Tim Cook Makes First Trip to Canada as Apple CEO With Surprise Visit to Toronto [Updated]

[MacRumors]

Tim Cook made his first appearance in Canada today as the head of Apple with an unannounced visit to Toronto this morning.

Just before noon local time, Cook made a surprise visit to the company's retail store at the Eaton Centre shopping mall, reports The Globe and Mail. Cook was pictured alongside young students attending an Apple Field Trip, an in-store initiative that introduces kids to coding, podcasting, and other creative skills.

@tim_cook is at the Toronto Eaton centre Apple store! pic.twitter.com/3rQAKmSChV - Anthony Neal Macri (@AnthonyMacriSEO) January 22, 2018

Cook's stop in Toronto follows a trip to Harlow College near London, England on Friday, in line with Apple's announcement that its Everyone Can Code initiative has recently expanded to 70 colleges and universities across Europe. Last week, Cook also visited Reno, where Apple broke ground on a new data center.

Cook has served as Apple's CEO since August 24, 2011, after the late Steve Jobs resigned from the position for a final time.

Update: After visiting the Eaton Centre Apple Store while in Toronto, Tim Cook attended a Maple Leafs game with hockey analyst and former player Nick Kypreos.

Thanks @MapleLeafs and @RealKyper for an exciting night of hockey! Tough Loss. #GoLeafsGo / Merci aux @MapleLeafs et à @RealKyper pour une soirée de hockey enlevante! Ce n'est que partie remise. #GoLeafsGo pic.twitter.com/tYdqQH1RAo - Tim Cook (@tim_cook) January 23, 2018

Via: iPhone in Canada

Article Link: Tim Cook Makes First Trip to Canada as Apple CEO With Surprise Visit to Toronto [Updated]

 

[cknibbs]

Did he bring any HomePods?

 

[barkomatic]

It's kinda funny. His visits are reported on in like a head of state visit.

 

[44267547]

I always think it's good for CEO to interact with their employees/customers at the store level. Most employees at a store level never speak or see their CEO of a company. Tim Cook having more involvement with the store level shows a sense of who he is.

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

My old BOH manager got a photo with him, pretty cool.

 

[lunarworks]

Hopefully he saw firsthand how inadequate the Eaton Centre location is for a city of Toronto's size and will finally do something about it.

Anyway, glad he decided to visit!

 

[DougWade]

Only got to Canada now? Tim, you don't get out much? And as a Vancouverite I have to say Toronto?????????

 

[rictus007]

It's kinda funny. His visits are reported on in like a head of state visit.

Right, but maybe he just wanted to meet with nice people.

 

[Yvan256]

Can somebody please ask him to finally really update the Mac mini and Macbook Air, please?

 

[RedKite]

That’s quite good! One question though. Why do so many posts about Tim Cook end up on the politics board despite starting out elsewhere? Is it because snowflakes get triggered seeing his name as he’s quite a progressive chap and they don’t like that?

 

[HiVolt]

I hope Tim Cook saw how small & ****** the Eaton Centre store is... So outdated, so tiny, so overcrowded...

Build us a darn Apple Store in the east end, Timmy!

 

[Rogifan]

I almost wonder if Apple should do what Google did with Eric Schmidt and create some sort of executive chairman position and have someone else in the CEO position. Tim Cook seems to be really good at this kind of stuff. Maybe have Lisa Jackson report to him and everyone else report to the CEO or Jeff Williams.

 

[macspectrum]

It's kinda funny. His visits are reported on in like a head of state visit.

he controls more $ than most heads of state .... lol

 

[lunarworks]

Well, answer then why there are no white kids in that class. I do live in Canada part of each year. By the way, how do you know what my gender or colo(u)r is?

First, how do you know those are all the kids in that class? It's a narrow-angle shot in a cramped store, centred on the CEO.

Second, why does it matter?

Third, no one said anything about your colour.

 

[TVreporter]

Darn I’m a few hours away - I should have drove there with my iMac and asked him to clean up the mess that’s High Sierra.

 

[Junior117]

This is the first time he's visited Canada as Apple CEO? I could have sworn he's visited Canada at least twice before (one to visit the PM; I don't remember the other time).

 

[canuckRus]

I hope Tim Cook saw how small & ****** the Eaton Centre store is... So outdated, so tiny, so overcrowded...

Build us a darn Apple Store in the east end, Timmy!

Coming to Yonge & Bloor

 

[HiVolt]

Coming to Yonge & Bloor

I said east... heh...

 

[r.d]

Tim Cook is at the Leafs game tonight sitting with Nick Kypreos.

 

[HiVolt]

Well, Tim Cook decided to attend the Leafs game, and of course they lost...

BAD LUCK TIMMY!!!

 

[LovingTeddy]

To bad... I didn't see him... Always wanted to show him the awesome Android phones I have. /S

 

[ipedro]

Hopefully Tim was a little embarrassed when he saw that downtown Toronto, North America's third largest city, is served by a single small Apple Store in a mall. That store's been dragging down Apple's reputation for top rated retail experiences.

 

[Stella]

Makes sense - Canada’s largest city and a significant financial / tech hub.

Yea yea the rest of Canada hates Toronto.

Only got to Canada now? Tim, you don't get out much? And as a Vancouverite I have to say Toronto?????????

 

[Stella]

Hopefully Tim was a little embarrassed when he saw that downtown Toronto, North America's third largest city, is served by a single small Apple Store in a mall. That store's been dragging down Apple's reputation for top rated retail experiences.

The Samsung store that's just opened on the north side, on the other hand, looks large from the outside ( I've yet to go in there ) .

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

It's kinda funny. His visits are reported on in like a head of state visit.

Hero worship...