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Apple COO Tim Cook rewarded handsomely in 2009
When Steve Jobs took a 6-month leave of absence from Apple in 2009, he placed control of the company in the trusty hands of COO Tim Cook who assumed the role of acting CEO. While in charge, Cook maintained a steady course for the mothership as Apple continued to deliver impressive new products while also […]
Continue reading...The case for Tim Cook as an Apple board member
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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It remains to be seen whether or not Apple will give Eric Schmidt’s newly vacant seat on Apple’s board of directors to someone else, but in the meantime, speculation about who Apple should choose has run off in a number of interesting directions. Most recently, some have said that Apple shouldn’t give the spot to […]
Continue reading...Who should replace Eric Schmidt on Apple’s board? Tim Cook? Woz? Jim Goldman?
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
In light of the recent resignation of Google CEO Eric Schmidt from Apple’s board of directors, an important question becomes who exactly should take the open seat on the board? Silicon Alley Insider suggests that Tim Cook would be a good choice, given his success in handling Apple’s day to day operations in the absence […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on whether Apple could live without him, circa 2008
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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In March of 2008, Steve Jobs was interviewed by Forbes and spoke candidly about Apple’s prospects for success in his absence. We’ve got really capable people at Apple. I made Tim [Cook] COO and gave him the Mac division and he’s done brilliantly. I mean, some people say, ‘Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs unfiltered via his 2008 deposition
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
TechCrunch has an interesting look at Steve Jobs’ deposition testimony which was taken during the SEC’s 2008 investigation into alleged options backdating. It’s well worth a read, and provides some interesting insight into Jobs’ thoughts on a variety of matters, from his failure to find an adequate CEO for Apple in 1997 to his thoughts […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs still in control at Apple
Saturday, April 11, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Steve Jobs is still very much in control of and involved in Apple’s long term strategic planning and upcoming product releases. If you recall, Jobs originally went on medical leave sometime last December in order to focus all his energies on beating an undisclosed illness which prevented his […]
Continue reading...Analyst still down on Apple, and why the iPod market might not be saturated
Friday, January 23, 2009
Apple announced stellar earnings this week, but one analyst remained unimpressed. Last week, RBC analyst Mike Abramsky downgraded Apple to an “Underperform” rating and lowered his price target for the stock down to $70. Surprisingly, though, Abramsky’s view of Apple didn’t change much, if at all, following Apple’s earnings conference call earlier this week. Abramsky […]
Continue reading...Apple obliterates estimates, sells 22.7 million iPods, reports record revenue
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Apple today released its earnings for its last fiscal quarter, and investors have a lot to cheer about. Apple completely surpassed Wall St. expectations and reported record revenue of $10.17 billion and earnings per share of $1.78. Net profits for the quarter came in at $1.61 billion, another record for Apple. The general consensus among analysts was that […]
Continue reading...Who is Tim Cook, and why did Steve Jobs choose him to run Apple in his absence?
Thursday, January 15, 2009
With Steve Jobs taking a leave of absence until June, Apple COO Tim Cook will be handling the day to day operations of the company. But who is Tim Cook? Well, luckily for you dear readers, Fortune did an interesting profile on Tim Cook not less than two months ago. Tim cook arrived at Apple […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs will take leave of absence from Apple until June, citing health concerns
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Steve Jobs wrote a letter today informing Apple employees that he will be taking a leave of absence from Apple until June due to a health condition that is more complex than he initially thought. In his place, Tim Cook will run the day to day operations at Apple. View the letter from Steve Jobs […]
Continue reading...Is Tim Cook next in line behind Steve Jobs?
Monday, November 10, 2008
CNN has an interesting article about Apple Operations whiz Tim Cook. “In 2006 Apple transitioned its entire computer line to running on processors made by Intel. For lots of technical reasons we won’t go into here, doing that was not easy. But Cook’s team somehow made sure there was nary a blip in sales. Think […]
Continue reading...Apple is more than just Steve Jobs
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Gizmodo has an interesting piece about how Apple might be trying to show the public that Steve Jobs, by himself, is not Apple. Check out the article here.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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