Based on nothing except an apparent philosphic belief that all good things must come to an end, Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins announced that Apple is doomed.
"The thing is, it may take another year or two before (Apple) starts to decline, but it has to, everything does," Hawkins said in a report by Digital Gamers.
"Look at Apple, and how can you say it’s not peaking?" Hawkins asks, as he referenced the iPad, iPhone, new Macs and Apple's legendary marketing prowess. "All these things are about as good as they ever can be – how much better can it really get?"
Hawkins now runs Digital Chocolate, a game developer for multiple platforms including iOS. He states that his company's games will always be in Apple's App Store, but goes on to complain that Cupertino has created a closed system and rants about -- wait for it -- Apple's lack of support for Flash.
"They want you to be in the App Store rather than the browser, so they cripple the browser," Hawkins stated.
Hawkins has admitted in the past how much he loves Apple products, and he does rock the black mock turtle on his blog, so these the-end-is-near cries are not coming from a total Apple hater. Of course, time will tell if Hawkins' prognosticating is accurate, though we suspect that trends like this one, and this one, and this one, will have to change significantly before Apple jumps the shark.
Via The Loop
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b_dubb
August 04, 2011 at 7:34pm
how does this guy's brain fart merit a blog entry? call me when he has something worthwhile to say. better yet ... don't
right_writes
August 04, 2011 at 12:53am
I've been involved with computers since 1972, and I've seen companies come and go, and I don't suppose Apple will be any different...
I agree with this bloke's contention regarding flash and their closed system...
I also reckon that Lion is Apple's "Vista moment" and that though Bill Gates retired, Jobs might expire... to similar effect for their respective companies.
That is not to say that any of them will ever be bankrupt... They just won't be like giant's straddling the globe.
nghtstr
August 03, 2011 at 6:53pm
This guy is a moron, straight and true. EA is doing the same thing. If you play The Sims 3 at all, and upgraded to Lion, you know what I am talking about. They knew about Lion months in advance, could have tested it (hell, it didn't take long to figure it out), and released a patch for it in a reasonable amount of time even before Lion came out. EA's stance: "Its not our problem". (Ref: tiny url.com/ 3oy5d43 [remove spaces]) Right now, 35 pages of people having an issue, and EA is still silent.
So, the fact that an (former) EA Representative has anything to say about the computer industry matters about as much as some lint from the dryer.
Hoot
August 03, 2011 at 5:03pm
During the 1930s, there were people who advocated closing the U.S. Patent Office because they assumed that everything that could be invented, had been invented. Someday, Apple will experience a decline, but then, the sun will burn out someday, too.
brandonwalkermedia
August 03, 2011 at 1:14pm
Oh also i predict the inevitable fall of EA in the next year!!! Wait a sec... ...Bloomberg, CNN Money, and every other marketNews has already marked there stock a sell!!!
brandonwalkermedia
August 03, 2011 at 1:10pm
Another report by an Apple hater! MacLife you really need a new reporter!!!
As for EA they are falling as there are better DEVs then them now on iOS!
gavinthain
August 03, 2011 at 12:21pm
Hey trip. Shut the f### up you c##t. You cost be good money on the 3DO. I won't forget. Ever. Tw#t.
Geoduck
August 03, 2011 at 12:14pm
Reminds me of those TV preachers that keep saying the end is neigh. Eventually they'll be right.
brandonwalkermedia
August 03, 2011 at 1:12pm
makes me remember the appleTV rumors about one coming soon lol!
