Forbes and Information Week have articles, FWIW: http://www.forbes.com/sites/genemarcial/2013/04/21/is-apple-looking-for-a-replacement-for-ceo-cook/ http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/apple-macintosh/is-apple-looking-for-tim-cook-replacemen/240153327 ------------------ On 4/22/13 at 4:54 PM -0400, Neil Pollack wrote in a message entitled "Re: [X4U] Tim Cook fired?": >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 -- ___________________________________________________ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___________________________________________________ WWW: http://www.shelterpub.com