Ted Schadler
Ted Schadler
alignment groups people product save simple
This organization is a simple one because the alignment here of all the product groups save one is around markets: around people who write checks, the buyers,
easier executives hold structure
This organizational structure makes it easier to hold executives accountable. The old organizational structure did not.
companies executives media time
This is the first time that media companies and media executives are part of the show.
apple built conquer hope likely means switch tear users windows
Apple will keep doing what it's doing, and most likely that means they hope Windows users will make the switch on their own. But they're not going to tear down what they've built to try to conquer the OS world.
apple aware chips machines reason switch
Apple is very aware of what chips need to go in which machines and when. That's part of the reason they made the switch to Intel.
apple chip computing counting difference hardware inside line looking quality software taking thinking
Apple is not looking at the chip for differentiation. It's counting on its hardware and software for that. If anything, it's taking the line of thinking that the chip inside makes little difference to the quality of the computing experience.
apple consistent cycle early fairly followed loyal mac terms
Apple is fairly consistent in terms of its cycle of early adopters followed by other loyal Mac users.
apple build company hardware question sell software support windows
Apple is a hardware company - they build software to sell the hardware. The question really is, Why not support the installation of Windows on their computers?
apple designs digital entered market mobile music personal product repeated rights television
Apple has accomplished this in music because it designs end-to-end and because they entered the market with a digital rights management-protected product (read: iPod) when no one else did. But it was a one-off, not to be repeated in television, personal video, mobile communications or photography.
allow businesses consumers great hardware pc run shut software
They have a great hardware product, but they've been shut off from businesses and consumers who want to run PC programs, and now they have the software that will allow that.
best potential practices security software
They established best practices for double-checking software for potential security flaws.
buy consumer directly equipment eventually gain images necessary population printing segment wants
There is a segment of the consumer population that wants the convenience of transferring and printing images directly from the camera, without the cable, and it eventually will gain popularity. But first they have to buy the equipment necessary to do that.
buyer chip computing consumer faster inside judge machine matter older whether
Ultimately, it's the consumer that's going to judge whether a new machine is faster than an older one. The chip inside doesn't matter to the buyer as much as the computing experience.
build business convince delivery developers front link order partners
In order for this to have any value, someone has to link it into a business application, so they've got a big delivery challenge. They've got to convince developers to build front ends, convince their partners to take on the challenge.