MG Siegler returns to the show to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping aside (into the role of executive chairman) and John Ternus will become CEO. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code TALKSHOW. Drafts: The Swiss Army knife for text on all your Apple devices. Act now to get your first year of Drafts Pro for 50% off. Finalist: A daily planner for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built on proven paper-based planning methods. Use this link to get six months free. Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good. Links: Apple Newsroom: “Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman; John Ternus to become Apple CEO”. “Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer”. MG, at Spyglass: “A Cook’s Tour”. “John Ternus’s Magic Show”. Yours truly: “Another Day Has Come”. “Time to Serve Some Delicious Claim Chowder Regarding the Cook-Ternus CEO Transition”. “The New York Times Printed the Wrong Crossword Grid Last Sunday, and I Find That Timing Serendipitous”. Steven Levy: “Apple’s Next CEO Needs to Launch a Killer AI Product” (paywall-busting Apple News+ link). 2008: “Joe Nocera Gets a Call From Steve Jobs”. 2010, regarding Mark Papermaster, whom Steve Jobs fired just weeks after the iPhone 4 antennagate press conference: “Papermaster and That Damn Antenna.” “Look at how many blueberries your muffin has, and how many mine has. Yours is falling apart. I have nothing.” This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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