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Re:The secret call to Andy Grove that may have helped Apple ... by zjaffee on Thursday July 26, 2018 @12:28AM (#17615055)
How much of the success of apple is the combination of Tim Cook and Jony Ive then? Where can we draw the line from them and what made Steve a critical piece of the puzzle.
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Re:The secret call to Andy Grove that may have helped Apple ... by pwinnski on Thursday July 26, 2018 @11:52AM (#17618407)
Timing.

As a founder, Steve gets to take at least partial credit for hiring Cook in 1998, although I believe Ive joined in 1992 while Jobs was absent.

It all comes back to Jobs being a founder, and the dramatic turnaround in Apple's fortunes that clearly began at his return in 1997.

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