<description>&lt;p&gt;The big news that shook the tech world this week is Tim Cook stepping down as CEO of Apple after over a decade at the helm of the company. Dave and I take a look at the things Tim did right and a few things he did wrong before exploring his successor, John Ternus and what he can bring to the table.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/"&gt;Mac mini availability&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/"&gt; Tim Cook stepping down&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/community-letter-from-tim/"&gt;Tim's email to the company&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://stratechery.com/2026/tim-cooks-impeccable-timing/"&gt;Zero to One products&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/20/apple-ceo-transition-tim-cook-and-john-ternus-share-internal-memos/"&gt; John Ternus' internal email&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/johny-srouji-named-apples-chief-hardware-officer/"&gt; Johny Srouji named Apple's Chief Hardware Officer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shows and movies we're watching&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;City of Shadows, Netflix&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Project Hail Mary&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

The Dalrymple Report

Jim Dalrymple

Episode 429: John Ternus

APR 24, 202656 MIN
The Dalrymple Report

Episode 429: John Ternus

APR 24, 202656 MIN

Description

The big news that shook the tech world this week is Tim Cook stepping down as CEO of Apple after over a decade at the helm of the company. Dave and I take a look at the things Tim did right and a few things he did wrong before exploring his successor, John Ternus and what he can bring to the table. Show Notes: Mac mini availability Tim Cook stepping down Tim's email to the company Zero to One products John Ternus' internal email Johny Srouji named Apple's Chief Hardware Officer Shows and movies we're watching City of Shadows, Netflix Project Hail Mary