Posted on 08/24/2011 3:55:06 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
Edited on 08/25/2011 5:41:39 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
again?
not an apple fan but I do hope it is not health issues.
dittos. he will be remembered as the guy who brought us personal computing.
Now maybe I will be able to get a decent flash player for my Ipad.
Hopefully he will get a chance to smell the roses for a while. I might disagree with his politics but his performance with Apple over the past 15 years is legendary. Taking Apple from where it was in 1997 to where it is today is probably the greatest performance of a CEO in the history of business. I do wish him well.
I say this as a PC user for business, but an iPhone/iPod/iTunes junkie since they all came to market in the last decade.
Sun
but what about....never mind.
the more I think about it the more not good news this is for him.
but what about....never mind.
the more I think about it the more not good news this is for him.
I’ve been thinking for a while, about what new products
can Apple introduce now? Washing machines with perty iPad-like
screens? Flat screen 4D TV sets? Smell-o-rama for home?
I am series. Have there been rumors about new toys?
I haven’t hoid any! An end of an aira, or what?
I pray for his family and friends as I know how difficult this will be for them. Cancer is a cruel and awful thing to endure not only for the patient but the entire family.
May God be with them all...
What the heck?!!
What is he thinking??
Guess his time’s getting small. Hope he’s ready.
Many have said he is just a disgusting, mean person.
just another sign of the times folks. enjoy!
I hope that he has a chance to work as Chairman, and Cook as CEO, long enough to ride through the transient hiccup that is inevitable in the next week or so.
Any fool who thinks that Apple is doomed by this change, hasn't been paying attention the past 5 years. Jobs has been easing himself out of the position of "only guy who can run Apple" for many years. They'll do fine.
That what they said when he first stepped down in the 90s.
Leaving for a government gig?
That would explain those rumors of a new “Dept. of Jobs”...
“Any fool who thinks that Apple is doomed by this change, hasn’t been paying attention the past 5 years. Jobs has been easing himself out of the position of “only guy who can run Apple” for many years. They’ll do fine.”
I’m not sure where this has manifested itself in any media outlet or from Apple’s fans.
Apple has done nothing to show that this company is a separate and independent entity from Jobs.
They sucked royal before he came back and lacked focus when he was on medical leave.
Once he is officially done with the company, they are going to be in some serious trouble, and they all know this.
Ummm, so what? The CEO executes at the pleasure of the Board, to increase the value of the company. Damn few Apple stockholders are complaining about the performance the past few years while Cook has been running it. His sexuality has nothing to do with his ability to be CEO.
> Many have said he is just a disgusting, mean person.
Ummm, so what? As CEO, Jobs was no bluebird of happiness either. He was imperial, arbitrary, harsh, judgmental, and many other very unpleasant things. OTOH, he was RIGHT nearly all the time, and successful, and that's what counts. Cook probably runs the company in a similar vein... so what? In this business, nice CEOs rarely succeed.
You're welcome to your opinion, of course, but methinks you've got some Apple envy. You might want to reflect on that, or not, as you wish. Cheers!
Well, you may be right, or I may be right, or it may be somewhere in between. Time will tell, and since I expect to be watching and commenting on FR for many years yet, we'll have an opportunity to see how it plays out.
The current heights of the Apple stock value will take a hit, of course, but they would have plateaued anyway eventually. No reasonable person would expect it to keep rising -- at current rates -- forever. I expect it to drop twice, once in the next few days, and again when Jobs passes away. And of course the Apple fanboys will mourn his shift of responsibilities, and his eventual demise, just as any acolytes mourn the passing of their idol. So what, they are a tiny fraction of the people who buy and enjoy and respect Apple products.
I think Apple will recover from the (dual) shocks and continue on. Will it be the same? Of course not. Was Microsoft the same after Gates left? No. So what?
Anyway, we'll have a chance to see, and I don't feel like arguing about it. I acknowledge your opinion respectfully, and we can take another look in 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, etc.
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