Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few days, you must have heard that Steve Jobs abruptly stepped down from his job at Apple earlier this week citing health reasons. Instead of dwindling into more speculation and unneeded (and sometimes downright disgusting) gossip, let's instead look back at some of Jobs' greatest accomplishments with the help of an infographic.
Despite the shock which surrounded the exit of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the signs that the man responsible for bringing Apple to the top would be stepping down from duty have been lurking since he took a medical leave in January of this year, leaving Tim Cook in charge of proceedings immediately after resignation.
Today’s biggest news was Steven Paul Steve Jobs announcing his formal resignation from the post of CEO, Apple in an official press release. The news came as a big surprise leaving many devout Apple followers wondering about the future of Apple as an institute for innovation in digital and consumer electronics.
In a month many had predicted to be dominated by news about the iPhone 5 and OS X Lion, Apple's board of directors has unexpectedly announced that Steve Jobs has stepped down from Apple as CEO and will be replaced by Tim Cook, Apple's current COO. Meanwhile, Jobs will be the chairman of the board.
It's no secret that Apple has never been closer to releasing a new iPhone, yet the company has never commented on it publicly. However, Steve Jobs itself seems to have been engaging in 'secret meetings' with China Mobile executives to bring the device to the network.
According to well-known publisher Barnes & Noble, Steve Jobs' very own approved biography will be officially available on November 21st, 2011, instead of the previously announced date of March 23rd 2012. The reason for this change is unclear, but it brings us a few months closer to Jobs’ biography.
According to an anonymous report, Apple's board of directors might be unofficially planning on replacing Steve Jobs, who've been Apple's savior and CEO since 1997. This departure would follow Jobs' medical leave which has been in place for months, although Jobs has remained actively working for the company at a reduced capacity.
Steve Jobs and his black turtleneck, blue jeans and sneakers have become a bit of a meme these days. We're racking our brains right now, and we can't actually remember a public appearance from the Apple CEO and co-founder where he hasn't been wearing his trademark outfit.
Steve Jobs is one of the most private 'celebrity' CEOs in the tech industry, if not of any industry going. For a man that's so popular and so wealthy he isn't one for letting people behind the closed doors of his life, which makes it even more surprising that the man behind Apple has allowed an authorized biography to be written about him, and it's now available for pre-order.
If you're a regular reader of this site, you're probably aware that Apple's WWDC will take place next week, starting on Monday, June 6th. Apple is now dressing up the Moscone Center, a convention center where the conference will take place.
