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Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of AppleFollow

#1 Aug 24 2011 at 5:57 PM Rating: Good
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http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/08/24/steve-jobs-resigns-as-apple-ceo/ O_o

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August 24, 2011–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.

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#2 Aug 24 2011 at 6:05 PM Rating: Good
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It's official, Jobs is dying.
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#3 Aug 24 2011 at 6:09 PM Rating: Good
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I feel sorry for him. He's going to seem so foolish now, what with his last name being Jobs and him not having one.
#4 Aug 24 2011 at 8:21 PM Rating: Good
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#6 Aug 24 2011 at 10:31 PM Rating: Excellent
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I saw this on the news and the first thing my wife says is "Who is this ******?".
#7 Aug 24 2011 at 11:09 PM Rating: Excellent
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#8 Aug 25 2011 at 12:53 AM Rating: Excellent
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So, it'd probably be in bad taste for me to send a condolences card("Sorry the place you work for is going under") and a bunch of applications to a guy I know who works in an Apple store, right?
#10 Aug 25 2011 at 5:45 AM Rating: Good
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The One and Only Poldaran wrote:
So, it'd probably be in bad taste for me to send a condolences card("Sorry the place you work for is going under") and a bunch of applications to a guy I know who works in an Apple store, right?



Sounds like the best plan to me.
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#11 Aug 25 2011 at 6:11 AM Rating: Decent
All that power and money don't mean much when the Grim reaper is knocking at the door.
#12 Aug 25 2011 at 7:10 AM Rating: Excellent
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All that power and money don't mean much when the Grim reaper is knocking at the door.
Money never helps when it comes to affording medical treatment.
#13 Aug 25 2011 at 7:11 AM Rating: Good
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Good, maybe the new guy will realize the value in opening up their OS so we can install it on our own hardware.
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Tailmon wrote:
All that power and money don't mean much when the Grim reaper is knocking at the door.
Money never helps when it comes to affording medical treatment.
It's pretty useless to the people you leave behind, too.
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#15 Aug 25 2011 at 2:28 PM Rating: Decent
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Can't wait to see their stock prices plummet. I mean, look at the hits it took when he was just getting treatment. Now he's out of the picture all together? Yaay no more smug iPhone users.
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#16 Aug 26 2011 at 6:49 PM Rating: Decent
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Tyrrant wrote:
I saw this on the news and the first thing my wife says is "Who is this ******?".

Your wife should probably pay more attention to the news.

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Can't wait to see their stock prices plummet. I mean, look at the hits it took when he was just getting treatment. Now he's out of the picture all together? Yaay no more smug iPhone users.

Yup, stocks are sure plummeting when they're up on the day by ~2.6%.

Jobs hasn't been running Apple for the past six months, during which the company recorded it's best fiscal quarter ever.

Love all the Apple hate around here. It's really, really funny.
#17 Aug 26 2011 at 7:02 PM Rating: Excellent
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Yaay no more smug iPhone users.

Yeah, really. They remind me of British atheists.
#18 Aug 27 2011 at 12:30 AM Rating: Good
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Love all the Apple hate around here. It's really, really funny.
To be fair, some of us don't really hate Apple. We've just had bad experiences with Apple users. Smiley: tongue




My only real opinion on Apple itself is that its products are overpriced. Like Alienware.
#19 Aug 27 2011 at 1:54 AM Rating: Good
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Poking fun at a ridiculous (though successful) company isn't hatred so much as a sign of internet boredom.

Edited, Aug 27th 2011 2:56am by Allegory
#20 Aug 27 2011 at 1:22 PM Rating: Good
Allegory wrote:
Poking fun at a ridiculous (though successful) company isn't hatred so much as a sign of internet boredom.

Edited, Aug 27th 2011 2:56am by Allegory


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#21 Sep 14 2011 at 9:05 PM Rating: Default
can any one tell why did he resign ?
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