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“It’s hard to imagine life without Apple because my life has been wrapped up in this company…since 1998.” WIRED Editor at Large Steven Levy sits down with Apple CEO Tim Cook for The Big Interview, revisiting his early years with the company, discussing where Apple is presently and where he hopes to take it from here.

Director: Efrat Kashai
Director of Photography: Matthew Caton
Editor: Katie Wolford
Host: Steven Levy
Guest: Tim Cook
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
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Camera Operator: Joe Barnett
Assistant Camera: Travis Switzer
Sound Mixer: Ian Van Keuren
Production Assistant: Nathan Paul Sandoval
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

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49 Comments

  1. Regarding Siri, I think even him doesn’t believe what he says. Just based on this, it’s hard to believe he was inspired by Steve Jobs. He has made Apple mediocre. If Apple doesn’t introduce a new revolutionary product, how about a new CEO?

  2. Greatest CEO ever! He has done the unimaginable! Thank you Tim for all the great products! Ipad pro M4, apple watch series 10, airpods 3 are all incredible new products! Please don’t retire and give is another 20 years!

  3. My friend had three consecutive internships at Apple, and he send a really kind e-mail to Tim Cook on his last day. Mr. Cook – arguably one of the most important people in the world right now – took the time to respond to him within a day. I'll always have respect for him.

  4. I'll proof read your thumbnail grammar for $10 a piece.

    I'll get Tim in touch with a dentist for $12.

  5. Dear CEO Tim Cook, My sister, who is four years older than me, is Asuka, not Risa. I hypothesize that Asuka is a UN employee. I want you to know who the Japanese Imperial Family is. To me, all Japanese citizens seem to be business saboteurs for international companies that are repeatedly committing fraud. Asuka and Erika are keeping us at a distance. Meanwhile, I am using social media to create movies for Apple TV+ and other outlets on mixi. My true identity is the twin partner of the girl in the wall. The false reports of my family and relatives have not yet been reported.
    My name is Risa Ukai.

  6. It's not so hard to imagine life without Apple. Been doing it since i was born.
    It's harder to imagine life without Samsung because all these Apple tech and parts are all Samsung

  7. Piece of dog dung easedrops on people's phone.. praying for you and other techs bankruptcy as you monitor and profit off of humans private conversations dangerous.

  8. It´s so sad to see that Jobs was Apple and no one else at the company have 1% of the innovative sense as he had. Tim Cook will be the one that will forever go down as the one who ran the company into the ground.

  9. Here’s a thought: how about using AI to inform us whether what information we get has been manipulated or managed by other AI’s?

  10. Is he real or AI He believes in his own hype ..There headquarters are the most innovative thing about Apple now. Their products are extremely satanised and they keep selling us the same thing with a different inside. The latest software for the iPhone is a complete mess in my view .Glad to hear he is a power user of Serie .

  11. As a loyal Apple customer residing in Jammu, India, and an owner of all their ecosystem products, I wholeheartedly endorse its superior device usability compared to other brands. However, unfortunately, the service quality falls short of expectations. The service centers, while licensed, lack the operational expertise and customer service to meet Apple’s standards. Even when seeking repairs at these centers, the experience is often disappointing, with inadequate service and limited repair options. Consequently, I am currently pursuing legal action against Apple in the hope of recovering compensation for the emotional and financial losses I have incurred.

  12. Tf you mean Stevie Wonder had a demo of the Vision Pro?? Couldn't give him demos of AirPods or some' like that?

  13. Apple products have plateaued.
    Introducing the iPods, and then the iPhone were super special moments to live through. But these last 5 years or so, I haven’t felt any real experience of true innovation. Maybe apple is unable to innovate on the same level without Steve?

  14. Mr. Cook worked at IBM in the PC business before moving to Apple. It is a company built on Job's proposition, documented on video, that stealing is a good thing to be admired. That is a large factor in it's success in the retail market. That along with great marketing and price/processing fleecing customers has enabled its financial success. They are big in US cell phone but not a winner in Asian and Euro markets. Nor has it been ahead of several others in introducing its key cell phone and smart phone products, which combined produce about 60% of their revenue and in a market destined to decline. Give technology credit to pioneers going back to early 1900 and during the two world wars. then late century credit Motorola, IBM, Nokia, Samsung and many other product and component manufacturers for creating the backbone of open technologies that were easily preyed upon or purchased. One current example is the AI Phone. By this label they want to imply they are developers of AI which is patently false. In their ad they use the term "generative" relating to AI which is way beyond their capabilities. Unfortunately they are not the only ones abusing the varied concepts of AI. Apple is not leading edge across the complex spectrum of IT, unless one thinks that selling streaming movies is hi tech..

  15. You say that accessibility is important to Apple but over the last several years it seems that the more problems you fix the more you create. An example that comes to the forefront is this latest update where the latest Apple doesn’t properly sunk with my iPhone 15 model along with other voiceover issues and though such issues have to Apple within 24 hrs we’re still waiting for a fix.

  16. The benefits of the technology should reach to each an every segment of this country not just limited to one those who can afford to pay . The technology should not be mercy of weather conditions. The core objectives behind the development was to empower people community and not just the organisation itself . Once we figure out the purpose in our life things will start following us automatically.

  17. Steve Jobs want to be ALERT, foney, wow this guy, actor the board seriously groomed, do you buy this bs, good gosh. Yeah woohoo Timmy 🤮

  18. In a article I read that Tim said I quote “ AI is good for humanity”😮🤨🤔🤔!! AI is Good?!? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️!! I dread to think the thinking behind that statement! AI = we don’t want everything to be controlled by AI like the sci fi films! everyone including children how can their brain cells grow and develop if someone says AI will do it for them!!🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️’ common sense is needed!, Learning to write ✍️ pencil to paper +.maths, times tables! Puzzle solving etc! technology needs to slow down and not control everything!!

  19. How can a "Steve Jobs office" exist in Apple Park? He died in 2011 and the Park opened in 2017. Even the groundbreaking started in 2013, two years after his death. I mean, sure, they can have created a "Steve Jobs Office" in his memory, but it's not the same he used to have…

  20. This guy is clearly a moron. Steve Jobs, now that was a insightful and well-informed person that truly understood innovation…. This guy couldn't innovate himself out of a wet bag. Complete disgrace.
    Thank God Steve Jobs created a name brand that everyone still loves.
    How do these fraudsters get these jobs? This guy is another Pat Gelsinger…. And will destroy this company if given enough time.

    Fire this guy NOW

  21. ב''ה, if the man were not a humorless automaton drug dealer (officer), there'd at least have been an ad where Siri helps you win at chess

  22. He should be forced to imagine life without apple because he has already ruined it. Apple isn't innovative anymore. They are always dead last. And they don't try to come out with something to solve a problem or make something better. Just these tiny little useless updates to sell a new version of a product or the most units of somethings. It is so laughable. Their slogan used to be think different. Yeah I'm thinking different. I'm gonna go back to an android and a pc where they tell you EXACTLY what you are getting instead of just saying "well you're getting more cores and it works slightly faster than the one we overcharged you for last year."

  23. Take my soul and take my money daddy. We worship at the altar of apple. Please release another phone quick I'm having withdrawals.

  24. This devil company need to change its logo and go away otherwise will pay macro level.