Mark Zuckerberg takes a jab at Apple: ‘They haven’t invented anything great in a while’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized Apple for not innovating in 20 years, claiming the company relies on the iPhone. He discussed declining sales and high app store fees, and compared Meta's offerings favourably against Apple's Vision Pro during a podcast with Joe Rogan.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has accused Apple of inventing nothing new in the past 20 years. He said that while Steve Jobs invented the first iPhone, the Cupertino-based tech giant has not introduced anything groundbreaking since.
Zuckerberg made these remarks during a nearly three-hour podcast with Joe Rogan, where he also discussed Meta's new moderation policy changes, the ongoing rivalry between Meta and Apple, Apple's App Store policies, and more.
“(Apple has) used the (iPhone) to put in place a lot of rules that I think feel arbitrary. I feel like they haven’t really invented anything great in a while. It’s like Steve Jobs invented the iPhone and now they’re just kind of sitting on it 20 years later,” Zuckerberg said in the podcast.
“Acutally, I think, year over year, I’m not even sure they’re selling more iPhones at this point. I think the sales might actually be declining. Part of it is that each generation doesn’t actually get that much better. So people are just taking longer to upgrade than they would before,” the Meta CEO added.
Zuckerberg on Apple's app store policies:
Zuckerberg also went on to criticize Apple for charging 30 per cent fees charged by Apple as a way for the company to subsidise the declining iPhone sales. He said, “So the number of sales, I think, has generally been flat to declining. So, how are they making more money as a company? Well, they do it by basically squeezing people and having this 30 per cent tax on developers.”
On Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest:
Talking about the battle between Meta and Apple to take control of the virtual reality market, Zuckerberg said, “They shipped something for $3,500 that I think is worse than the thing that we shipped for $300 or $400. So, that clearly was not gonna work very well.
"They’re a good technology company. I think their second and third version will probably be better than their first version. I think the Vision Pro is one of the bigger swings at doing a new thing that they tried in a while.”
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First Published:11 Jan 2025, 01:10 PM IST
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