Goodbye Steve – Thanks for all the Fishes…
To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
“I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.”
Steve
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This is really sad news. I hope that Steve will get healthier but honestly I feel that this is not going to be good…
Apple without Steve will probably become just another average electronic maker
E.
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larrypollock Reply:
August 29th, 2011 at 9:39 am
I don’t think it’s good either. But I do think the roadmap has been set and laid down by Steve and his team for the next 5 years at a minimum. I don’t expect much change for this time frame. After that we will see if the team, including the newly locked in Tim Cook who just got over $300 million in stock options if he stays until 2021, can keep the vision going.
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I was watching the stock for Apple during the time right before, during, and after Jobs left his position. It only varied by a few dollars and is rising up again. Jobs will still oversee things at Apple, it’s not like hes gone for good.
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larrypollock Reply:
September 12th, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Tim Cook has been running things for many years now on a day to day basis. I think we all hope that Steve Jobs will be around for many years to come as a keeper of the vision. Sometimes worry he is more ill than we know.
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It was really a sad news about the health of Steve and seems it is bad. I was also watching the stock for Apple during the time right before, during, and after Jobs left his position. It only varied by a few dollars and is rising up again.
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