Is Apple experiencing a "Vista-like drift into systemically poor execution?" That was a question posed by well-known technology analyst Benedict Evans, in a recent blog post covering Apple's innovation and execution, or seemingly lack thereof as of late.He is referring to Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, which was widely criticized when it launched in 2007 due to software bugs, performance issues, frequent warning dialogs, polarizing design changes, and several other problems.Evans said Apple stumbled with the Vision Pro headset, which he believes was not ready to launch.
Then, it previewed personalized Siri features at WWDC last year that were merely conceptual, and are now delayed."This is a concern," said Evans.His thoughts on the Vision Pro: He said the personalized Siri delay is a "mirror image" of the Vision Pro situation: All of this led to his Vista-like comment: Nevertheless, Evans acknowledged that critics have been claiming that Apple is no longer innovative since at least the 1980s, and that the company has historically continued to deliver more innovative and category-defining products over the years.
Still, he said he is left wondering if that Apple still exists today.Evans' full blog post, highlighted by Techmeme today, is worth a read.
