Chamath Palihapitiy Says Tim Cook Is 'Lackluster' And 'Boring'

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Social Capital's CEO Chamath Palihapitiy presented himself as an uber-
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN
by presenting the case for a valuation above and beyond $1 trillion in 10 years. Related Link:
Chamath Palihapitiya Defends His $1 Trillion Amazon Valuation
By Thursday afternoon his view on Amazon has been widely circulated and evaluated by investors. However, investors and traders were likely equally interested in how he views
Apple Inc.
AAPL
and if it too will boast a trillion dollar valuation. Apple bulls, beware - Palihapitiy has some harsh criticism for the company and its CEO Tim Cook.
Speaking to CNBC
on Thursday, Palihapitiy said that when he evaluates a company, he goes through a 3-prong checklist: 1 - Will the company's CEO "survive," or rather, "will they win the war of attrition." 2 - Is the company innovating. 3- How good is the company at allocating capital. Palihapitiy continued with praise for Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO, who is not only a "fantastic innovator" but a pro and allocating capital towards the proper investments in the business. On the other hand,
Apple Inc.AAPL
's CEO is the "exact opposite." Palihapitiy expanded that Apple is holding $250 billion that has been "rotting" on the balance sheet for many years. In fact, the company has "spent more money on their building then actually building new products" which seems "insane" for a company that has been innovative for the past 20 years. Finally, he added that Apple's CEO is "lackluster" and demonstrated a "boring" personality when he was a guest on Jim Cramer's Mad Money.
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