Talk of Tim Cook Exiting Apple - MOSK: 11.17.2025

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🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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0:00.0	This is MacOS Ken.
0:08.8	Preparing for Tim Cook's departure, Apple's Massimo fight drags on,
0:14.1	and word of another change for MLS on Apple TV.
0:18.3	It is Monday, the 17th of November 2025.
0:22.2	I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from MacOS Ken.
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0:52.8	patrons through Patreon.
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1:04.9	Tim Cook may be planning an orderly exit.
1:09.1	The Financial Times ran a piece Friday saying that Apple's board
1:12.4	is stepping up its succession planning efforts with Cook possibly resigning in 2026. While the piece
1:20.4	says Apple is not expected to announce transition plans before the December quarter earnings report,
1:26.5	the article's four writers seemed to think an announcement
1:29.2	could come sometime around then. Holiday numbers should hit around the end of January or the
1:35.8	beginning of February. Bearing that in mind, the Financial Times says an announcement early in the
1:41.7	year would give its new leadership team time to settle in
1:44.6	ahead of its big annual keynote events, its developer conference in June, and its iPhone launch
1:50.8	in September. To Daring Fireball's John Gruber, the Friday Financial Times piece, is almost like
1:57.9	a soft launch for this transition.
2:05.9	The report cites several people familiar with discussions inside Apple.
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