Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple. Here’s a look at his 15-year legacy, from new products and services to China expansion.

Tim Cook steps down after 15 years, leaving behind a $4 trillion Apple and a legacy defined by services, China, and a post-Jobs transformation. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple. Here’s a look at his 15-year legacy, from new products and services to China expansion.

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Tim Cook, the architect of Apple's evolution from a pioneering computer maker into a global services and hardware behemoth, is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer, the company announced today. Cook, who succeeded the late Steve Jobs in 2011, will conclude a 15-year tenure that saw Apple's market valuation soar to approximately $4 trillion, cementing its position as one of the world's most valuable public companies. Cook's journey with Apple began in 1998 when he joined to oversee worldwide operations. His appointment as CEO marked a pivotal transition for a company still deeply associated with its visionary founder. Where Jobs was synonymous with product genius and charismatic launches, Cook brought a methodical, operational expertise that would prove critical in scaling the business to unprecedented heights. His stewardship was defined not by inventing new product categories from scratch, but by meticulously expanding and monetizing the ecosystem Jobs had created. A cornerstone of Cook's strategy was the aggressive diversification of Apple's revenue beyond the iconic iPhone. Under his leadership, the company launched and grew its Services division into a financial powerhouse. This segment, encompassing the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple TV+, and Apple Pay, transformed from a supplementary income stream into a multi-billion dollar engine of high-margin, recurring revenue. This shift helped insulate the company from the volatility of smartphone upgrade cycles and established a more predictable financial model. Another defining, and at times controversial, pillar of Cook's legacy is Apple's deep entanglement with China. He oversaw a massive expansion of the company's supply chain and manufacturing footprint within the country, making it central to Apple's global production. Simultaneously, he cultivated the Chinese market into Apple's third-largest regional sales segment, navigating complex geopolitical tensions and regulatory challenges. This dual reliance—on China for production and as a key consumer market—became a fundamental, and potentially vulnerable, characteristic of modern Apple. The financial results of Cook's operational focus are...

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