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Tim Cook pulled Apple back from the edge this year without inventing anything new. Between Trump’s unpredictable tariffs, a court case that threatened $20 billion in annual revenue, and criticism over weak AI products, Apple’s problems stacked up fast. In April, the company’s value dropped to $2.6 trillion, wiping away its crown as the world’s most valuable company. Six months later, it passed $4 trillion, without a breakthrough device. That’s more than 10x the size of Apple when Tim took over 14 years ago. He didn’t need a shiny new product to get there. While critics kept asking why Apple wasn’t first to jump into big AI features, Tim focused on keeping the machine running. His strategy wasn’t flashy. He made it political, legal, and operational, and it worked. Behind the scenes, Apple survived tariffs, sidestepped antitrust fallout, and convinced users to keep spending on services. It was enough to avoid collapse. Tim dodges Trump’s tariff threats without giving much up The worst moment came on “Liberation Day” in April. Trump announced massive tariffs on Chinese-made goods. Since most iPhones are still made in China, Apple’s stock nosedived over 20% in a few days. Trump had already gone after the company’s supply chain before, saying it should come back to the U.S. “We’re not interested in you building in India. India can take care of themselves,” Trump said in May. But Tim had already started moving iPhone assembly to India years earlier. So when Trump fired the tariff gun, Apple was able to quietly ship India-made iPhones to the U.S. to escape it. The supply chain, built over 20+ years in Asia by Tim himself, isn’t moving back to America. There’s no cheap, skilled labor base in the U.S. that can replace what exists in China, India, and Vietnam. Knowing…

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