Amaya Toman Tim Cook gave an interview to HBO last week as part of the filming of the Axios series. During the interview, a number of interesting topics were discussed, from Cook's daily routine to augmented reality to the issue of privacy regulation in the technology industry.
The summary of the most interesting part of the whole interview was brought by the server 9to5Mac. Among other things, he writes about Cook's famous routine: the director of the Cupertino company gets up every day before four in the morning and usually starts reading comments from users. This is followed by a visit to the gym, where Cook, according to his own words, goes to relieve stress. Among other things, the question of the harmful effect of iOS devices on the social and personal life of users was also discussed. Cook is not worried about him - he claims that the Screen Time function, which Apple added in the iOS 12 operating system, significantly helps in the fight against excessive use of iOS devices.
As in other recent interviews, Cook spoke about the need for privacy regulation in the tech industry. He considers himself more of an opponent of regulation and a fan of the free market, but at the same time admits that such a free market does not work in all cases, and adds that a certain level of regulation is simply unavoidable in this case. He concluded the issue by stating that while mobile devices as such may hold a great deal of information about their user, Apple as a company ultimately does not need it.
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In connection with the issue of privacy, it was also discussed whether Google will continue to be the default search engine for iOS. Cook emphasized some positive features of Google, such as the ability to browse anonymously or prevent tracking, and stated that he himself considers Google to be the best search engine.
Among other things, Cook also considers augmented reality to be a great tool, which was one of the other topics of the interview. According to Cook, it has the potential to highlight human performance and experience, and it does "incredibly well". Cook, along with reporters Mike Allen and Ina Fried, visited the outdoor areas of Apple Park, where he demonstrated one of the special applications in augmented reality. "Within a few years' time, we won't be able to imagine life without augmented reality," he said.
