This is The Guardian.
Today, Apple took over the world.
Where can it go next?
Here's a question for you.
What are you listening to this on?
Is it an iPhone?
Do you have AirPods in?
I'm guessing there's a good chance you do.
Sorry to Android users.
More than any other, there is one man responsible for just how widespread Apple products have become.
Tim Cook, who announced his departure last week.
Last 15 years.
The so-called world's most boring CEO has turned the company from a multi-billion dollar one to a $4 trillion giant.
Apple has transformed how we live, work, communicate.
And on an even bigger scale, it has reshaped the way tech companies do business,
politics, and hell, even global supply chains.
But where it was once leading, Apple is now lagging on the AI race and on the very thing
that it built its reputation on, product innovation.
And now, another Apple lifer, John Ternus, is taking over the top job.
Does he have the vision or the bite to lead the company through what could be one of the most