Nowadays, a popular topic in the business world is the fate of apple after the untimely demise of Steve Jobs. Although some business analyst find that the effect towards Apple is not as horrid as it seems, I believe that for the majority of the populous, Steve Jobs was more than an innovator, a visionary, but the physical manifestation of the companies’ ideas and values. For many, Apple’s ideas and Steve Jobs ideas were synonymous. In that regard, I postulate that Laura Ryu underestimates the draw and benefit that Steve Jobs had for Apple.
In her blog, she said “Apple will be providing the same taste and should be good to go.” However, as I just stated, Steve Jobs was a sort of icon to the common consumer for Apple, then I find that Apple will have many challenges to keep the same image they have with a different spokesperson.
I also strongly disagree with her statement: “next four generations of iPhones will carry the work of the same guy who created all the other products they love.” Since it assumes that his current ideas and plans will be relevant in that market for the next four years, which I find much too optimistic. The realistic predictions is that unless they can properly fill the gaps left my Steve Jobs, the future for Apple is not as bright as Laura finds.