Jobs out as CEO

[s44]

every news site on the planet, including here

The Apple forum can't have all the fun, can it?

(I'm hoping for a troll-free discussion here, but odds are bad.)

(Dare I crack a joke about failing at his final big project of suing Android out of existence? )

 

[pm]

I'm hoping for a troll-free discussion as well.

Moderator PM

 

[YoungGun21]

There goes the stock price tomorrow.

 

[mammador]

i have to say wow, i didn't see this coming (even if he has poor health).

But I can't see Apple changing much, why should they? If the general corporate strategy changes, Apple could lose market share, profitability, as well as employees who excelled in the Jobs-led paradigm. If it's not broken, don't fix it.

 

[Geekbabe]

My heart breaks for Mr Jobs and his family

 

[RobDickinson]

Everyone else saw this coming right? The guy is major sick, all the best to him. Apple should be fine but they have promoted Steve as the face of apple for ages. No one knows anyone else.

 

[SlitheryDee]

It had to come eventually. All I can say is that I'm curious to see how apple does without jobs at the helm. He seemed to be rather unique in how much success he brought to the company.

 

[lupi]

There goes the stock price tomorrow.

..

 

[theeedude]

He quit because the Touchpad outsold the iPad last weekend

 

[s44]

But I can't see Apple changing much, why should they? If the general corporate strategy changes, Apple could lose market share, profitability, as well as employees who excelled in the Jobs-led paradigm. If it's not broken, don't fix it.

Yeah, but the problem is, a big part of their strategy was "make the big moves Jobs wants".

Apple should certainly be able to keep iterating their current product lines, but without the frisson of the "next big thing" that Jobs was able to find/create/sell because of his vision/cult of personality/whatever, even the Apple faithful may find the lineups they're getting beginning to grow stale. That way lies irrelevance, sort of like Moto after the OG Droid...

 

[gsaldivar]

Jobs is a true visionary. It's truly unfortunate if his resignation is health-related. I've lost family members to cancer and wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. We all owe this man a debt of gratitude for redefining markets and pushing the envelope of technology. Even those who have never owned an Apple product, have likely benefited from technological advancements made by competitors in their efforts to match the success of Apple's own products.

 

[shortylickens]

He quit because the Touchpad outsold the iPad last weekend

STOP TROLLING!

















:awe:

 

[Oyeve]

Wow. Real bummer. Hope he gets better. I also hope apple doesn't make shit like they did the last time he left.

 

[ponyo]

Jobs is a true visionary. It's truly unfortunate if his resignation is health-related. I've lost family members to cancer and wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. We all owe this man a debt of gratitude for redefining markets and pushing the envelope of technology. Even those who have never owned an Apple product, have likely benefited from technological advancements made by competitors in their efforts to match the success of Apple's own products.

This. Probably the greatest CEO the past 100 yrs.

 

[zoiks]

He was certainly revered by ifans and investors alike. When Apple was down in the dumps back in the early 90's, just his arrival as interim CEO to Apple made the stock market go crazy.

There goes the 'Magic'.

 

[badb0y]

This sucks . I guess he is very sick at this point.

 

[akugami]

Yeah, but the problem is, a big part of their strategy was "make the big moves Jobs wants".

Apple should certainly be able to keep iterating their current product lines, but without the frisson of the "next big thing" that Jobs was able to find/create/sell because of his vision/cult of personality/whatever, even the Apple faithful may find the lineups they're getting beginning to grow stale. That way lies irrelevance, sort of like Moto after the OG Droid...

Jobs has a knack for implementing the right mix of features in a product to make it sell. He is a visionary and many who hate Apple hate to acknowledge that.

I think Apple should be fine for the next few years, and not even because of $70 billion in the bank. I think upper management and the board saw this long ago and have prepared for it so it's no big shock to the decision makers at Apple. His resignation letter also makes mention of a succession plan, which Apple previously denied existed.

The other thing is that Apple is largely a design driven company and they have some great designers employed. This should allow them to continue to drive products with new designs. I mean, let's face it, most of Apple's products aren't new tech wise. They're extremely well designed with the right mix of technologies to make them hit products. Love them or hate them, that's how Apple has been run in recent years.

And Jobs will remain an Apple employee, presumably more active than Woz. He also wants to remain as Chairman of the Board. So he'll still be active in some capacity. Likely shaping some of the overall strategy and overseeing some of the new products while Tim Cook does the day-to-day grunt work.

 

[railer]

This sucks . I guess he is very sick at this point.

Yes it does suck. I'm not even an Apple fanboy, but I just watched a CNBC special on Jobs and Apple, and he did a great job with that company. I hope he's OK.

 

[Mopetar]

He quit because the Touchpad outsold the iPad last weekend

Thought this thread was going to be depressing, but this made me smile

Everyone knows that he's been sick for a while, but hopefully he isn't saying goodbye for good.

 

[finbarqs]

google and microsoft can now breathe

but seriously, without apple, we would still be stuck in ugly looking, extremely difficult to use gadgets! Who knew that if you put a nice looking gadget, make it functional, intuitive, it would sell millions and become the benchmark of the industry?

 

[ponyo]

And Jobs will remain an Apple employee, presumably more active than Woz. He also wants to remain as Chairman of the Board. So he'll still be active in some capacity. Likely shaping some of the overall strategy and overseeing some of the new products while Tim Cook does the day-to-day grunt work.

I give Jobs 3 months til he dies. This is death news not for Apple but for Jobs.

 

[zoiks]

I give Jobs 3 months til he dies. This is death news not for Apple but for Jobs.

I don't like Jobs. But I wish him and his health well.

 

[Geekbabe]

I give Jobs 3 months til he dies. This is death news not for Apple but for Jobs.

I suspect it will be a lot sooner than that unfortunately

 

[ponyo]

I suspect it will be a lot sooner than that unfortunately

He's so young too. That's the sad part. It always seem like the best get taken early.

 

[smartpatrol]

My plan has been to buy Apple stock the day after Jobs dies, and sell it the day after the iPhone 5 is announced. Looks like this can still happen.