- What does Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO mean? Memes!
- The internet has had a lot of fun with the news that Cook will be replaced by John Ternus.
- It's John Appleseed's time to shine.
Tim Cook is on his way out, and the internet is doing what it does best: posting memes.
Cook announced on Monday that he will transition out as the CEO of Apple, with John Ternus, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, set to take the top job in September.
Cook, who has led the company for 15 years, said in a letter that he felt a "gratitude I cannot put into words."
The internet responded in kind with some good jokes. Below, we've included some of our favorites — several of which nod to Donald Trump mistakenly calling Cook "Tim Apple."
If the smoke is black, the executives have not agreed on a new leader and must vote again.
Poor Siri. At least the overhaul is imminent.
As it was foretold.
We will miss Tim Cook's signature greeting at Apple keynotes.
The transition is complete.
Still grinding at 65. Should've diversified.
Arguably one of Apple's greatest innovations of the Tim Cook era.
The AI talent war is hot.
excited to welcome Tim Cook to the Codex team
— Andrew Ambrosino (@ajambrosino) April 21, 2026The most important CEO handover note.
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