NY1 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Breaking News : Steve Jobs Steps down from running day to day operations at Apple. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/01/14/app...ave-of-absence/ "Team, I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought. In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June. I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan. I look forward to seeing all of you this summer. Steve" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathachew Veteran Posted January 14, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 14, 2009 Here's a source: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...;show_article=1 Edit: Nevermind, OP included one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 This is huge. Get well soon, Steve. Seems rather serious. Shades of 2004 with Tim Cook again taking the helm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Kompressor Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 whoa! well I guess it's getting so demanding for him...balance time with Apple, health and his family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Oh no! Wish Steve a speedy recovery :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Nice work in snagging this, Ron21. Thanks! Got here before it got some other Apple-related sites. Prepare for a huge thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercellus Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 That's sad to hear, I hope that Steve makes a full recovery. I am sure that Tim Cook will do a good job in managing Apple's day-to-day operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 whoa! well I guess it's getting so demanding for him...balance time with Apple, health and his family... The fear is that these "complications" might be something more serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Hopefully he will get better eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 That's sad to hear, I hope that Steve makes a full recovery. I am sure that Tim Cook will do a good job in managing Apple's day-to-day operations. Well he's already proven his mettle back in 2004. Still, I hope this won't be a long-term move. Should be on the Main News page, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathachew Veteran Posted January 14, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 14, 2009 Well he's already proven his mettle back in 2004. Still, I hope this won't be a long-term move. Should be on the Main News page, IMHO. Already is: https://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/01/14/s...eave-of-absence :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Waiting for Apple's stock to drop in...3...2...1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad. Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 :/ Damn. Hope everything turns out fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Here's what's rather reassuring, though I hope not just as stock-related damage control: As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan. I look forward to seeing all of you this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin. Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Damn! I hope he makes a speedy recovery soon, and wish him all the best with everything in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 i wonder how apple and their future inovations will be like without steve jobs at the help :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 i wonder how apple and their future inovations will be like without steve jobs at the help :/ His vision is shared by his team. The culture at Apple, as far as we can tell now, is very much in line with Jobs' vision. Pretty much all the talent is at Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 God who cares, im sick of all this sucking up to Apple like its the 2nd coming of Christ, no one would care if the CEO of Intel or Nvidia stepped down. Yes its sad that hes got health issues but people are making far too big a deal of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted January 14, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 14, 2009 This really is sad to hear! :( I hope Steve comes back stronger than ever in June :p I always loved his keynotes and everything and he is a fantastic CEO! He has made Apple really! I would be sad if he ever had to fully step down from being CEO :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 God who cares, im sick of all this sucking up to Apple like its the 2nd coming of Christ, no one would care if the CEO of Intel or Nvidia stepped down.Yes its sad that hes got health issues but people are making far too big a deal of it. Steve Jobs is a special case. Without him computing would still be in the Dark Ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Steve Jobs is a special case. Without him computing would still be in the Dark Ages. Are you kidding me? Computing would also be in the Dark Ages without Bill Gates, Gordon Moore and the founders of Google, among many, many others. Steve Jobs is just another player among many important individuals in the history of computing. Yes, it's sad that Steve Jobs is temporarily leaving Apple (until June), but honestly, he is not some sort of God or superhuman. If he was to die tomorrow, Apple would be fine. They would continue to operate a very successful and profitable corporation. Frankly, maybe with Steve Jobs gone for the time being, the MacBook will see FireWire return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Steve Jobs is a special case. Without him computing would still be in the Dark Ages. How so? Windows marketshare is approx 90%, is Steve Jobs that much of a prophet to you that you think he would influence anything like large? Either way i dont want to turn this into an argument, i just feel that Mac fans take stuff like this WAYYYY OTT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 It's all a conspiracy. First Gates steps down as CEO to focus on his "philanthropy" and now Jobs steps down because of "medical conditions". They probably bought an island somewhere in the Pacific and are going to disappear there and laugh at the rest of the world that made them the wealthy men they are... :shiftyninja: :p All jokes aside I hope they figure out what's ailing him and he gets well soon. -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denholm Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Sad to hear Steve's health hasn't improved. Hope he is able to recover as quickly as possible. All the best to Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fix-this! Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 i knew he was probably sicker than he let on ! between him and partick swayze i don't expect to hear good news sometime this year ! :( Steve Jobs is a special case. Without him computing would still be in the Dark Ages. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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