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Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple

A.Nonymous said:
I'll never knock a guy for not giving. It's his money. He worked hard for it. He earned it honestly. If he chooses to stuff it in his mattress and sleep on it, that's his business.

Don't get me wrong, I applaud Gates and anyone else who chooses to give money away. It's certainly a noble undertaking and I don't knock them for it either. I'm not going to criticize someone for keeping all the money they worked hard for though.
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I very much agree.
 
Bob Maxey said:
A few comments.

Jobs is not dead. Some people on other lists want a national 'Dress like Steve Jobs Day" to honor him. They act as though he has died. He simply left Apple for medical reasons and has been replaced by Tim Cook. It happens all the time.

Steve is not necessarily leaving Apple. He will likely influence Apple for some time to come. I certainly wish him well, but I suspect he will still be a powerfully influence on Apple, even though he is officially resigned.

I expect until Steve Jobs passes on, he will be an important player at Apple. Tim Cook's Consigliere, if you will.

Now, when Mr. Jobs dies, what happens then? Will Jobs be completely forgotten when it comes to profits and the bottom line? Or is Mr. Jobs the one CEO that will rule Apple from the grave. Like no Flash forever and only one phone model per year Vs. a large corporate mentality that wants to make Apple into just another technology company by releasing a phone a month that runs Flash.
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I don't know about that. It would seem to me that he has left to focus on health issues and certainly no one can blame him for that. The man has had cancer for a few years now and I don't think anyone would be shocked and surprised to read his eulogy in the next year or so. That will be a true tragic loss for the tech world.

Part of me wonders if Jobs title is more for show than anything now. Wozniak is technically still employed by Apple, but has done nothing at all for them for decades.

I think Apple, more than any other company, is one that reflects it's CEO's personality to the core. It's highly secretive and values marketing to the extreme. Jobs is the force behind that company in a very real way. Who knows, maybe Cook is a visionary as well. Then again, maybe he's just another Ballmer.
 
Wow, he could be quite close too death alright :(

I was just thinking there that our then finance minister was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2009. He died two months ago. He seemed fine for ages and continued in his job. Even ran for party leader around Christmas. The government lost the election in February and he was dead four months later (52). Pancreatic cancer has a high fatality rate too. Poor man
 
He became Chairman of the Board. He didn't step down, he sat down. If he doesn't like what Tim Cook is doing he can motion for a vote on his dismissal. Apple will still be under Jobs' guidance till the day he dies.
 
Drhyde said:
He became Chairman of the Board. He didn't step down, he sat down. If he doesn't like what Tim Cook is doing he can motion for a vote on his dismissal. Apple will still be under Jobs' guidance till the day he dies.
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Oh, I thought he got a Droid 3.
 
Drhyde said:
He became Chairman of the Board. He didn't step down, he sat down. If he doesn't like what Tim Cook is doing he can motion for a vote on his dismissal. Apple will still be under Jobs' guidance till the day he dies.
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Or until he becomes so ill he cannot function. He can still be removed. That will indeed be a sad day.
 
Drhyde said:
That would be the biggest scandal in the tech world just because Steve Jobs did it. That reminds me of the whole bogus article that Woz thought Android was better.
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That Android was stated to be better. ;)

Lies make great "journalism." :D

But our boy Mr. Jobs has had a close look at various Android devices, hands on, I hear. You have to know your competition, especially if you're formulating litigation against them. ;)
 
Bob Maxey said:
Or until he becomes so ill he cannot function. He can still be removed. That will indeed be a sad day.
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It will be a sad day from a personal level... but the corporation will survive without him. Maybe not as brash... maybe not as in-your-face... but if their products are good then they'll survive.
 
Frisco said:
That Android was stated to be better. ;)

Lies make great "journalism." :D

But our boy Mr. Jobs has had a close look at various Android devices, hands on, I hear. You have to know your competition, especially if you're formulating litigation against them. ;)
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"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"

If I was Steve Jobs, I'd definitely have a few Android phones around for a research POV. I'd have someone else quietly purchase them for me though :)
 
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