Australia currently has 20 open Apple Stores. Apple Chatswood Chase, closed for a remodel last July, is expected to reopen later this month, taking on much of Hornsby’s traffic and staff. Apple Perth City reopened in June as the first renewed store since Apple Sydney in May 2020.
Apple is preparing to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America inside of Apple Maps
While it was inevitable, not a great look by Apple to do it on Ternus' first day.
Based on a quick search, Cook’s $47 million pay package as chairman is basically unprecedented and double the highest chairman earners for public companies. It may speak to how involved Cook will actually be, as I alluded to the other day. This is high-end CEO compensation.
Apple Maps is renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. Change is rolling out now.
US: Lake America
Canada: Lake Ontario
International: Both names
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Tim Cook has officially stepped down as Apple CEO after holding the role for more than 15 years.
John Ternus has now taken his place and will lead Apple for the foreseeable future.
Apple's changing of the guard continues, with former CFO Luca Maestri stepping down from his recent role of VP of Corporate Services. He remains on payroll for now, hosting a popular class at Apple University. https://t.co/kNCHBhSBmm
John Ternus just sent out his first memo as Apple's CEO. Read it in full:
Today, on my first day as CEO, I just wanted to send a quick note to thank everyone for the warm wishes. I also want to extend my deep appreciation to Tim for sharing so much of his knowledge and experience during this transition, and more importantly, for everything he contributed to Apple over the years. We’re so lucky to have had a CEO who led with his values and with such decency and humanity. We are all better for it, and I’m so grateful he’ll be our executive chairman.
I’m honored to be stepping into this role at what is truly the greatest company in the world, and I am so excited about everything we have in store. We have a huge launch next week that’s going to be phenomenal. Thanks for everything you’ve all done to make it possible.
I’m just as excited about what lies beyond that, including the incredible products already in the works and the ones we haven’t even imagined yet that we’ll dream up and create together. There’s no team in the world I’d rather build the future with.
More to come. In the meantime, thanks for your excellent work!
John
NEW: Apple's John Ternus touted a strong future product pipeline and teased a “phenomenal” new iPhone launch next week in his first remarks to employees as chief executive officer.
One of the very first things Tim Cook did when he became CEO in 2011 was launch a charitable matching program for Apple employees, something the company had never done under Steve Jobs.
What’s the first thing John Ternus will change?