Tim Cook leaves Apple a financial fortress. What he leaves it strategically is less clear. Source: Nic Coury/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS The End of an Era On April 20, 2026, Apple published a press release. Eleven sentences. The most valuable company in the history of capitalism changed hands in fewer words than a grocery list, and with roughly the same emotional temperature. No farewell tour. No legacy retrospective. No leaked memo building anticipation for weeks. Tim Cook, who had...