Tim Cook
Tim Cook
Timothy Donald "Tim" Cookis an American business executive, industrial engineer and developer. Cook is the current and third Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc., previously serving as the company's Chief Operating Officer, under its founder Steve Jobs...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth1 November 1960
CityMobile, AL
CountryUnited States of America
technology get-better updates
We're putting all of our energy into making it right. And we have already had several software updates. We've got a huge plan to make it even better. It will get better and better over time. We screwed up. That's the fact.
apples focus lasers
We have to make sure, at Apple, that we stay true to focus, laser focus - we know we can only do great things a few times, only on a few products.
creativity doors innovation
Creativity and innovation are something you can’t flowchart out. Some things you can, and we do, and we’re very disciplined in those areas. But creativity isn’t one of those. A lot of companies have innovation departments, and this is always a sign that something is wrong when you have a VP of innovation or something. You know, put a for-sale sign on the door.
ipads lasts lines
We sold more iPads in the last quarter alone than any PC manufacturer sold in their entire line.
views tablets legacy
In my view the tablet and the PC are different. You can do things with the tablet if you are not encumbered by the legacy of the PC.
should casts
You can only do so many things great, and you should cast aside everything else.
rip names world
The worst thing in the world that can happen to you if you're an engineer that has given his life to something is for someone to rip it off and put their name to it.
unique thinking apples
Apple has a culture of excellence that is, I think, so unique and so special. I'm not going to witness or permit the change of it.
live-your-life world want
The sidelines are not where you want to live your life. The world needs you in the arena!
preparation intuition execution
Intuition is critical in virtually everything you do. But, without relentless preparation and execution, it is meaningless.
androids mobile
Android [dominates] the mobile malware market.
design together collections
A great product isn't just a collection of features. It's how it all works together.
phones
We make the best phone, we don't make the most phones.
smartphones revolution stage
Anything can change, because the smartphone revolution is still in the early stages.