John Ternus to become Apple CEO

Article

• Tim Cook becomes Executive Chairman; John Ternus succeeds as CEO.
• Cook grew Apple market cap from $350B to $4T, revenue from $108B to $416B.
• Ternus led Apple Silicon transition, widely seen as unmitigated success.
• Transition framed as continuity, not disruption.

Discussion

• Broad hope Ternus fixes software quality decline while sustaining hardware excellence.
• Cook praised as operational genius; criticized for risk-aversion and services push.
• Many want Ternus to eliminate in-OS ads and subscription upsells.
• Commenters note Ternus has only a bachelor’s degree and low-key LinkedIn presence.

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