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    #613: I Know I Picked Too Many iPods

    April 27th, 2026 · 96 minutes

    Given a week to process the news of Apple's CEO transition, we ponder where Apple will go under John Ternus, the role of Johny Srouji, and why a book about Tim Cook would not be a cookbook.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Britain In The 70s - The Rest Is History
    Britain In 1974 - The Rest Is History
    eMac - Wikipedia
    AirPort - Wikipedia
    That was Tim, this is Ternus: Some first thoughts on Apple’s CEO transition – Six Colors
    Opinion | Tim Cook Did Wonders for Apple. He Also Did a Lot for Xi Jinping. - The New York Times
    Apple CEO John Ternus Confronts Test of Retaining Top Talent - Bloomberg
    Apple to Focus Hardware Team on Five Areas Under Johny Srouji - Bloomberg
    These are the four new iPhone 18 Pro colors, per rumor - 9to5Mac
    MacBook Pro With Touch Screen and New Mac Studio Likely 'Postponed' - MacRumors
    Jon Prosser Still Not Fully Cooperating in Apple's iOS 26 Trade Secrets Lawsuit - MacRumors
    How YouTuber Jon Prosser broke Liquid Glass — and what happened in the fallout | The Verge
    Cortex #178: The Process of Investigative Reporting, With Jason Schreier - Relay