Steve Jobs filled the board with his own supporters and hand picked Cook as his replacement. That gives Cook as much job protection as anybody at Apple. On Apr 22, 2013, at 3:50 PM, cat <catsoul at thinkplan.org> wrote: > in a sense, the board of directors IS Apple > > to my knowledge only jony ive is protected from firing or being bossed around by anyone, that set up by Jobs himself some time ago. does Cook enjoy the same protection? > > cat > > > On Apr 22, 2013, at 11:15 AM, Neil Pollack <lists at mac.com> wrote: > >> Only the board of directors can fire Tim Cook. That isn't about to happen. >> >> On Apr 22, 2013, at 12:44 PM, Paul Moortgat <paul.moortgat at pandora.be> wrote: >> >>> In a local newsmagazine is written that Apple might fire Tim Cook because the shareholders aren't pleased with the result of the shares. >>> >>> Paul Moortgat