The Bold Statements of Lego CEO Mr. Yu Ting: A Critique of Apple's Innovation

In a recent interview with CNBC, Mr. Yu Ting, the 43-year-old CEO of China's Lego conglomerate, made several bold statements about Apple's innovation and its impact on the market. According to Mr. Yu Ting, one of the main reasons for slowing sales is that Apple's innovation has become extremely slow. He provided an example of this by mentioning the recent launch of the iPhone SE, which, from an industry insider's perspective, had a very low level of technology.

Mr. Yu Ting argued that it's always good business for any CEO competing with Apple to announce how they are different and what they can do better. However, his argument is flawed because he failed to consider the issue from a technologist's perspective. Instead, he viewed the issue through the lens of business, where Apple is so dominant that it can get away with milking the value and revenue from every little bit of innovation. Mr. Yu Ting believes that from a business perspective, Apple wants to make as much money as possible from the least amount of work.

This approach allows Apple to create products that are similar but not necessarily better or more innovative. For instance, when Apple launched the iPhone 6, they knew that 60% of their iPhone 5s users did not upgrade, indicating that many people preferred smaller phones. Therefore, all Apple had to do was create a phone that looked like an iPhone 5s but had similar features and powered, which is exactly what they did with the iPhone SE. While this might seem like a lazy approach, Mr. Yu Ting believes that it's effective because Apple can afford to push boundaries and wait for the market to catch up.

However, there's one aspect of Apple's innovation that Mr. Yu Ting believes is particularly outdated: its focus on individual apps. He stated that this was the right choice in the first generation of mobile devices when CPUs and mobile network speeds weren't fast enough. However, as we're now moving into the next era of the mobile Internet, these problems no longer exist. Moreover, having separate apps just means greater obstacles to the user experience.

Mr. Yu Ting hopes that future iterations of Apple's products will address this issue by breaking down these obstacles. Instead of having to go to one app for everything – texting a friend, checking email, and checking the weather – users could do all of these tasks on one page through voice dictation and thumb swiping. This is an interesting idea that highlights areas where Apple has failed to innovate in recent years.

Overall, Mr. Yu Ting's bold statements about Apple's innovation offer a unique perspective on the company's business strategy. While his arguments are not without merit, they also reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of how technology evolves and how companies like Apple approach innovation. As we continue to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of mobile devices, it will be interesting to see whether Mr. Yu Ting's ideas will become mainstream or remain a niche critique.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso what did Lego CEO mean when he said that Apple is outdated because get this Apple is too focused on individual apps mr. yu ting the 43 year old CEO of China's Lego conglomerate was recently interviewed by CNBC and he had a lot of bold statements to offer and I quote one of the most important reasons for slowing sales is that Apple's innovation has become extremely slow for example over a month ago Apple launched the iPhone se from an industry insiders perspective this product had very low level of technology we're thinking it's something they just shouldn't have done well it's always good business for any CEO that's competing with Apple to announce to the world how they are different and what they can do better but the premise of his argument is faulty here's the thing Apple is not looking at this issue from a technologists perspective they are looking at it from a business perspective and because they are so dominant they can get away with milking the value and revenue from every little bit of innovation that they have you see from a business perspective Apple wants to make as much money as possible from the least amount of work you see they knew that 60% of their iPhone 5s users did not upgrade to the iPhone 6 indicating that they really liked smaller phones so all Apple had to do who is to create a phone that was very similar powered to the iPhone 6 but look like the iPhone 5s boom they don't have to do something super creative and innovative to make gobs of money and they did it now we know what you're thinking you're thinking Jase yeah but the sales of this new smaller iPhone didn't do that great but that's okay because Apple is totally dominant they can push the boundaries and see when the market will push back so we expect the next new iteration of the iPhone will be something different something new Apple can afford to do that but here's where Lego CEO says something very fascinating and I quote Apple only has individual apps this was the right choice for the first generation of the mobile net where CPUs and the mobile network speeds weren't fast enough however we're now moving into the next era of the mobile Internet these problems no longer exist moreover having separate apps just means greater obstacles to the user experience we hope to break down these obstacles so what exactly is he talking about well you can imagine that instead of having to go to one app to text your friend and another app to check your email and another app to check the weather you could do that all on one page through voice dictation and thumb swiping that is interesting that's fascinating and that is something that Apple has failed to do to date so what do you think of this CEOs claims let me know in the comments below I will be reading themso what did Lego CEO mean when he said that Apple is outdated because get this Apple is too focused on individual apps mr. yu ting the 43 year old CEO of China's Lego conglomerate was recently interviewed by CNBC and he had a lot of bold statements to offer and I quote one of the most important reasons for slowing sales is that Apple's innovation has become extremely slow for example over a month ago Apple launched the iPhone se from an industry insiders perspective this product had very low level of technology we're thinking it's something they just shouldn't have done well it's always good business for any CEO that's competing with Apple to announce to the world how they are different and what they can do better but the premise of his argument is faulty here's the thing Apple is not looking at this issue from a technologists perspective they are looking at it from a business perspective and because they are so dominant they can get away with milking the value and revenue from every little bit of innovation that they have you see from a business perspective Apple wants to make as much money as possible from the least amount of work you see they knew that 60% of their iPhone 5s users did not upgrade to the iPhone 6 indicating that they really liked smaller phones so all Apple had to do who is to create a phone that was very similar powered to the iPhone 6 but look like the iPhone 5s boom they don't have to do something super creative and innovative to make gobs of money and they did it now we know what you're thinking you're thinking Jase yeah but the sales of this new smaller iPhone didn't do that great but that's okay because Apple is totally dominant they can push the boundaries and see when the market will push back so we expect the next new iteration of the iPhone will be something different something new Apple can afford to do that but here's where Lego CEO says something very fascinating and I quote Apple only has individual apps this was the right choice for the first generation of the mobile net where CPUs and the mobile network speeds weren't fast enough however we're now moving into the next era of the mobile Internet these problems no longer exist moreover having separate apps just means greater obstacles to the user experience we hope to break down these obstacles so what exactly is he talking about well you can imagine that instead of having to go to one app to text your friend and another app to check your email and another app to check the weather you could do that all on one page through voice dictation and thumb swiping that is interesting that's fascinating and that is something that Apple has failed to do to date so what do you think of this CEOs claims let me know in the comments below I will be reading them\n"