# What Apple’s next CEO will inherit?

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**Created:** [April 21, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-apple-s-next-ceo-will-inherit/680731 "2026-04-21T21:00:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-apple-s-next-ceo-will-inherit/680731/1 "2026-04-21T21:00:35Z")

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TechCrunch says John Ternus may inherit one of the most powerful jobs in tech, but Apple’s top seat comes with a pile of baggage and very little room for mistakes.

> **[Apple's John Ternus will run one of the world's most powerful companies; the...](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/apples-john-ternus-will-run-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-companies-the-job-is-a-minefield/)**
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> Apple's top job comes with almost unrivaled power and money, but it comes with plenty of baggage, too.

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**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-apple-s-next-ceo-will-inherit/680731/2 "2026-04-21T21:56:12Z")

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Man whoever takes that chair is inheriting “you can’t miss” expectations more than a company. like even a normal iPhone year gets treated like a failure now, and the second the vibe shifts Wall Street’s gonna act like it’s 2013 again.

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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-apple-s-next-ceo-will-inherit/680731/3 "2026-04-22T01:07:24Z")

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Yeah and the annoying part is the “miss” is basically narrative, not product — you can ship a totally fine iPhone and still get dunked on because the keynote didn’t feel like a moment. whoever’s next is gonna spend half their time managing vibes instead of building stuff.