cook has worked very hard.

Apple has basically washed away Jobs's mark and stamped Cook's mark. From the fact that the board of directors has been giving Cook salary increases and offering to buy a private jet, we can see that Cook has made great contributions to Apple in recent years. So in the eyes of the media, what is the difference between Jobs' Apple and Cook's Apple? The Wall Street Journal analyzed the products released by Apple in recent years and believed that Apple, under Cook's leadership, has been increasingly late in releasing new products.

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The Wall Street Journal said that during Cook's tenure, more than 70 new and upgraded products were released, of which 5 were released more than 3 months after their release, and 9 were released/released between 1 and 3 months. Under Jobs, the number of products released by Apple was actually not much different, but only one product was released more than three months later. Although the Wall Street Journal did not specify which product it was, the editor believes that it might be the white version of the iPhone 4, which was delayed for half a year.

In addition to the increasing number of delayed products, Apple's average waiting time for releases has also increased significantly in recent years: in the past six years, including new and upgraded products, consumers have to wait an average of 23 days after the launch to buy new products, while this number was 11 days six years ago.

At the same time, the Wall Street Journal also focused on criticizing three new products released after Cook became CEO: the first generation Apple Watch, AirPods, and HomePod. These products are not "upgraded products" but new product categories, but they have been delayed for a very long time. The HomePod released in September has not yet been seen!

For Apple, the increasing number of missed releases has the potential to cause great harm. Delayed releases give competitors time to react. In the past, Apple has always attached great importance to this point, so it has always been ahead of its competitors, but now it has lost this magic. In addition, things like AirPods and HomePod missing the golden Christmas holiday that year are not good for product sales and consumer awareness.

However, we should also know that Jobs was a great product manager, and he would never allow products under his leadership to be delayed. Cook is a businessman, and his tenure has been very successful. Not only has Apple's revenue doubled, but its stock price has also risen by 3 times, and it is expected to become a company with a market value of 1 trillion US dollars. This may be the case that there is gain and loss! However, for the editor, the touch that Jobs brought us is irreplaceable, and Cook has worked very hard.

At the same time, an Apple employee also said that it is much more difficult to produce products now than in the Jobs era. For example, in the past, a complete set of camera parts could be purchased from Sony, but now they need to be purchased from multiple suppliers, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of product research and development and production.