In a new wide-ranging interview with Common Mechanics, Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses product innovation and the way it drives Apple to make higher merchandise, permitting prospects to restore their iPhones and Macs with the self-service restore program, Steve Jobs and his legacy, and extra.

Through the interview revealed in a particular version of Common Mechanics, Cook describes Apple’s philosophy of making modern new merchandise and how Apple has fostered an setting of innovation.

They do not take any singular route, they will come from in every single place in the corporate. We imagine in placing teams of individuals collectively targeted on fixing some drawback for a consumer. You decide numerous groups that take a look at the issue by way of totally different lenses.

We debate about issues that we do and don’t do, as a result of we all know we are able to solely do a number of issues properly. It’s a must to debate and say no to loads of nice concepts in an effort to spend your time on those which are actually unbelievable.

Answering whether or not there was ever a time Cook first heard an thought and stated, “that is cool,” he recollects speaking to employees in regards to the M1 and M2 Apple silicon chips and Apple’s wealthy historical past of making chips for its merchandise.

Oh, they occur on a regular basis. I really feel like that day-after-day—like a child in a sweet retailer. We have been simply speaking in the hallway about M2 and M1—the historical past there goes again properly over a decade. It goes again to the genesis of the M chips, or the A chips, from iPhone and actually getting in and determining, how do you set a strong chip in one thing that small and not get it to warmth up and expend?

We discovered ourselves with the same situation for laptops: How do you set one thing in there that’s the strongest laptop chip in the world? Out of that was born M1, and now we have taken it additional with M2. And Mac is now a completely totally different product than it was earlier than.

Cook additionally described Apple as an setting the place folks do not take no as a solution, saying that claiming one thing is unattainable is a driving drive of motivation for Apple engineers.

Nicely, often the best way that you simply get folks round right here to do one thing is to inform them you are undecided it is doable. That is the purple flag in entrance of the bull as a result of lots of people right here do not take “unattainable” as being true. If we persuade ourselves it is in the perfect curiosity of the consumer, that is a compelling drive for us to energy by way of the issue.

Cook additionally touched with reference to privateness, saying that Apple believes privateness is a “basic human proper” and described the corporate’s work in empowering customers with privacy-focused options as a core philosophy.

Pertaining to Apple’s function internationally, Cook stated that Apple has a set of core values that is the corporate’s north star, together with privateness, training, accessibility, and the setting. Cook additionally, for the primary time publicly, commented on Apple’s new self-service restore program, which just lately launched for the Mac. This system lets prospects order the components wanted to restore their very own iPhone or Mac, similar to a battery or show substitute. Cook stated this system is meant for prospects who’re technologically able to dealing with repairs on their very own.

There’s really one thing in there for all people. We took a bigger view and stated, “What do folks need?” Initially, they need merchandise that do not break. So we attempt actually laborious to make merchandise that final a very long time, and that is kind of job one.

However invariably, some folks do must go someplace for a restore. And you do not need to must drive two hours to discover a restore heart. So we have added 1000’s of unbiased restore retailers.

Along with that, for the hobbyist and the tinkerer, we stated, “We’ll promote you licensed components” – components that we use to restore. You should buy the half itself as a substitute of shopping for a restore. And in the event you want a handbook that tells you the way to do one thing, you may have the handbook. And if some particular instruments are required or fixtures required, we may give you that, too. I do not know the way many individuals will take us up on it. It is for your reader, clearly.

In direction of the top of the interview, Cook was requested what he thinks Steve Jobs would take into consideration Apple right this moment. He responded by saying he thinks Jobs would love among the issues, however admits for different issues he would possibly say Apple may do higher.

I take into consideration him so much. I miss him dearly. He would at all times cease by my workplace on his approach out. And there is by no means been a substitute for that. We’d trade tidbits on the day and speak in regards to the future. And we attempt to stick with it the mission that he set in place, to construct the perfect merchandise in the world that enrich folks’s lives. And that hasn’t modified. Plenty of issues change with time. However the purpose for our being is identical.

I believe he would discover issues that he cherished and issues that he would say, “We will do higher on that.” I believe he would do each. As all of us do. We’re by no means actually happy. We’re at all times engaged on tomorrow.

The total interview will be discovered right here.