U-Apple uhlala ephenya abaphathi kwezinye izinkampani efuna umuntu ohlangabezana nezidingo zenkampani nezinhlelo zayo zesikhathi esizayo. Ukusayinwa kwakamuva kwale nkampani ezinze eCupertino kubizwa ngegama likaPeter Stern, okuze kube manje obesasebenza esigabeni sekhebula leTime Warner. Lapho ejoyina i-Apple, uzoba bika ngqo kwi-iTunes CEO njengamanje u-Eddy Cue. Ngesikhathi asichithe esebenza kuTime Warner Cable, uStern ubambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni inkampani ebinazo ne-Apple mayelana nokuthi kungenzeka yini bafinyelele esivumelwaneni ne-Apple sokunikela ngenkonzo yethelevishini ngokuhlanganyela, izingxoxo njengoba sonke sazi ukuthi azikaze zifinyelele okuhle itheku.
UStern washiya umsebenzi wakhe ophikweni lwezintambo lukaTime Warner kulandela ukutholwa kwalo ekuqaleni konyaka yiChrter Communications. Ngaphambi kokushiya umsebenzi wakho, UStern wenze imisebenzi yezinga eliphezulu yokuthuthukiswa kwamabhizinisi nemisebenzi yamasu enkampanini, ukunakekela ukutholwa okwenziwe yinkampani eminyakeni yamuva ezikhathini eziningi.
Muva nje, uStern usize ukusebenzisa isu elihloselwe thuthukisa ukulethwa kwamakhasimende, lapho ikhebula leTime Warner likwazile ukuheha inani elikhulu lababhalisile ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi yokwehla.
Uma ucabangela ulwazi lwakho embonini yekhebula, UStern angasiza u-Eddy Cue ukuxoxisana ngamadili namanethiwekhi wethelevishini uma kwenzeka inkampani isenentshisekelo yokwethula insizakalo yethelevishini ngokuzayo. Kepha ngokusho kweThe Wall Street Journal, uStern uzophatha izinsizakalo zefu ezihlobene ne-iTunes ne-Apple Music ngaphezu kweminye imikhiqizo, ngakho-ke ukusayina kwakhe akuhambisani nentshisekelo yenkampani yokufaka ikhanda layo komunye umkhakha.