We're not going to sit around waiting for the macro to change, we're going to focus really deeply on the things we can control. Tim Cook More Quotes by Tim Cook More Quotes From Tim Cook The trade relationship, versus the previous quarter, is better. The tone is better, the sum of all of this together, it helped us. Tim Cook business These, along with the continued success with wearables and so forth, give us some confidence that things are getting a bit better. Tim Cook business We focus on policies, not politics, we do not focus on politics and I recognize that everything, kind of unfortunately these days, it tends to break down in that way but we focus on the policy itself, not the politics. ...[T]his is probably not known to a lot of people in here, but Apple doesnt have a PAC. Apple is probably the only large company I would think or one of the very few that doesnt have a PAC. I refuse to have one because it shouldnt exist. Tim Cook tech I think it takes the public sector, the private sector, and academia kind of working together to try to solve some of these huge problems, climate change is not going to be solved by the government. Its just one example, right. And so we readily step up and participate in the conversations. And because we think that how we do what we do says is as much about us as what we did. Tim Cook tech The GDPR isnt ideal, but GDPR was a step in the right direction, and this is on the privacy side obviously. I dont think its the same all in all. I think theres plenty of things that didnt do that it needs to do. But I think its a step in the right direction. Tim Cook tech I wish that case would have gone to court, to be honest, it was dropped the day before. Tim Cook tech Climate change is threatening our planet, poverty and inequality hold citizens and nations back from their potential, basic health care remains out of reach for millions, at the same time ... we can have a healthy planet and a thriving economy. We can continue to lift millions of people out of poverty, and we can give everyone a chance to learn and thrive. To fulfill this potential, we must all work hand in hand, government, academic institutions and businesses like Apple. Tim Cook us In the long term, Im extremely bullish. I think the key to the economy, unlocking its potential has always been innovation, and when I travel around the world, Ive never seen innovation at a more feverish pace than I do today, so Im extremely optimistic. Tim Cook us We encourage China to continue to open up, we see that as essential, not only for China to reach its full potential, but for the global economy to thrive. Tim Cook top-news We never thought that the college degree was the thing that you had to have to do well. Tim Cook business If you were to graph up trade tension it's clearly less in January than it was in December, i'm optimistic that the two countries will be able to work things out. Tim Cook technology They get more efficient as they get larger. Tim Cook technology We've decided to go back to (iPhone prices) more commensurate with what our local prices were a year ago, in hopes of helping the sales in those areas. Tim Cook top-news The upgrade cycle has extended, there's no doubt about that. Tim Cook top-news Look, the truth is, we haven't been in any settlement discussions with them since the third calendar quarter of last year. That is the truth. So I'm not sure where that thinking is coming from. Tim Cook business We only have one message for those who seek to push hate, division and violence : You have no place on our platforms. Tim Cook technology That will be the approach we will take here. This one in particular is just heartbreaking and tragic. Tim Cook business The truth is we could make a ton of money if we monetized our customer, if our customer was our product, we’ve elected not to do that. Tim Cook tech We reject the excuse that getting the most out of technology means trading away your right to privacy. Tim Cook tech It’s true, undoubtedly true, that not everyone has been advantaged from that? in either country? and we’ve got to work on that, but I felt that tariffs were not the right approach there, and I showed him some more analytical kinds of things to demonstrate why. Tim Cook tech
