Tim Cook Is Done as CEO of Apple
THE SO WHAT
Cook exiting the CEO role closes the era defined by supply chain mastery and services margin—Apple’s next phase will be judged on whether its custom silicon and devices can anchor AI-native experiences at scale. Anyone treating Apple as a static distribution channel is misreading the moment; this is a platform strategy inflection, not just a leadership shuffle.
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