1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The MacVoices Live! &amp;nbsp;examines Apple’s transition from Tim Cook to John Ternus, weighing Cook’s legacy, Apple’s dramatic financial growth, Vision Pro, and criticism of his tenure. They consider what Ternus’ engineering background could mean for hardware and software, while discussing Phil Schiller, Eddie Cue, other executive changes, succession planning, and the importance of preserving institutional knowledge.&amp;nbsp; The panel includes:&amp;nbsp;Chuck Joiner,&amp;nbsp;Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, and&amp;nbsp;Web Bixby. This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. http://macvoices.com/newsletter Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Panel introductions and opening discussion 04:35 Tim Cook’s final day and John Ternus takes over 05:15 Apple stock reacts to the leadership change 06:25 Cook and Ternus address Apple employees 07:55 Media assessments of Tim Cook’s tenure 08:38 Debating Cook’s wins, misses, and Vision Pro 10:30 Criticism of negative coverage of Cook’s legacy 12:05 Cook’s accomplishments and Apple’s leadership transition 13:20 Apple products and the ecosystem under Cook 15:15 Journalism, criticism, and click-driven headlines 17:40 Vision Pro’s long-term potential and Apple’s financial growth 18:45 Comparing the leadership styles of Cook, Ternus, and Jobs 20:25 Apple’s relationship with developers 21:25 Expectations for software and Vision Pro under Ternus 23:30 Why Ternus shouldn’t be viewed only as a hardware executive 25:25 Phil Schiller hands responsibilities to Eddie Cue 27:20 Executive departures and Apple’s changing leadership team 29:10 Institutional knowledge and keeping veteran executives involved 31:05 Apple’s changing of the guard and board leadership 32:25 Closing thoughts and support Links: Community Letter from Tim https://www.apple.com/community-letter-from-tim/ &amp;nbsp; Read John Ternus’s full memo to Apple employees on his first day as CEO https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/01/read-new-apple-ceo-john-ternuss-full-memo-to-employees/ &amp;nbsp; Tim Cook’s Apple: his 10 biggest wins and misses https://www.theverge.com/tech/987043/tim-cook-biggest-wins-misses &amp;nbsp; Farewell, Tim Cook: An era-defining CEO who hung on too long https://www.macworld.com/article/3218782/farewell-tim-cook-an-era-defining-ceo-who-hung-on-too-long.html &amp;nbsp; Apple’s Phil Schiller hands over App Store and Events to Eddy Cue https://thenextweb.com/news/phil-schiller-steps-down-app-store-events-dma-europe Guests: Get detailed bios and contact information about for the panel on the MacVoices Live! Panel page on our web site: https://macvoices.com/macvoiceslive/macvoices-live-panel/ Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss MacVoices http://macvoices.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42843010/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/206111975