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by rjrjrjrj 12 days ago
Widely known where?

Tang was never mentioned as a candidate in anything I read over the past few years. He wasn't an SVP.
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seviu 11 days ago
Tang and Ternus where the candidates in 2021 as head of hardware engineering as Dan Riccio left. Tang lost and went to OpenAI.

It’s well known within Apple that they hate each other.

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rjrjrjrj 11 days ago
They were candidates for SVP in 2021, with Ternus being selected. Tang left in 2024. Ternus was named CEO in 2026. Seems a stretch to say they competed for the role of CEO.
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seviu 7 days ago
Oh it isn’t

This has Ternus driven all over it

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rjrjrjrj 6 days ago
Tang was passed over for SVP. He was never in competition with Ternus or anybody else for CEO.
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