Can You Predict the Future of Apple? Enter PCMag’s Big Guessing Game to Win
Apple is entering a transitional phase as CEO Tim Cook prepares to step down, with John Ternus set to take over. In light of these changes, PCMag is hosting a contest for readers to predict Apple's future developments by 2026. Participants can win the latest Apple Watch by answering questions correctly in a series of contest rounds.
- ▪Tim Cook will step down as CEO of Apple, with John Ternus taking over on September 1.
- ▪PCMag is hosting a contest for readers to make predictions about Apple for 2026.
- ▪The contest features three rounds with five questions each, and correct answers increase chances of winning an Apple Watch.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.pcmag.com/news/big-guessing-game-apple-edition-round-1 |
| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 26 16:01:00 +0000 |
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Ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the 50-year-old tech giant finds itself, once again, in a transitional period. Last month, the $4 trillion company announced that Tim Cook would step down as CEO, to be replaced by Apple hardware engineering chief John Ternus, effective Sept. 1.Cook’s departure as chief executive had been strongly rumored since at least late last year, sparking intense conjecture about who would take his place. And that’s the thing about Apple: People (our writers and editors, especially!) love to speculate about the company, whether it involves changes to the C-suite or the colors of the new batch of iPhones.
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