Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple's CEO: Apple's Future Bright or Apple, Goodnight?
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2011/08/25 15:48:46
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Steve Jobs' position as CEO of Apple has been up in the air for years due to his frequent long-term visits to the hospital to battle the effects of pancreatic cancer.
The inevitable has finally arrived.
Late on Wednesday the tech guru announced his immediate resignation, and his letter of resignation was quickly made available for his adoring fans.
You can read the whole thing here, but it's pretty straightforward. He knew the day would come, it's been a great ride, thank you, thank you, goodbye. (Something like that.)
So what lies in store for Apple now that Jobs will no longer be spearheading the operation?
Apple Insider reports that a "long-term strategy" has already been well-established, and Tim Cook, who will be succeeding Jobs, has served as the company's CEO three times, for months at a time, while Jobs was in the hospital.
Cook was originally hired as Senior Vice President for Worldwide Operations, but was promoted to chief operating officer in 2007.
Though many expect the transition to go smoothly, Apple stocks plummeted 7 percent as soon as the announcement was made. But Jobs will still be on the board, so it's not like he'll have his eyes completely off the game.
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The inevitable has finally arrived.
Late on Wednesday the tech guru announced his immediate resignation, and his letter of resignation was quickly made available for his adoring fans.
You can read the whole thing here, but it's pretty straightforward. He knew the day would come, it's been a great ride, thank you, thank you, goodbye. (Something like that.)
So what lies in store for Apple now that Jobs will no longer be spearheading the operation?
Apple Insider reports that a "long-term strategy" has already been well-established, and Tim Cook, who will be succeeding Jobs, has served as the company's CEO three times, for months at a time, while Jobs was in the hospital.
Cook was originally hired as Senior Vice President for Worldwide Operations, but was promoted to chief operating officer in 2007.
Though many expect the transition to go smoothly, Apple stocks plummeted 7 percent as soon as the announcement was made. But Jobs will still be on the board, so it's not like he'll have his eyes completely off the game.
Check back on Friday for the results of this question and a few others in our new Web series with Spike.com. And while you're at it, watch last week's Poll Position episode -- powered by SodaHead!
Top Opinion
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giggity giggity 2011/08/25 21:58:01
I wish Steve Jobs the best.
Cook is no Steve Jobs. Nobody is. Apple will still be successful. Steve has set them on a course - and infused enough of himself into the company, that it will continue to innovate and make products that people love.
But if Steve could be with Apple over the next 10 years - Apple would be bigger and more successful than it will be without him.
Unless, of course, Google's already taken it!
I predict Steve Jobs will be dead in the next 3 months.
Apple is not even started to expand its horizons. Look out PC's and TV.
but the-WORLD because america or usa", is only able to account for itself
I am just noticing how it is that after all these years, americans havent quite set the way of populating in a uniforming organised way, which ensures rights and civil-code etceteras,
even TECH-nology has found a way of being some economical bite, that needs to find a way to unify itself that It would accord for the purpose thereabouts...
a new "Doer in the office is[=] business [!!!yeaAH