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Comment by eightnoneone

2 days ago

What do you see as signs? I was hopeful that Ternus’s hardware background was a positive.

Maybe this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49801939

  • The services ads at the top of the Settings app (when you get a new iPhone or add another device to your account) have been there for years and long predate Ternus.

  • Yes, this is the problem I was referring to. There is internal opposition but the exec team will clearly turn over in the next few years (due to retirement) which will inherently bring in a team more aligned with the CEO’s objectives.

    • guy has been CEO for like 3 weeks, this is not his decision. Let's see how he does

  • People will complain but ultimately won't actually move away from the Apple ecosystem for it to matter to Apple.

The dubious signs (which predate Ternus) are the focus on service revenue and advertising.

Both these make Apple worse.