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You’re not actually saying anything of substance other than Cook isn’t a founder of Apple. It’s amusing to see people try to give the Apple Watch and AirPods s
by Despegar 7y ago
You’re not actually saying anything of substance other than Cook isn’t a founder of Apple.
It’s amusing to see people try to give the Apple Watch and AirPods short shrift because they’re both extremely successful products that only look small next to the iPhone (and ignores Cook’s role in that as well). The Apple Watch is bigger than the iPod at its peak and is something that actually makes a dent in the universe at a level other Apple products don’t. There have been dozens of stories about customers and their Apple Watch saving their lives or alerting them to a latent medical condition [1].
To understand Tim Cook’s importance to Apple you have to understand that Jony Ive was already at Apple for several years before Jobs returned and Apple was headed to bankruptcy. Cook is who actually built Apple into the machine that could execute, and it’s why he was officially named CEO in 2011. He was the unofficial CEO for years before that.
Actually it’d be more accurate to say he’s a founder of Apple 2.0
[1] https://9to5mac.com/2019/07/19/apple-watch-prompts-heart-surgery/ https://9to5mac.com/2019/07/19/apple-watch-prompts-heart-sur...