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Steve Jobs resigns as CEO, named chairman
Reuters ^
| August 24, 2011
Posted on 08/24/2011 3:57:03 PM PDT by bd476
Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs on Wednesday resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc in a stunning move at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: apple; stevejobs
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posted on
08/24/2011 3:57:07 PM PDT
by
bd476
To: bd476
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posted on
08/24/2011 3:59:55 PM PDT
by
Empireoftheatom48
(Tag line under construction, please mind the gap!!)
To: bd476
Apple shares down 5.6% after hours.
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:00:34 PM PDT
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: bd476
Just saw this, too.
Thanks for all the hard work, Steve, and get yourself ready for all that awaits!
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:00:56 PM PDT
by
Yossarian
("All the charm of Nixon. All the competency of Carter." - SF Chronicle comment post on Obama)
To: bd476
I really hoped I wouldn’t see this day so soon. He really is a visionary and his ability to create has changed our world in so many ways. I will be praying for him!
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:02:02 PM PDT
by
FarRightFanatic
(It wasn't an election. It was a socialist coup.)
To: Yossarian; Empireoftheatom48; Zhang Fei
Yes, it is sad news considering the company always had his signature all over it in the form of his creative ideas, hard work and diligence from the very beginning.
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:05:07 PM PDT
by
bd476
To: FarRightFanatic
FarRightFanatic wrote: "I really hoped I wouldn't see this day so soon. He really is a visionary and his ability to create has changed our world in so many ways. I will be praying for him!"
Well said! And prayers are an excellent idea.
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:07:57 PM PDT
by
bd476
To: bd476
The guy’s only 56, and he’s about to buy the farm. Sad...
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:13:37 PM PDT
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: bd476
Your post beat mine by a few minutes :)
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:15:08 PM PDT
by
reegs
To: All
He's been on a medical leave of absence since January 17th.
I wish him and his family the best.
To: bd476
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:15:38 PM PDT
by
Leroy S. Mort
(Fiat justitia ruat caelum)
To: newzjunkey
Like him or not, you can’t deny that Steve Jobs is a visionary - a type we don’t see much of anymore - and he’s made a significant impact on our world. Prayers going out to a giant of a man.
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:17:37 PM PDT
by
reegs
To: bd476
***Well said! And prayers are an excellent idea.***
I agree. Prayers up.
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:17:58 PM PDT
by
kitkat
(Obama, rope and chains)
To: bd476
I am typing this from my iPhone right now. He has done so much for the company and I hope his health improves so he can come back, although it doesn’t look good.
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:18:15 PM PDT
by
10thAmendmentGuy
("[Drug] crusaders cannot accept the fact that they are not God." -Thomas Sowell)
To: bd476; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; Airwinger; Aliska; ...
Steve jobs resign thread. But there's an earlier thread already going —PING!POST COMMENTS ON THIS THREAD, PLEASE!
Apple !
Please, No Flame Wars,
Discuss technical issues, software, and hardware.
Don't attack people!
Don't respond to the Anti-Apple Thread Trolls!
PLEASE IGNORE THEM!!!
If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:20:01 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft product "insult" free zone.)
To: bd476
iPhone is my first apple device. And, his innovation and vision for user experience are forever etched into my life. Feel very sad reading this news as it means his end may be nearer than ever before.
To: bd476
Whoa. Prayers up. Too young.
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:26:48 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(SP/XX12: Time to beat the swords of government tyranny into the plowshares of freedom.)
To: bd476
Jobs has made a huge impact and will be missed.
Will Woz ever come back?
I am not sure what he has been up to lately.
To: Zhang Fei; reegs; newzjunkey; Leroy S. Mort; kitkat; 10thAmendmentGuy; Swordmaker; Yossarian; ...
Pancreatic cancer is the worst. My prayers are extended for Steve Jobs and his family. Here's a very short excerpt of some newly added paragraphs from Reuters:
" ...Apple shares were suspended from trade before the announcement. They had gained 0.7 percent to close at $376.18.
The pancreatic cancer survivor and industry icon, who has been on medical leave for an undisclosed condition since January 17, will be replaced by COO and longtime heir apparent Tim Cook..."
End excerpt. Read the rest of the story Steve Jobs resigns from Apple, Cook becomes CEO
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:28:51 PM PDT
by
bd476
To: bd476
This really hurts. Steve— stay with us! Damn...
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posted on
08/24/2011 4:30:05 PM PDT
by
agooga
(Struggling every day to be worthy of their sacrifice.)
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