Former Apple CEO says Cook doing a ‘terrific job,’ not ‘trying to be Steve Jobs’

Any time a company’s stock has a year like Apple shares have had between late September 2012 and now, investors and industry watchers are bound to get antsy. Many eyes obviously turned to CEO Tim Cook as Apple’s stock tumbled more than 30%, but now that Apple is launching new devices and smashing sales records again, sentiment is starting to turn. As for the job Cook has done since taking over as Apple’s chief executive, opinions will always vary despite Apple’s solid financials. According to former Apple CEO John Sculley, however, Cook should ignore critics and stay the course because he’s doing a “terrific job” at Apple’s helm. “I think Cook is doing a terrific job,” Sculley told CNBC Asia

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