Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds to Retirement Rumors

[ManBun]

Let go boomer

 

[erikkfi]

I'm always darkly impressed by this guy's inability to say anything about anything, ever. It's just inoffensive bland, carefully calculated pablum out of Cook's mouth 24/7.

 

[vegetassj4]

ompared to Steve is how much more Steve would obese over details

I don't know about this, Steve's details were kinda slim...

 

[d-klumpp]

it’s clearly a “ sometime within the next 18 to 24 months” thing.
The insane amount of personnel turnover within the company, almost all of it expected. Retirements, departures, transitions, all indicators of an upcoming CEO change.

Cook has deftly managed relations with the White House, at some reputational damage, and thus likely will not retire during this administration. To do so would burden any successor with similar reputational damage at the start of their tenure.

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Completely agree, Steve pretty much pitched the exact product of the Vision Pro is all the way back in 2005, without it even existing.

Also, despite popular belief, he was very willing to accept product flaw and compromise if using the thing was, to use his favorite word, “magical”. Which most vision pro customers or people who have given their reviews on it say that using it is.
This was the same guy who released an iPod Shuffle without any buttons because, well, it was cool.

There is nothing cool about Facepod Pro, sorry.

 

[HouseLannister]

Gosh. I wasn't frequenting Mac forums much back then, but were people telling Steve Jobs to retire because of MobileMe and Ping?

Well he wasn't at retirement age yet. If he got to 65 and all we could remember for the last two years was cracked G4 cubes, iPod socks, the ROKR, and the HP iPod... then, yeah, I would want him to retire and let someone else have a turn.

Interestingly, Tim Cook should be taking the advice that Steve Jobs gave to Bob Iger: https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-bob-iger-not-to-stay-too-long-disney-2024-9

 

[Quicksilver867]

Tim Cook has been in the seat for so long and made Apple the behemoth it is today. At the time of Steve Jobs passing Apple was valued at ~$340 Billion ($490B today) and is now ~3.75 Trillion. Cook announcing retirement would single handedly impact industry relations and the stock market...you don't do that on Good Morning America or announce it without board approval.

Spot on.

The market probably won't respond kindly to any change in CEO after Cook's run, but they need to succession plan very carefully.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

There is nothing cool about Facepod Pro, sorry.

Very thoughtful, serious and informative response, the world thanks you.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Cook has deftly managed relations with the White House, at some reputational damage, and thus likely will not retire during this administration. To do so would burden any successor with similar reputational damage at the start of their tenure.

Possibly, but a lot of it also hinges on the midterms at the end of the year.
If the midterms are not kind to the current administration, Apple is put in much better position to resist them.

 

[mcilwraith]

guys, im still available...

 

[Dave245]

He’s not going to announce it on TV or YouTube, it would instantly devalue Apple stock 🙄

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Very thoughtful, serious and informative response, the world thanks you.

No problem.

Sounds just like 'headphones for video' by the way... if you had to plug your heaphones into a wall and they weighed three pounds ...

 

[Reason077]

Bro at this point, just retire.

Liquid Glass is a mess.
Apple Intelligence is an oxymoron.

How much did Tim Cook lose on the failed Apple Car project?

 

[Reason077]

There is nothing cool about Facepod Pro, sorry.

I’d buy one if there was a cheaper model. Even the Meta Quest is pretty fun and that’s way more basic technology than what Apple has.

I kinda like the name “FacePod” too 🤔

 

[bLackjackj]

Yep, he's on the way out. No matter how Tim fumbles and stumbles he’s words, it’s pretty obvious.

 

[Wanted797]

While you could argue that the company hasn't delivered on these specific items, buy and hold investors have done extremely well under Cook's stewardship of the company. Is he the most visionary or inspiring leader? Perhaps not, but he has done very well by the most important measure of all for the CEO of a publicly traded company - stockholder returns.

He also presided over transition to Apple silicon. While 'Vision Pro' may not be his finest hour, the shift to Apple silicon is a game changing move which enables the company in ways that will transform the Apple and the rest of the PC industry forever.

People always will complain about the negatives.

But Tim has lead over some of the best Apple products. He introduce Apple Watch an AirPods. Not to mention my beloved iPhone mini.

I’ll never understand the Tim hate. Every company is going to have failed products and good ones.

 

[now i see it]

Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds to Retirement Rumors by Not Answering the Question

 

[TracesOfArsenic]

IF Apple did have any Intelligence they'd declare him obsolete 😆

IKR! Where's the planned obsolescence when it actually matters?

 

[coolkid93]

of course he’d say that

 

[klasma]

Cook said the idea that he wants to step back at Apple is merely "a rumor."

Time to set up TimRumors.com.

 

[klasma]

guys, im still available...

This is not a dating site. 😛

 

[Joosst]

this was not a great interviewer :/

I disagree. He actually dared to ask the hard stuff. No interviewer dares to ask these things about his ties with the administration. Tim dodged it pretty well, but still, I was happy he was subtly called out for giving out a golden prize. Because that is some nonsense.

 

[Minxy]

That’s not a denial.

 

[emulator]

When he does retire I wonder when someone here will first say ‘Tim cook wouldn’t have let that happen’ I give it 6 months

#2 and 6 before you already kinda said that.

 

[TVreporter]

when he retires, apple will lose a CEO and supply chain expert

You can be sure someone is shadowing him to learn about his supply chain expertise.

Tim is a numbers guy and they'll probably want someone to continue in that role to keep the money rolling.