I do not find this to be positive news at all. What has made Apple stand out above the rest will not continue under Tim Cooks new management style I feel. I knew this was coming....
Quote: "engineers have to share more decision-making authority with managers". This is good? This is becoming a NORMAL company. THIS IS NOT GOOD!! MARK THIS POST!! Today is May 25, 2012.
My point that I am making is, the Secular Uptrend would and can only continue under the guidance and tutelage and genius of STEVE JOBS. Again, this is becoming a normal company. Horrible news for any long investor.
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10:50 AM Adam Lashinksky, author of a recent book on Apple's (AAPL) business culture, provides an inside look at how the Tim Cook era is unfolding. For better and/or worse, Apple is becoming "a more normal company" under Cook, Lashinsky suggests. Among his findings: Cook engages with investors in a way Jobs didn't; engineers have to share more decision-making authority with managers; and the company now has a dedicated M&A team.