Widely known where? Tang was never mentioned as a candidate in anything I read o...

seviu · 2026-07-17T22:14:20.000000Z

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.

rjrjrjrj · 2026-07-17T23:01:40.000000Z

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.

seviu · 2026-07-22T17:41:49.000000Z

Oh it isn’t

This has Ternus driven all over it

rjrjrjrj · 2026-07-23T18:04:55.000000Z

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