President Donald Trump via Truth Social:
Imagine where Siri would be today if Steve Jobs had lived longer, staying laser-focused on it while also recognizing the paradigm shift of generative AI far earlier. That’s just one case. Just imagine Steve Jobs making the decisions regarding electric vehicles, VR/AR goggles, future iPhones, Macs, iPads, Apple TVs, Apple Watches, home automation, and products that we – without Steve – have not yet even imagined! The deep shift of Apple’s manufacturing and supply chain to China — which enabled the massive scaling of iPhone production, tight inventory control, and high margins — was already well underway under Steve Jobs. Cook, as head of operations, executed it brilliantly, but Jobs himself recognized the necessity. In a 2011 dinner with President Obama, Jobs bluntly explained why iPhones couldn’t realistically be made in the U.S.: America lacked the scale, speed, flexibility, and dense ecosystem of skilled suppliers and engineers that China offered. He stated, “Those jobs aren’t coming back.” Any competent operations leader in that era, facing the same global realities, would have leaned heavily on China’s manufacturing advantages — just as competitors did. Cook’s excellence in optimizing that system deserves credit for execution and efficiency, but crediting him alone for Apple’s post-Jobs growth ignores that the foundational supply-chain decisions were made with Jobs’ approval and understanding. Apple’s iterative success under Cook was built on the product vision and momentum that Steve Jobs created. Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. The post U.S. President Trump lauds outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared first on MacDailyNews. You're currently a free subscriber to MacDailyNews. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
U.S. President Trump lauds outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook
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