Day one on the job as CEO and Tim Cook has already set the stage for his tenure leading Cupertino’s finest. In an email released this morning, he lead off by saying, “Apple is not going to change” and that “we are going to continue to make the best products in the world”. He also confirmed Steve Jobs new role as Chairman, a position which will provide guidance and inspiration for the company. While the future of Apple’s products remains in peril, addressing concerns out the gate is a great way to start.
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The news that Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO is shocking in a way but not surprising. Back in January when Jobs announced that he was to take a second leave of absence on medical grounds, I wrote a piece called “Steve Jobs and how Apple will work without him“. It was premature than and is still a little premature now with Jobs remaining as Apple’s chairman but I stick by its conclusion: Apple itself is Steve Jobs’ greatest product.
When Jobs took control of Apple again in 1997, he set about changing the company from a disorganised and unfocused entity into a machine for innovation. Products, even game changing ones like the iPhone or iPad, have relatively short life spans but in building his top team at Apple and propagating his business philosophy so throughly through the organisation, Steve Jobs has secured the company’s future. And we can thank The Beatles for that…
It’s a sad day for the tech world. Overnight, Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO. While he’ll remain involved with the company as chairman of Apple’s board, he’s permanently passing the top job to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, who was acting-CEO during Jobs’ medical absences.
The resignation suggests that this year’s iCloud keynote may have been the last chance to see the legendary Steve Jobs salesmanship in action. We’ll be bringing you more on the news throughout the morning but for the meantime we just wish technology’s most compelling character well. Read on for his resignation letter in full and share your thoughts in the comments.
Apple has said “no” again to shareholder demands that it publish a public succession plan for the day when Steve Jobs steps down permanently. Right now Steve Jobs is on medical leave indefinitely and Tim Cook is in the hot seat but shareholders want a clear public plan to say who’ll do that job for good…
At Apple’s earnings call this evening, Tim Cook, Apple COO and Steve Jobs stand-in, has said that he “cannot predict when the supply and demand will cross” for the iPhone 4. Cook said that there were still problems with getting enough iPhone 4 devices into the marketplace, and that it could not meet demand. Cook said: “I feel good about what we’ve been able to do with the iPhone 4, but it’s not enough. We have a significant backlog and are working around the clock to build more. I feel great that the demand for the iPhone 4 is so high, but can’t predict when supply will meet demand. The reaction from Verizon customers will be huge. I don’t want to give prediction when supply and demand will cross.”
Tim Cook, Apple COO and Steve Jobs’s stand in, has come out in attack of iPad competitors, and unsurprisingly, in favour of the iPad. Cook said that Android Honeycomb tablets were “vapour” for the moment, and Peter Oppenheimer, Apple CFO also confirmed that Apple are working on the iPad 2.
There’s being “on-brand” and then there’s being the brand itself. To all intents and purposes, Steve Jobs is Apple. But it hasn’t always been that way…
Steve Jobs has sent an email out to Apple staff announcing that he’ll be going on medical leave to “focus on his health”. It’s not clear what the cause of Jobs’ absence is yet, or how long he’ll be out. Click through for the full letter Steve Jobs sent out to Apple staff today…