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I had read the article when it came out. Cook seems like a good egg. The end of the artile was prescient:

One astute observer of the board believes it's possible for Jobs to become chairman one day, with Cook as CEO. (Apple's board currently has no chairman. Rather, it has two co-lead directors, Intuit chairman Bill Campbell and Genentech CEO Art Levinson.)
 
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