Apple is now expected to hold a media event on Tuesday, Oct. 4 presided over by its new chief executive, Tim Cook, to introduce the company’s fifth-generation iPhone.
Citing sources close to the situation, John Paczkowski of All Things D reported Wednesday that Apple’s annual iPhone introduction is set to be held in less than two weeks. Sources also reportedly said that “Cook is certain to preside over the iPhone 5 rollout.”
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has, in the past, been the man to usually host such events, but he resigned from his position in August. In 2009, during a medical leave of absence by Jobs, it was Schiller who handled the presentation to debut Apple’s iPhone 3GS, not Cook.
But if Schiller were to present again for this year’s later-than-usual iPhone event, Paczkowski said that it “would undercut Cook’s new role and reinforce public perception” that Apple will be a very different company without Jobs.
“So, like his predecessor and as Jobs’s right-hand man and chosen successor, Cook is expected to be the main presenter at all big Apple media events going forward,” he wrote.
While Cook has not been a major part of Apple’s product introductions, he has, in the past as chief operating officer, spoken extensively during Apple’s quarterly earnings conference calls. In that role he has discussed the financials of Apple and fielded questions from Wall Street analysts, while Jobs typically did not participate.
Via: AppleInsider.com
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