Samsung New Zealand launched an ad campaign on Thursday featuring a New Zealand man who shares a name with former Apple CEO Tim Cook. This Cook even bears a slight resemblance to the exec himself. “Hi. I’m Tim Cook, from Palmy,” the man says, opening the ad. “And I’m reviewing my new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8.”

That isn’t Apple’s former CEO promoting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in a new Samsung ad — “Tim Cook from Palmerston North” just happens to have the same name and look a lot like

Samsung has published a new advertisement for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 that features "Tim Cook" promoting the foldable.

After all the seemingly obvious reports that Tim Cook would not be in the new iPhone launch video, there he was. He was there for a purpose, and he was there because yet again, only Apple could do this.

CEO John Ternus a cinematic introduction during the company's annual event. It is the first event Ternus will be presenting at as head of the company.

Tim Cook called it a hundred-year flood in memory pricing, and now Apple is betting a $2,400 foldable iPhone can keep margins intact while rivals have already lapped the category twice.

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What is the eventual off-ramp for Cook, and when will Apple fully become Ternus’ company?” For most people, the answer is Wednesday at approximately 10 a.m. Pacific Time. H

Investors paid 15 times earnings for Apple stock the day Tim Cook became CEO in 2011 and they pay 36 times today. It’s not just new iPhones that have convinced investors to pay a premium. Under Cook, buybacks shrank the share count by more than 40 percent while the multiple more than doubled.

Tim Cook suggests doing good and doing well are not opposing choices. He argues that professional ambition and personal values can coexist. Success can be redefined to include ethical considerations and positive impact.