How Apple Changed Under Tim Cook: 15 Years in Numbers
How Apple Changed Under Tim Cook: 15 Years in NumbersFriday July 31, 2026 1:29 pm PDT by Juli CloverApple CEO Tim Cook participated in his final Apple earnings call yesterday, with incoming CEO John Ternus set to take over on September 1. With Cook's tenure coming to an end, we thought we'd take a look at how Apple has changed over the last 15 years. Cook took over as CEO on August 24, 2011, after Steve Jobs resigned.
- ▪How Apple Changed Under Tim Cook: 15 Years in NumbersFriday July 31, 2026 1:29 pm PDT by Juli CloverApple CEO Tim Cook participated in his final Apple earnings call yesterday, with incoming CEO John Ternus set to take over on September 1.
- ▪With Cook's tenure coming to an end, we thought we'd take a look at how Apple has changed over the last 15 years.
- ▪Cook took over as CEO on August 24, 2011, after Steve Jobs resigned.
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How Apple Changed Under Tim Cook: 15 Years in NumbersFriday July 31, 2026 1:29 pm PDT by Juli CloverApple CEO Tim Cook participated in his final Apple earnings call yesterday, with incoming CEO John Ternus set to take over on September 1. With Cook's tenure coming to an end, we thought we'd take a look at how Apple has changed over the last 15 years. Cook took over as CEO on August 24, 2011, after Steve Jobs resigned. Apple's Revenue During yesterday's earnings call, Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan shared an interesting observation about Apple's quarterly earnings. When Cook took over as CEO, Apple's revenue for all of 2011 was $108 billion. Apple reported $109.4 billion for Q3 2026, earning its 2011 revenue in a single quarter.
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