Steve Jobs resigns from Apple
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I wonder if he's giving himself time to pop the golden parachute. However, resign? That usually carries some negative connotations with it. Retire would have made me right this off. I wonder if the board outed him. Well, I'll read the article and find out.
I wonder how the market strategy for Apple will go now?
Anyways, this is pretty surreal. I sure didn't see it coming.
Anyways, this is pretty surreal. I sure didn't see it coming.
Haha, I read this thread immediately after I read this [http://twitter.com/#!/stephenfry/statuses/106506685304160256]
I really don't care though. I've never bought an apple product.
I really don't care though. I've never bought an apple product.
I think the guy who designs and came up with he ideas for many of the apple products is still working though (I forget his name, in any case the scrolling wheel and slide menus were all him too), so I don't think the products will take a hit.
I don't think Apply will stay being so popular though, without their Cult Leader the consumers will be lost and confused.
I don't think Apply will stay being so popular though, without their Cult Leader the consumers will be lost and confused.
I really hope he's not doing this because they are about to introduce a really unpopular terms and agreement policy. If that's why, then he probably just wants to stay in a position of power without taking the full force of the shit storm. I doubt this would happen, I'm just thinking "What If?" I'm sure the company will be fine. They have a good marketing formula going, and I'm sure they'll stick with it.
If anyone here watches the Apple keynotes you'll notice Steve did less talking than he normally does in the new ones. He was obviously trying to get the company and the audience comfortable without him. Plus Steve probably left Apple with plans for the next 20 years. Stocks will go down, yes. Then Apple will announce the next iPhone and the stocks will go back up and all will be good. I have faith in Apple. It's not going downhill anytime soon.
the stocks are going to fall for the next few weeks and then it would recover or the company could go on freefall and send the market in bigger economic depression.
im pretty sure is going to be the first one.
and he is still on the board of directors and if something bad happens he will likely comebac as ceo.
im pretty sure is going to be the first one.
and he is still on the board of directors and if something bad happens he will likely comebac as ceo.
Wasn't he in quite a bad way health wise? Maybe it's got worse, or am I thinking of the wrong guy?
Here I was expecting him to get fired again. Perhaps he did resign before the axe inevitably came.
Not like it's a bad thing for him. He still has his position on Disney's board, as well as this chairman spot with Apple. He just reduced his position from a seat of command to a seat of strong influence.
I'm hoping this brings about some progression with Apple instead of the walking in sludge it has been doing under his thumb.
Not like it's a bad thing for him. He still has his position on Disney's board, as well as this chairman spot with Apple. He just reduced his position from a seat of command to a seat of strong influence.
I'm hoping this brings about some progression with Apple instead of the walking in sludge it has been doing under his thumb.
Can we please not turn this thread into another tech flame war?Abandon4093 said:
Personally I am sad to see Steve go, but his health has been in decline for a while now so it's not surprising. He'll most likely have a big influence on the company as chairman of the board, it's just that he won't be the "face" of Apple anymore. I expect stocks to drop a bit, but Apple's got a strong product lineup, they'll pull through somehow (for a few years at least)
Meh. I'm pretty sure the only reason Apple took Jobs back to begin with was to establish a tie to Disney via Pixar.