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Tim Cook not worried about the Kindle Fire, says tablet market may eclipse the PC market
With competitors still trying every which way to take on the iPad, Apple is just rolling on ahead and racking up sale after sale. Yesterday Apple reported 11.2 million iPad sales in the September quarter, representing an astounding 166% increase from the same quarter last year. The most recent entrant into the tablet market is […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook gives Apple employees entire Thanksgiving week off with pay
Thursday, October 13, 2011
MacRumors points us to a leaked email from Apple CEO Tim Cook wherein he announces extended vacation time for the Thanksgiving holiday period. The impetus behind the ‘gift’, so to speak, is that Apple continues to be firing on all cylinders. The iPhone is selling like hotcakes, the Mac continues to gain marketshare, and the […]
Continue reading...Apple to hold private ceremony in celebration of Steve Jobs on October 19
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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On October 19 at 10 a.m, Apple will hold a special ceremony to honor the life and times of co-founder Steve Jobs who passed away last Wednesday. The function will be a private Apple event and was first brought to light by MacGeneration who obtained an internal email sent out by CEO Tim Cook. Team, […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook: “No words can adequately express our sadness at Steve’s death”
Thursday, October 6, 2011
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Apple CEO Tim Cook sent the following email to all Apple employees today: Team, I have some very sad news to share with all of you. Steve passed away earlier today. Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate […]
Continue reading...Next-gen iPhone unveiling set for October 4; Tim Cook to handle presentation duties
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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After months of speculation, we finally have a date for Apple’s long-awaited next-gen iPhone announcement. According to John Paczkowski of All Things D, CEO Tim Cook will grace the stage at an as of yet unannounced location to show off Apple’s next iteration of the iPhone. Sources also tell Packowski that whatever Apple unveils (be […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook is well-equipped to lead Apple to even greater heights
Friday, September 9, 2011
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PC Mag recently asked a question on the minds of many – How will Tim Cook lead Apple following the resignation of Steve Jobs? In answering the question, the report relays that Cook was formerly the man behind the scenes that made Apple tick. While no one can compete with Jobs’ level of foresight and […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook announces new charitable matching program for Apple employees
Thursday, September 8, 2011
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Apple today announced a new program wherein the company will match any charitable donations employees make up to a ceiling of $10,000 per year per employee. The program was announced via an internal email from newly minted CEO Tim Cook. The matching program currently applies exclusively to full-time Apple employees in the US but it […]
Continue reading...Like Jobs, Tim Cook begins responding to user emails with terse messages
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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In the virtual world, Steve Jobs is perhaps best known for his extremely terse and to-the-point email responses to consumers. With Tim Cook now firmly in place as Apple CEO, some have wondered if he would be as open to responding to user emails as Jobs was. Though to be fair, Jobs’ email responses were […]
Continue reading...Steve jobs’ daily calendar post CEO [Photo]
Monday, August 29, 2011
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Steve Jobs many no longer be Apple’s CEO, but in his new role as chairman of the board, Jobs will reportedly maintain an active involvement in Apple’s product strategy and long term plans. Late last week, Walt Mossberg cited extremely well-informed sources at Apple claiming, “To be very clear, Jobs, while seriously ill, is very […]
Continue reading...Apple board awards Tim Cook 1 million restricted shares of stock if he stays until 2021
Saturday, August 27, 2011
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With Tim Cook now firmly at the helm at Apple, Apple’s board of directors have made him an offer he can’t refuse. Specifically, MacRumors reports that Apple recently filed a form 8-K with the SEC as a result of the change in their executive leadership. 8-K’s must be filed anytime there is a material change […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook emails Apple employees – “Apple is not going to change”
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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On his first day on the job, newly minted CEO Tim Cook emailed all Apple employees early Thursday morning letting them know that nothing at Apple is going to change in light of the executive shakeup at the CEO position. Cook’s letter, which was vetted and relayed by Ars Technica, reads as follows: Team:I am […]
Continue reading...Apple issues revised executive org chart – Tim Cook is now the man
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Following Steve Jobs’ resignation, Apple today posted a revised executive org chart with Tim Cook now occupying the CEO spot. It’s certainly weird not to see Jobs’ mug there after all these years. Cook’s bio reads: Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple and serves on its Board of Directors. Before being named CEO in […]
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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