Addressing a large group of mainly private shareholders at the meeting, Mr Cook -- sitting on a highstool, and dressed in a black shirt and jeans -- defended Apple's growth rate and recent performance.
Behind the bar: the Guinness tap, the Smithwicks tap, the lager taps, the line of optics, the neatly stacked rows of glasses, and a highstool that sat by a wee slit of window that had a view across the water toward Mweelrea.