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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

THE TRUTH ABOUT: How tim cook turned apple into a 4 trillion behemoth - The Untold Story

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple's 'Awe-Dropping' event at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on 9 September, 2025 - (AFP/Getty)

One of Tim Cook’s first jobs when he took the helm of Apple in August 2011 was to oversee plans to build one of the most ambitious office projects ever conceived.

The vast ring-shaped campus of Apple Park, which is bigger than the Pentagon, was emblematic of the bold and visionary showmanship of Steve Jobs. It was also symbolic of the challenges Cook faced as his soft-spoken successor.

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