Re: Swift, Apple’s interests, according to @gruber, are 1) Apple 2) Apple’s users 3) developers. Everything makes sense once you get this.

Jun 5, 2014 · 1:50 PM UTC

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Replying to @stilkov
@stilkov Will Swift be the programming language you'll check out during your Christmas vacation?
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@Kosmatos If it’s open source by then (which I expect it to be), yes
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Replying to @stilkov
@stilkov @gruber I'd change 3) to "OS X/iOS developers." Some dev types seem to think Apple owes them x-platform programming tools.
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@matthew_maurice Good point
Replying to @stilkov
@stilkov @gruber so why does Yosemite look exactly like Gnome3 (Linux)
Replying to @DistractedThink
@distractedthink How are shareholders' interests not aligned with “the company”? What shd directors tell mgmt to do, as is their right/job?
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@distractedthink So, by drawing distinction betw Apple mgmt and its actions re shares, you're saying Apple does that? #NotGettingYourPoint
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@distractedthink Read Christensen's latest (h/t @Asymco) and see that some think “stock focused” isn't actually good for us shareholders.
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@distractedthink A Board has ultimate hire/fire authority over CEO. He'd better run co the way Board wants, incl directing SVPs, CFO, etc.
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@distractedthink See Ballmer. Wasn't getting it. Problem was NOT short-term profits (high!) but failure to create relevant strategy.
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