Some say this marks an "end of an era," and what a time it was. Steve Jobs officially resigned on Wednesday from Apple. In his first demonstration of Apple's Macintosh, the opening speech and introduction of numerous definitive iPad 2, knows that innovation and knows how to do it right. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, "all good things come to an end."
"I always said that if ever there came a day when I could no longer fulfill my duties and expectations as CEO of Apple, I'd be the first to let you know," he writes. "Unfortunately This day will come. "
This may not come as a complete surprise to some, it has long been said that Steve is a struggle for a certain disease for some time. In January, announced that it will take sick leave of absence, but he returned to Apple made public, and the iPad 2
What happens then? Apparently, he attended the Board of Directors to perform their "succession plan", which mainly includes the appointment, now the company's chief operating officer, Tim Cook, the new CEO. Cook with Apple since 1998 and was vice president of Compaq, the first corporate marketing materials. Even this is not the first time deal Cook, Apple when he was transferred to an interim head several times, after the occupation had surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2004 and 2009, a liver transplant.
While Jobs has resigned as CEO, it will not completely leave Apple. Then he was elected as its Chairman, with Cook joins. The effects of the resignation hit from Apple when they were down 7%, but raised by 2% after.
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