Cook Talks About Apple’s Future

Apple news was dominated this week by CEO Tim Cook’s appearance at the All Things Digital Conference. He was interviewed on stage and asked about Apple’s future. While he didn’t announce any new products, he gave hints to Apple’s direction.
He mentioned that new features are in store for the iPhone Siri feature. Since Siri is merely send audio to Apple’s servers and responds remotely, it is easy for Apple to change how Siri works without any hardware or even software updates.
He also danced around questions about a future television product, without dismissing the possibility. Another issue was better Facebook integration with OS X and iOS, and Cook seemed to hint that it is in the works.
Cook also responded to criticism over Apple using overseas manufacturing. He pointed out that the iPad’s A5 processor and all iOS device “gorilla glass” is made in the U.S.
Today U.S. pre-paid mobile carrier Cricket announced they will start selling the iPhone. While the phone will cost more than from other carriers, because of the lack of subsidies, monthly costs will be less. The idea of no having a long-term contract may attract many customers.