Apple CEO Tim Cook Stepping Down, John Ternus Taking Over

[DarkCole]

I remember when Tim Cook took over as CEO, and now it's time to watch John Ternus. Hoping we can get Tim's "Good Morning" one more time before he steps down. I'm excited for the future of Apple, but I won't lie that it's a bit bittersweet seeing him go.

 

[iPhoneFan5349]

Awesome... glad to have a hardware guy in charge.

Is this sarcasm?

 

[deconstruct60]

“Johny has been an incredible partner on the executive team, and is going to be an extraordinary chief hardware officer,” said incoming Apple CEO John Ternus. “I look forward to continuing to work closely with him in our new roles.”

Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer

Apple today announced that, effective immediately, Apple executive Johny Srouji will become chief hardware officer.

www.apple.com

That could turn out to be a dual edge sword. Loading up Srouji with a substantial amount of non Silicon stuff. That is pretty unlikely to leave him with enough time to pay as much attention to the chip sub-business as he once was. If the 'replacement' for full time job Silicon is just as good then it could be a 'win'. If not, then this isn't necessarily all positve.

Probably a move to 'keep him' at Apple though.

 

[bLackjackj]

Apples latest product announcement,..it’s BEST yet! 👌

 

[Zenman12]

Party time!!!

🥳

Fantastic news.

It’s time for some fresh ideology, I hope.

Ideology? Lol. It’s a company. What ideology other than profit does a company follow?

 

[Thakk]

An engineer as a CEO. That’s promising!

Maybe Boeing should give that a try!

 

[Kar98]

Not seeing this being reported anywhere else yet.

Apple CEO Tim Cook abruptly resigns and names successor

In a dramatic shake-up at the very top of one of the world's most powerful tech giants, Apple has unveiled a sweeping leadership overhaul that signals the dawn of a new era for the iPhone maker.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[neuropsychguy]

Let’s hope he is as good as or even better than Tim Cook, who has been outstanding.

It's good to have someone internal who understands Apple take over.

 

[surferfb]

And stocks are going down with this news? It should go up in my opinion!

Love him or hate him, Cook has been fantastic for shareholders. Anything that upsets the Apple cart (pun intended) is going to cause the stock to go down in the short term. Ternus is an unknown to almost everyone outside of people who frequent sites like MacRumors.

 

[citysnaps]

It's a pain to move platforms, but isn't not impossible. What makes you stuck? I'm also curious what more innovative products you'd be using if you weren't "stuck".

Sadly... many people apparently don't realize that they have agency in their lives over their purchase decisions.

And are not compelled to stick with a company they are not happy with for the rest of their lives. Such a sad situation to be in.

 

[Radeon85]

Finally, someone new.

 

[Brother Cavil]

I've been waiting for this day for the best part of the last decade. For anyone who loves Apple, as opposed to just loving making money as a shareholder, this is cause for celebration. Godspeed to John Ternus and I hope he takes the company in a bold, new direction.

Why would he take one of the most successful and profitable companies in history in "a bold, new direction"? Seriously. Why? I know a lot of people on MacRumors really wish Apple wasn't a business, but rather some sort of altruistic entity that exists purely to satisfy their innovation fantasies...but let's try to live in reality.

Apple is a business and making money is the CEO's #1 job. Ternus isn't going to make any major changes. Hopefully he addresses the decline in software quality, but you're going to be sorely disappointed if you think he's going to make significant/bold changes when Cook's formula is the most successful in business history.

 

[Kriss_De_Valnor]

Not seeing this being reported anywhere else yet.

I can see it on BBC News.

 

[Gloor]

What a liar! Few weeks ago he was asked about it and he denied it and now this. Kinda goes to show that most of the times the rumours are spot on and Apple just denies everything until its ready.
Anyway, its kinda shame, I like Tim Cook. I think he managed an incredible thing with Apple but he reached the end for what he could do. Now lets see what Ternus does

 

[Musubi]

Nice change (product person in charge again)

 

[Devyn89]

MAKE CEOs HOT AGAIN

Bahaha. You right though.

 

[ab2c4]

I’m glad. Hopefully he will bring about a few critical changes that I have been hoping to see for several years now.

 

[lapstags]

Good hopefully Ternus invest more into gaming and appletv and fires the entire software team so we can get an Apple version of everything Google and Claude are doing with AI.

 

[onebigappleturnover]

holy crap lois

 

[257Loner]

Steve Jobs turned great ideas into great products.
Tim Cook turned great products and services into a great business.
The John Ternus era begins September 1st, 2026.

 

[Corefile]

We won't be able to say Tim Apple anymore. What are we to do now?

 

[poematik13]

Lets gooooooooo

 

[mk313]

Man, what are the macrumors commenters going to complain about now!

 

[tn-xyz]

good riddance.

 

[pakupakuman]

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's chief executive officer, and hardware engineering chief John Ternus is set to take over, Apple announced today.

Cook will continue on as Apple CEO through the summer, with Ternus set to join Apple's Board of Directors and take over as CEO on September 1, 2026. Cook is going to transition to chairman of the board at Apple, and he will "assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world."

In a statement, Cook said that his time as Apple's CEO has been the "greatest privilege" of his life.

Ternus said that he is optimistic about what Apple can achieve in the years to come.

Apple says that the transition was approved by the Board of Directors and is the result of a "thoughtful, long-term succession planning process." The current board chair, Arthur Levinson, will become the lead independent director on the board.

Article Link: Apple CEO Tim Cook Stepping Down, John Ternus Taking Over

Thanks for taking the torch from Steve. Good luck on passing it on to Ternus!