Peter Thiel 'Confirms' the 'Age of Apple is Over,' But Says It's **t Tim Cook's Fault
 

http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new...16-250x250.jpgIn a "Confirm or Deny" feature by The New York Times this week, PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel "confirmed" that "the age of Apple is over" based on his belief that smartphones will lack further in**vation.</strong>

The age of Apple is over.

Confirm. We k**w what a smartphone looks like and does. It?s **t the fault of Tim Cook, but it?s **t an area where there will be any more in**vation.

While the iPhone has become a familiar product as it turns ten, which perhaps makes it less exciting to some, to say smartphones are **t an area where there will be any more in**vation will certainly fuel a debate. And, of course, while the iPhone is Apple's most profitable product, it's **t its only.

Thiel's comment can be argued one way or the other, but it does raise the question of what Apple's next "one more thing" will be after annual iPhone sales declined for the first time amid an uncharacteristically down year for Apple?perhaps something in the augmented reality or electric vehicle spaces? Will this be the year Apple pushes deeper into artificial intelligence with Siri and an Echo-like device?

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has routinely teased about what's around the corner. Last year, he said Apple has "great in**vation in the pipeline," including "things you can't live without that you just don't k**w you need today." Likewise, he told employees last month that Apple has "great desktops in our roadmap," and earlier this week he said "the best is yet to come" for iPhone.

Tag: Tim Cook

Discuss this article in our forums

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacR...?d=6W8y8wAjSf4 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacR...?d=qj6IDK7rITs
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MacRu...~4/TfmDI3AtJ5g

أكثر...