Tim Cook's riposte to Trump: changing Twitter name to ‘Tim Apple’
SAN FRANCISCO — To President Donald Trump, it was an awkward slip of the lip. To Apple CEO Tim Cook, it was an opportunity to poke some sly fun at a president who has often clashed with the tech industry.
Cook didn’t publicly acknowledge the change, but it didn’t take long for Apple fans to notice and spread the word.
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