Apple CEO Tim Cook uses his star power to fend off US antitrust threat

Cook has become one of the country’s most politically active tech CEOs in recent years as Apple struggles to fend off antitrust legislation gaining traction in US Congress. — AFP

Apple Inc chief executive officer Tim Cook wasn’t fully sold on having a team of Washington lobbyists a decade ago. Like Steve Jobs, his predecessor and mentor, Cook believed Apple’s slick products should do the talking.

But Apple’s hands-off era in the nation’s capital is over.