Comments on: Can Tim Cook Keep Apple Afloat In Steve Jobs’ Absence? http://techland.time.com/2011/01/18/can-tim-cook-keep-apple-afloat-in-steve-jobs-absence/ News and reviews from the world of gadgets, gear, apps and the web Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:26:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: crichton007 http://techland.time.com/2011/01/18/can-tim-cook-keep-apple-afloat-in-steve-jobs-absence/comment-page-1/#comment-15669 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:36:53 +0000 https://timenerdworld.wordpress.com/?p=63610#comment-15669 @charlieromeobravo True enough but if SJ’s last leave from Apple proved the company will not end with him gone. Long term they won’t be exactly the same but they won’t end up like Dell or (heaven forbid) HP. Apple has a culture of innovation and even with 100% less of Jobs things will largely be the same.

]]> By: charlieromeobravo http://techland.time.com/2011/01/18/can-tim-cook-keep-apple-afloat-in-steve-jobs-absence/comment-page-1/#comment-15664 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:24:17 +0000 https://timenerdworld.wordpress.com/?p=63610#comment-15664 “So Steve Jobs appears to have a positive affect on Apple stock while he’s in charge (or when he comes back from a leave of absence) and a negative affect on the stock when he initially goes on a leave of absence.”

I don’t think that anyone would have assumed any different if they hadn’t seen the data but were asked to guess the answer. The problem is that Jobs IS Apple as far as the general public is concerned. Most people couldn’t name another person at Apple outside of Jobs. His personality looms large over the whole company even if he is basically just doing product development now. He is considered Apple’s single handed savior and there’s no perception of an Apple beyond Jobs.

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