On the other hand, their Windows software is universally bad. The ending of Safari for Windows probably means they recognize this to some extent. My guess is they rely heavily on the quality of their libraries and tooling to make good software on OS X and iOS, and they struggle on Windows since it's an alien world.
So maybe it's accurate to say they do understand tooling, and that negates the need to understand software as long as they stick to a world they control.
So maybe it's accurate to say they do understand tooling, and that negates the need to understand software as long as they stick to a world they control.