Phil Schiller

On the eve of Samsung's Galaxy S4 event, Apple's Phil Schiller repeats that Android is fragmented, lacks integration, offers poor experience

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 a 6:21 pm

Tomorrow Samsung will announce the Galaxy S4 -- I know this because I'll be in New York, playing Jimmy Olsen to Phil Nickinson's Clark Kent to help out Android Central's coverage -- and in a not atypical competitive fashion, Apple's senior vice president of marketing, Phil Schiller, sent a few jabs Android's way. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal's Ian Sherr and Jessica E. Lessin, Schiller hit the usual targets of fragmentation, lack of integration, and poor user experience:

Phil Schiller tweets link to mobile malware report that highlights Android security threats

By Joseph Keller, Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 a 2:04 pm

Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller has taken to Twitter to poke fun at Android over malware issues. Schiller simply tweeted “Be safe out there” and linked to the Mobile Threat Report from Q4 2012 from F-Secure, which talks about security issues in mobile software.

Phil Schiller reportedly debunks rumors of cheaper iPhone

By Joseph Keller, Thursday, Jan 10, 2013 a 4:06 pm

Despite recent rumors pointing to the development of a less expensive iPhone, Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller has reportedly indicated that no such device in development. Schiller criticized competitors for launching multiple mediocre products at once in order to find something that customers will buy.

Apple's Phil Schiller defends iPad mini pricing

By Joseph Keller, Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 a 1:47 pm

After yesterday’s introduction of the iPad mini, Phil Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Product Marketing, found himself defending its $329 price tag. While Apple’s biggest competition in the category of smaller tablets, Google and Amazon, price their small tablets starting at $199, Schiller defended the iPad mini as a premium product worth the higher price, and said that customers understand this and are willing to pay.

"Project Purple" and the pre-history of the iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 a 5:38 pm

The single most fascinating aspect of the ongoing Apple vs. Samsung trials continues to be the wealth of historical information they're unearthing about the design and development of the iPhone and iPad. Yesterday, Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing. Phil Schiller, and senior vice president of iOS, Scott Forstall, both took the stand and shared an unprecedented look into the events and timelines surrounding the creation of Apple's iPhone and iPad.

Phil Schiller comments on App Store discoverability

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012 a 1:48 pm

In a recent interview at WWDC, Apple's VP of Marketing Phil Schiller commented on criticism that it's hard to get noticed in the App Store. "The opportunity is the best it has ever been for software developers... Every other day you hear about another app going off the charts. You can still get discovered and get a hit overnight."

Phil Schiller: Apple's new "Dr. No"

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Jun 8, 2012 a 9:24 pm

Phil Schiller is Apple's Senior Vice President of Product Marketing, but by all accounts his role in that job is as unconventional as Apple itself. Businessweek has delved into that -- as much as they could absent cooperation from Schiller or Apple -- and paints a picture of man who, in many ways, is very different than Steve Jobs yet who embodies many of his principles and visions.

Apple execs sell off half a million shares for around $314 million

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 a 1:28 pm

Tim Cook isn't the only one cashing in Apple stock these days; Senior VP of marketing, Phil Schiller, CFO Peter Openheimer, VP of hardware engineering Robert Mansfield, and VP of iOS software Scott Forstall recently had the restrictions on some of their stocks removed, resulting in a sizable sell-off between March 24 and March 26. Even Cook sold off a few more.

Phil Schiller. Kicking @$$. On Autotune. [Fun video]

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Jul 10, 2011 a 12:45 pm

Ever wished you could hear Apple SVP, Phil Schiller on the WWDC 2011 stage, quoting All Things Digital's John Paczkowski saying "the Mac is kicking @$$"... run through autotune?

Us neither.

Then we watched it.

Check out the video after the break.

[YouTube via AllThingsD]

Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller on why it took 10 months to launch the white iPhone 4

By Georgia, Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 a 4:32 pm

While speaking to Mobilizer about location data, Apple CEO Steve Jobs and SVP of Marketing, Phil Schiller, explained the 10 month delay in launching the white iPhone 4.

“It was challenging. It’s not as simple as making something white. There’s a lot more that goes into both the material science of it–how it holds up over time…but also in how it all works with the sensors.”

"We thought we were there a year ago, or less than that, when we launched the iPhone 4, and we weren’t."