Episode 981: Why you should care about Apple's big CEO change

Apple has announced that Tim Cook will no longer serve as Apple’s CEO and John Ternus will have the job starting on September 1. In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about the announcement and what it could mean. 00:00:00 Start 00:01:22 Apple’s upcoming “Ultra” products00:11:51 Apple CEO change00:40:22:53 Apple History00:55:10:22 Comment Corner00:58:07 Wrap up and how to contact us Show notes for episode 981: Cook stepping down as CEO: Ternus is not inheriting your father's Apple: Cook's reward for exemplary service? The worst job in the world: worry, Tim Cook is fine, and he's not leaving Apple: Why John Ternus is the right pick at the right time: miss Tim Cook's sneaker game most of all: Ternus' promotion to Apple CEO may have claimed its first casualty: Cook's legacy: 9 small bets that paid off and 2 big swings that didn't: ‘Ultra’ roadmap confirmed: iPhone, MacBook, and more on the way: Jobs' 'Thoughts on Flash' (PCWorld): Send us an email: podcast@macworld.comBluesky: address:Macworld501 2nd St. Suite 650San Francisco, CA 94107 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode is 64:51 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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