Trump, Altman, Buffett on the Apple CEO move

Apple introduced on Monday that CEO Tim Cook shall be changed by John Ternus. Executives throughout the tech trade and past started reacting to the transition shortly after the information broke.

Cook dinner has served because the iPhone maker’s CEO for practically 15 years, after late founder Steve Jobs resigned in 2011.

President Donald Trump praised Cook dinner’s tenure in a Truth Social submit early Tuesday, saying “it started with a cellphone name from Tim originally of my First Time period.”

“Tim Cook dinner had an AMAZING profession, nearly incomparable, and can go on and proceed to do nice work for Apple, and no matter else he chooses to work on. Fairly merely, Tim Cook dinner is an unbelievable man!!!” Trump wrote.

Trump continued to reward Cook dinner’s work Tuesday morning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

“I received to know him very nicely,” Trump stated. “He is a implausible particular person, did an unbelievable job.”

“Tim Cook dinner is a legend,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X. “I’m very grateful for all the pieces he has executed and I’m very grateful for Apple.”

Apple and OpenAI first partnered in 2024, integrating ChatGPT into Siri and Apple’s writing tools.

Palmer Luckey, founding father of Oculus VR, additionally posted on X, writing “RIP Tim Apple,” referring to the well-known White Home incident with Trump in 2019.

Trump mistakenly addressed Cook dinner as “Tim Apple” throughout his first time period. Cook dinner made mild of the comment, changing his final identify with the Apple emblem on his Twitter profile.

Luckey left Fb in 2017 and based protection contractor Anduril later that yr.

Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, advised CNBC’s Becky Quick that “Apple wouldn’t be the Apple of at present with out Tim Cook dinner.”

“What he has executed with Apple couldn’t be executed by anyone I’ve identified,” Buffett stated. Apple is Berkshire Hathaway’s largest shareholding.

“Protecting the world and getting together with nations with all types of histories and doing proper by the shopper, individuals who labored for him, definitely the shareholders, which we have been fortunate sufficient to be one in all… he is one in all a sort,” Buffett stated.

Kay Ivey, Governor of Cook dinner’s dwelling state of Alabama, additionally posted on X.

“Right here in Alabama, we’ll at all times be pleased with Tim Cook dinner! He’s an Alabamian by means of and thru — born in Cell and a graduate of Auburn College. I want @tim_cook continued success and am grateful for all he has executed and can proceed to do for our state,” Ivey wrote.

Ternus, at present a senior vice chairman of {hardware} engineering, will turn out to be CEO efficient Sept. 1. Cook dinner will then assume the function of government chairman.