Tim’s done, now it’s John’s Ternus

Tim’s done, now it’s John’s Ternus

From Cult of Mac by Cult of Mac

April 23, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 17

About this episode

The episode discusses the transition of leadership at Apple from Tim Cook to John Ternus and the implications for the company.

This week: It’s a revolving door at Apple Park — Tim Cook is out, John Ternus is in, Cosmic Orange is out, Dark Cherry is in, and MagSafe is out, except it might also be in! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender is an easy-to-digest roundup of the week’s top stories. Sign up at newsletters.cultofmac.com . Links: Large Scale Systems Museum The Large Scale Systems Museum is a public museum in New Kensington, PA (just outside Pittsburgh) that showcases the history of computing and information processing technology. Singer System Ten Cray EL90 IBM System/390 Apple Lisa BeBox Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO, John Ternus steps in Apple CEO Tim Cook transitions to executive chairman as John Ternus takes the helm of the company that makes the iPhone, Mac and more. Is Tim Cook Apple’s best CEO ever? While nobody could match the vision and drive of the late Steve Jobs, retiring Apple CEO Tim Cook…

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Topics covered

  • Apple leadership change
  • Tim Cook
  • John Ternus
  • technology news
  • product updates

Keywords

  • Apple
  • Tim Cook
  • John Ternus
  • CEO transition
  • technology news

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