Cook closed out his final earnings call by looking ahead to Apple’s next chapter and assuring investors that the transition to incoming CEO John Ternus is “going seamlessly.”⁠ ⁠ Since taking the top job in 2011, Cook has grown Apple beyond its hardware roots, building services into a major part of the business and expanding its ecosystem to 1.5 billion paid subscriptions. Under his leadership, Apple also became the first public company to reach $1 trillion, $2 trillion, $3 trillion and, most recently, $5 trillion in market value.⁠ ⁠ His final report ended with another sales beat, powered by strong iPhone and Mac demand, as he prepares to hand over one of the world’s most valuable companies.⁠ ⁠ (via @cnbc) #apple #Tech #companies #value #timcook