James / June 5, 2008
Gary Krakow Knows Nothing
I'll be honest, I hadn't heard of this guy until today, but I thought it would be important to share just how (for want of a better word) STUPID he appears in this video.
When asked on what Apple needs to do to really improve its chances in the corporate sector, Mr Krakow suggested that Apple should "Bite the bullet, and either get Blackberry or Windows Mobile on the iPhone"
His reasons for Apple doing so were very vague, and mainly focused on people "being happy" with what they currently have. How can an industry ever evolve if they're always happy with what they have?
Gary's comments on "moving to the Apple system" made him sound as if he really didn't have a clue about what he was talking about. Also, on a side note, you don't tend to hear people in the industry calling anything a system these days - it's more "platforms" and "devices". His comments were as if Apple hadn't got ANY plans to bring out a whole host of enterprise features in the coming weeks.
All I can say is, it's hard to believe this isn't a joke.
Jeremy Ricketts said,
July 4, 2008 at 3:44 am ()
What's sad is this: everyone is going to link to this guy and put this video up everywhere (because it's that laughable) and TheStreet.com is going to think "wow! That brought a lot of traffic! Gary is doing great!"
That said, that was the most nonsensical, clueless interview I've seen in quite a while.
lordbarron said,
August 28, 2008 at 10:46 pm ()
well he might be an idiot, but theres some truth in what hes saying. people are happy with what they have so the only business model that will break it is either buy in or sell out. open source is the way to go here, not applesoft licensed software. Nokia have got clued up, they bought Symbian and made is open source, a bold move I think will pay off kindly. Then theres the android platform who I think people like samsung and motrola will take up as they have nothing decent of their own. sony erricson should make a psp phone thing, apple should just give up like microsoft are/will do. Although dont write off microsoft yet, windows 7 with surface and surface mobile will be their next big move.
i ramble too much.
PiousMinion said,
September 22, 2008 at 6:27 am ()
I absolutely hate apple and everything apple-like.
However, this guy is a freaking idiot. The best action for any company to take is to find out exactly what their competition is providing and then do a better job at it. Simply giving in doesn't do anyone any good at all.