Tim Cook Says He's 'Not Meddling' With Apple's New CEO John Ternus

That's what someone who's meddling would say... /s

Although John Ternus is a product person, Tim Cook probably groomed Ternus to be a bean counter, just like Cook. Cook probably gave Ternus the CEO position under the implicit agreement that Ternus will stop (or largely scale back) being a product person and start becoming a bean counter.

Cook's corporate greed is insatiable. He is not like Steve Jobs who placed product quality and user-friendliness above profits. Of course Jobs cared about making profits, but not at the expense of product quality and user-friendliness. (If Scott Forstall had been made CEO, he would've been like Jobs in that regard.) Since Cook's greed is insatiable, it's unlikely that he would've wanted Ternus to prioritize product quality and user-friendliness above profits.

It is a business and not a charity nor NGO. If they offer products consumers do not buy, then....end of business. That clearly is not the case. Cook's duty is to Apple shareholders. Steve Jobs certainly was a brilliant man and a visionary but also a shrewd business person. He was not channeling Mother Theresa. The company has succeeded brilliantly. Don't like the company or the products, do not buy them. I like the products and I purchase them.

Not surprised to hear this. Tim will be representing Apple and expecting him to be present when meeting with world leaders and other government officials.

And, why would the "products guy" waste his time with politics in his new role?

Because he is supposed to be running the company, but apparently Cook is still CEO,..big boy pants have to go on!

The last keynote showed me Ternus is as charismatic as a door, following Cook’s playbook. While I am always hopeful Apple will come up with interesting products, I am not holding my breath. The magic was really gone after Steve, and while the products got better, they did not surprise anyone like it happened with Jobs. Oh well....

In the 15 years the cook lead apple, quite a bit of magic came from the Cupertino halls. Maybe you missed some of it, but it was there.

Although John Ternus was a product person, Tim Cook probably groomed Ternus to be a bean counter, which is what Cook is. Cook probably gave Ternus the CEO position under the implicit agreement that Ternus will stop (or largely scale back) being a product person and start becoming a bean counter.

Cook's corporate greed is insatiable. He is not like Steve Jobs, who placed product quality and user-friendliness above profits. Of course Jobs cared about making profits, but not at the expense of product quality and user-friendliness. (If Scott Forstall had been made CEO, he would've been like Jobs in that regard.) Since Cook's greed is insatiable, it's unlikely that he would've wanted CEO Ternus to prioritize product quality and user-friendliness above profits.

Cook didn't give Ternus anything, that's not how corporations work. The board voted him in, just as the board voted Cook in.