Apple Took 50 Years for 3 CEOs — GUI Agents Went from Paper to Production in One

Yesterday, Apple announced a landmark succession: Tim Cook steps down as CEO to become Executive Chairman, with John Ternus taking over on September 1. In its 50-year history, Apple has had just three CEOs: Jobs, Cook, Ternus. Three people. Fifty years. Each transition spaced over a decade apart. Now consider the AI Agent space: one year ago, most people were still debating whether AI could operate a computer at all. Today, there are open-source projects delivering usable on-device solutions. Th