As Apple makes moves like a massive $100 billion share buyback and relaxes its traditionally granular focus to launch new product categories, the company’s famed “Think Different” mentality built by Steve Jobs is taking on a new meaning under CEO Tim Cook.

That’s the thesis of a Wall Street Journal piece that parses the differences in leadership between the two Apple chiefs, highlighting its largest acquisition since 1997 when it paid $3 billion to buy Beats Electronics Co. and the simmering down…