There was a time when I was convinced that the end of Steve Jobs’s tenure as Apple’s CEO would be the moment I cashed in my tech journalism credentials and walked away.
Because Jobs is that rare thing: a visionary who excelled at both business and showmanship. It sometimes seemed to me as though...
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The greatest fallacy in the story of Steve Jobs stepping down as Apple CEO, the one you’ll find in endless media reports, is this: In 1985 after Steve Jobs left Apple, the company went on a downhill slide that led it to the brink of bankruptcy. Therefore, the Apple of 2011 is at risk of doing the sa...
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Tim Cook launches the Verizon iPhone earlier this year.With the resignation of Steve Jobs as CEO on Wednesday, Tim Cook, long seen as “the operations guy” at Apple, must prove he is capable of taking full charge of the company.
Cook was viewed by some as a natural successor to Jobs. In his role a...
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Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's CEO on Wednesday and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook was named as his replacement. Jobs will remain with the company as chairman of the board.
Following are some highlights and key events in Jobs' career at Apple thus far.
1971 -- Meets Steve Wozniak, with ...
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Apple's newest CEO has a tough act to follow. But in turning to chief operating officer Tim Cook to replace Steve Jobs in the wake of the latter’s resignation Wednesday, Apple's board of directors has chosen a familiar face with a proven track record with the company.
Cook is no stranger to the ...
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Here is the text of a letter sent by Steve Jobs to Apple employees, as he announced his resignation as Apple’s CEO on Wednesday.
To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if th...
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If you thought Apple would just dash off its iPhone 5 commercial at the last moment, then you don’t know Apple, my friend. Meanwhile, the Netherlands weighs in on the Apple vs. Samsung case, iTunes gains share for digital movie downloads, and Windows 8 provides more information than you require. Sta...
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Ah, the iPod classic; the neglected member of the iPod family. It bears no clip, it doesn’t run apps, and it’s the only iPod that still uses a fragile, spinning hard drive. But it’s still chugging along like that old Volvo that won’t give up after 150,000 miles. A direct descendant of the very first...
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