One of the biggest differences between Tim Cook's transition in 2011 and John Ternus' transition in 2026 is the team around them. When Cook became CEO, Apple still had an extraordinary leadership. He had figures like Jony Ive, Phil Schiller, Scott Forstall, Eddy Cue, and others who had helped build Apple's modern success story. John Ternus inherits a very different Apple. Many of the executives who worked directly alongside Steve Jobs are gone, retired, or approaching the later stages of their careers. While Apple still has talented leadership, Ternus may not have the same depth of battle tested veterans that Cook inherited. Cook had the challenge of replacing Steve Jobs. Ternus has the challenge of leading Apple without many of the people who helped build it.

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