Smalltown football fanatic takes the reins of world’s largest tech firm

TIM COOK, the smalltown football fanatic turned chief executive of the world’s largest technology company, long faced the question of whether he had the same remarkable vision as his predecessor Steve Jobs.

The question became even more important on Wednesday when Jobs resigned from Apple and Cook took his place, with Jobs’s recommendation.

Apple’s long-time chief operating officer, Cook was confirmed as chief executive by the company’s board, and Jobs was named as chairman.