I think Jeff Williams is being groomed to take over as CEO. Cook might stay around as Chairman or something and maybe Lisa Jackson continues to report to him.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks Diversity and Coming Out in New People Interview
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I give Apple and Cook maybe a 9/10 on the virtuousness scale... I guess that last point invalidates the other nine.
This should be stapled on every shareholder's head.
What exactly has he come up with that's new?
The iPhone? Already there.
The iPad? Already there.
The Macbook? Already there.
The Mac? Already there.
iTunes Music? Already there.
The Apple Watch? Already in development.
Spec bumps, emojis, and accessories don't count as invention.
I dunno man, the AirPods, latest and greatest iPhones, iPad Pro, the new Mac Pro, Apple Watch, the resurgence of Beats all happened on Tim's watch.
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Where did the mean Socially Conscious Tim Cook hurt you?
What happened on Tim's watch is Tim's. Period. He was the CEO.
I wonder if he'll be bringing his diversity and coming out message back to his Chinese homeland.
Unfortunately, he answers to the shareholders, so his ability to work with the Hong Kong/Chinese situation is limited.
THANK YOU! This is exactly what I was thinking when I came here to find yet another of these “Tim Cook visits the Zoo!“ headlines.
Tim is spending more and more time and energy being in the spotlight than putting a spotlight on the products his company creates.
And while I haven’t read the interview (I seriously cannot be bothered to waste any effort on that) I’d love to get his perspective on how righteous Apple is regarding taking down an application that helps protesters remain safe in Hong Kong while literally sucking up to applications and their creators like the gay social networking (if you can call it that) app Grindr.
I guarantee you more illegal acts have been committed on and because of that app than anything ever conceived of on the app taken down due to politics and money.
(And no. It’s not about being Gay or what ever. It’s the fact the app peddles in pushing sex over anything else. And sadly to a community of people who have already been beleaguered with lifestyle consequences.)
Maybe Mr. Cook would care to relate his own coming out experience to that of many teens now... who because of devices like the iPhone and applications like Grindr have their first gay “experience” being that of going to a 30-40 plus year old’s home for casual sex.
The only thing more ludicrous about the above statement is the fact it is true.
Mr. Cook, just resign and let someone else do the job. You’re just not up to the task.
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The interview isn't annoying because of what he says. It's annoying that there aren't other interviews where he talks about technology, the type Steve Jobs used to give to Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg. He might rightly know that he doesn't have much to say about technology. From the outside, it seems like he was perfect for the position he previously held.
That, plus the iconic iphone/iOS design. Nothing like the crap we have today.
Tim Cook is impressive. He comes through as a kind, caring man. He has led Apple to become the most valuable public company by providing products others wish they could produce. The future looks bright and the products continue to amaze.
You don’t think the COO of a tech company needs to know about technology?
What people do in the own privacy I couldn't give two hoots about, just don't tell me and if you have to tell me, then you should be open to me telling you about how I'm heterosexual. But that wouldn't go down because we can never talk about that, only how a person might be gay, queer etc.
I just wish he’d talk about the Mac Pro coming out.
Orrrrrrr (just work with me here a minute), you guys are much more likely sad and DEFINITELY more confused... if you thought Apple was a powerful Chinese company.
Ummm... they’re an American company.
This is fairly common knowledge!
As such, they are obviously far far more powerful here than anywhere else on the planet.
You heard in the news that Dreamers are no longer in any danger of them or their families getting deported because of Tim’s efforts?? No??
Huh. I guess even in their home country, again- where they yield the MOST power, they don’t seem to be able to march around demanding changes in the government.
But you guys think he can successfully boss around FOREIGN governments??!!
Or are you guys suggesting that you realize there’s nothing he can do to singlehandedly overthrow foreign countries, so he should order up the demolition of all Apple stores & sales to innocent citizens of every country that he personally disagrees with?
I mean, it doesn’t really matter which you’re trying to say, actually. That question is rhetorical.
Either is absurd.
There’s no possible way you can rearrange anything you have said to have any meaning whatsoever.
It reads like a silly angry diatribe against someone you simply do not like.
When Tim Cook came out, it meant a lot to me. Especially learning that Steve Jobs privately knew and choose Tim Cook as his successor. That affirmation from Steve Jobs and Tim Cook's courage to come out had a real impact on my life.
That’s like saying rap is a pretty African American-centric genre of music. You can’t force a person, regardless of their race to work in tech. Apple does a pretty good job at diversity all things considered.
I'm sorry Tim, I really am
Nah. Nothing white about it. Companies don't have a race. So stop that nonsense.
Nah. Nothing white about it. Companies don't have a race. So stop that nonsense.
Yeah, they're more of a Silver, Space Gray, and Gold company
Every time I see a picture of Timmy I do a double take, because I think it is Ellen. Have they ever been photographed together?
And filling roles should never be about quotas, ever. It’s about the right person for the role, regardless of who, what they might be.
good grief, im so over this with Timmy.