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Add to Cook's impeccable timing, that he stepped out of CEO role and into Chairman on exactly his 65th birthday, the very day he became first eligible for his pension

lapcat•10m ago

Cook was born in November 1, 1960, so he's already 65, and moreover, he's already a billionaire, so he doesn't need a pension. Not to mention that he's still Apple CEO until September. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook

Your comment is completely detached from reality.

boringg•6m ago

Hahahah yeah no I don't think he cares about a pension - I think you may be out of touch on this one friend. That is the funniest comment I have seen.

2OEH8eoCRo0•12m ago

> When Cook joined Apple in 1998 the company’s operations — centered on Apple’s own factories and warehouses — were a massive drag on the company; Cook methodically shut them down and shifted Apple’s manufacturing base to China

cmiles8•10m ago

He had what many called at the time an impossible task of taking over from Jobs. There are areas where things could have gone better but overall he had a solid run and kept the company growing post Jobs.

He deserves some downtime and I for one don’t blame him for wanting to wind down. Apple’s approach to privacy is rare in big tech and something I hope the company continues to stand behind. That is a true differentiator in the market right now.

Apple has also broadly sat out the present AI hype cycle, a decision that’s looking increasingly smarter every day.

boringg•7m ago

100% - if they switched their privacy stance they would lose their devoted crowd but probably keep the main street crowd. Its one of those things that makes me worried that at some point a new CEO or legal team will try to further monetize this and irreparably ruin what they built.

throwaway98797•7m ago

profits 3.5x yet stock increased 12x

counterfactuals are hard