Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'I hope that people say I was a good and decent man'
Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO on September 1, and he has shared that others will define his legacy, but he'd like to be viewed as a "good and decent man." Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down on September 1 John Ternus will be Apple's CEO starting on September 1 and Tim Cook will become the Executive Chairman. Cook's legacy will be defined and litigated for decades to come, but he won't be entering the conversation himself. According to an interview on CNBC , Cook doesn't want to try to define his own legacy. He says that others will define his legacy for him, but that he hopes that he will be seen as a "good and decent man." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO on September 1, and he has shared that others will define his legacy, but he'd like to be viewed as a "good and decent man." Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down on September 1 John Ternus will be Apple's CEO starting on September 1 and Tim Cook will become the Executive Chairman. Cook's legacy will be defined and litigated for decades to come, but he won't be entering the conversation himself. According to an interview on CNBC , Cook doesn't want to try to define his own legacy. He says that others will define his legacy for him, but that he hopes that he will be seen as a "good and decent man." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO on September 1, and he has shared that others will define his legacy, but he'd like to be viewed as a "good and decent man." Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down on September 1 John Ternus will be Apple's CEO starting on September 1 and Tim Cook will become the Executive Chairman.
Cook's legacy will be defined and litigated for decades to come, but he won't be entering the conversation himself.
According to an interview on CNBC , Cook doesn't want to try to define his own legacy.
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