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Who is going to replace Tim Cook as the next CEO of Apple
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Tim is in immaculate health, but he's also 63, and he's said in interviews
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that he doesn't plan staying CEO for the next 10 years. According to Bloomberg, Jeff Williams is the current plan A
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He's the chief operating officer, which is the job that Tim Cook had before he was made CEO
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But he's only two years younger than Cook, so he wouldn't be a long-term CEO
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According to Bloomberg sources, John Ternes is plan B. For one, he's over 10 years younger than Cook, and he has an impressive resume
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He's overseen the hardware engineering of iPhones, iPads, AirPods, and the Mac transition to Apple Silicon
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This makes him the hardware equivalent to Craig Federighi, another public face of the company, who's overseen software engineering
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But some high-level engineers within Apple don't like John Ternes's decision making
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They say that he was responsible for the Touch Bar, and that he could have started transitioning away from Intel chips a year before they did
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Ready or not, it seems like he's being prepared to be the next CEO
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Eddie Q, who is Tim Cook's closest confidant, has reportedly said to other executives that Ternes should be the one
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I'm Degriffin Jones. You can find more Apple news at CultOfMac.com
