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Tim Cook surprises Jim Cramer on Mad Money, talks Steve Jobs, health and more

In a **totally unscripted surprise** call to celebrate Mad Money stock analyst Jim Cramer’s 10th year on the air, Apple CEO Tim Cook let loose a slew of compliments to the analyst who has had a controversial past with AAPL stock trading.

Cramer starts off by briefly praising ResearchKit, with Cook reiterating the incredible success the software package has already had mere days after its launch. The two then moved on to discuss Apple Pay’s popularity among banks, retailers, and users.

Tim Cook reveals a few minutes later that Steve Jobs’ office still stands empty in the company’s Cupertino headquarters right next door to Cook’s. Steve’s name is still on the door.

When Cramer asks Cook if the car and the home are the next big frontiers for Apple, or if he’s “not thinking big enough,” Cook response that “those are two big ones,” possibly indicating that he has some interest in revolutionizing the auto industry. However, Cook says that the biggest new frontier for Apple right now is the health industry.

That led to a short discussion on the future of the Apple Watch and its sensor array. Tim Cook closed out the call by confirming that he believes the wearable device will be able to detect diseases like diabetes and cancer within his lifetime.

You can watch the entire seven-minute call in the video above or his AAPL stock manipulation strategies below.

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Comments

  1. dcj001 - 9 years ago

    It was not a surprise. At the bottom of the screen, during Fast Money, it said that Tim would be calling Jim.

    Of course, Jim acted surprised.

    • cjt3007 - 9 years ago

      That doesn’t mean Jim knew, only the producers/crew could have.

    • AeronPeryton - 9 years ago

      If they screen calls, then they even without warning the production staff knew well before Cramer did. They had his picture on the screen in the back almost as soon as the call started. He seemed genuinely taken aback.

  2. AeronPeryton - 9 years ago

    Wow, watching Cramer fangirl like that is like those rare moments when Simon Cowell smiles on American Idol.