Apple's Phil Schiller hands off App Store and events role
Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller is relinquishing his oversight of the App Store and Apple's product launch events, according to Bloomberg. He will retain his Apple Fellow title and focus on unspecified projects. The transition coincides with John Ternus succeeding Tim Cook as CEO.
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Schiller's tenure at Apple stretched back to 1987, with a key return as marketing chief in 1997. He was central to the App Store's 2008 launch alongside Steve Jobs and took direct charge of the storefront in 2015, a position that put him at the center of legal disputes over app distribution and payment rules.
The handoff arrives amid a significant leadership shakeup as John Ternus prepares to take
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