Al Gore on Tim Cook for TIME's '100 Most Influential' list

Apple's CEO shares the spotlight with Marc Andreessen, Sheryl Sandberg and Anonymous

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Al Gore has nothing but kind words for Steve Jobs' successor. His 200-word write-up begins:

"It is difficult to imagine a harder challenge than following the legendary Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple. Yet Tim Cook, a soft-spoken, genuinely humble and quietly intense son of an Alabama shipyard worker and a homemaker, hasn't missed a single beat."

The magazine identifies Gore as a former U.S. Vice President. It doesn't mention that he sits on Apple's (AAPL) board.

Posted in: Al Gore, Apple, Sheryl Sandberg, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, Time 100, TIME Magazine

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