In a discussion about a possible acquisition with Apple's current CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk demanded that he be made Apple CEO. The claim is made in "Power Play: Tesla and Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century," a new book reviewed by The Los Angeles Times.According to the book's account, Musk said that in a phone conversation with Cook in 2016 that discussed the possibility of Apple buying Tesla, he told Cook that an Apple purchase of Telsa could only be made if he was named CEO of the combined company.Talking on the phone, Tim Cook, Chief Executive of Apple, and Elon Musk Chief Executive at Tesla are discussing their respective jobs. Tesla is facing serious financial difficulties as it prepares for the unveiling of its make-it or break-it Model 3. Cook has an idea. Apple should buy Tesla. Musk is interested but there's one condition: I must be CEO. Apple purchased Beats in 2014. It kept the founders Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre, and Beats. Musk claims that it is not. Apple. Apple CEO. F. Cook hangs up and says so.Elon Musk claimed previously that he had spoken to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple buying Tesla. According to Musk, Cook declined to attend the meeting. According to the new book, although a meeting did not take place, there was a phone conversation between the CEOs. It's worth noting that Cook, in an interview with Kara Swisher, The New York Times, stated that he had never spoken with Musk, but has great admiration for and respect for Tesla.Update: Elon Musk denies the contents of the book in a tweet. He calls it "false" and "boring".
