Apple is About to Have *Two* Toaster/Fridge Hybrids
Will the quotes (and complexity) come back to bite the touchscreen MacBook?
The year was 2012. Tim Cook had only been in place as (permanent) CEO of Apple for a handful of months. During their Q2 earnings call, when asked about Microsoft's strategy of converging the laptop and tablet with their then-forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, Cook had the quip ready:
"You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user."
A lot can change in 14 years. Including, it seems, kitchens...