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Jobs Resigns, Apple’s Stock Drops and RIM’s Goes Up?
Gauging the U.S. stock market’s like refereeing a game of psych-out, so caveat reader, but as short-term signals go, it looks like Apple’s misfortunes—say the world’s most illustrious CEO resigning—are not-so-disguised blessings for Research in Motion.
RIM shares surged more than 2% Thursday morning after the Blackberry …
Do We Really Care About Steve Jobs?
I was on my way to dinner last night when I read the news that Steve Jobs was resigning from his position as Apple’s CEO on Twitter. I don’t remember who said it first, exactly, but soon my stream was flooded with reports, rumors and retweets discussing his transition to Executive Chairman. Facebook? Essentially said the same thing.
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Steve Wozniak Calls Jobs ‘Best Business Leader of Our Time’
In an interview late Wednesday night, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak told Bloomberg News exactly what he thought about Steve Jobs. Known as Woz, Wozniak went on to wax poetic about the now-former Apple CEO, calling him the “best business leader of our time.”
While Woz acknowledged that he’s not personally close to the Apple CEO …
Watch a Young Steve Jobs Introduce the Original Macintosh
He had hair. Hear the music. The crowd’s going positively nuts. This is the moment that Steve Jobs unleashed the Macintosh out into the world, and sealed his fate as one of the most well-known CEOs to date. Larry who?
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Why Steve Jobs’ Resignation as CEO Isn’t the End of the World
It’s hard to imagine Apple without Steve Jobs. But with Apple stronger than it has ever been, this might have been the best time for Tim Cook to step in as its new CEO. The company is in a position where it can probably take the biggest of hits—including losing its star chief executive.
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Who Is Tim Cook and Can He Truly Replace Steve Jobs?
With news of Steve Jobs’ resignation from Apple, interim CEO Tim Cook now finds himself behind the wheel of the most valuable computer company in the world. Cook’s been deeply entrenched within Apple for well over a decade, so the company is seemingly in good hands.
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End of an Era: Apple’s Steve Jobs Steps Down, Tim Cook Steps Up
And just like that, Steve Jobs has stepped down from his throne as CEO of Apple and handed the scepter to the current chief operating officer, Tim Cook. You can’t say no one saw it coming. Jobs has been on a medical leave of absence since January 17, 2011 for undisclosed reasons (he had a liver transplant in April 2009 after battling …
Steve Jobs Resigns As Apple CEO, Will Become Chairman
Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive officer of Apple. The reason is presumably health-related—Jobs went on indefinite medical leave in January—but neither Jobs nor Apple gave specifics in their statements. Tim Cook, Apple’s chief operating officer, will replace Jobs as CEO, while Jobs will serve as chairman. Cook was already …
IBM Salutes Apple by Declaring the PC Era Over
Of all the companies to turn on the PC, you’d think ol’ Big Blue would be last. But no, it looks like one of the engineers who helped design IBM’s very first personal computer three decades ago is celebrating the anniversary (this Friday, August 12th) by announcing something of a paradigm shift: his main computer’s now a …
Mark Zuckerberg Somehow Wins Worst-Dressed Geek over Steve Jobs
So GQ has a gallery called The 15 Worst-Dressed Men Of Silicon Valley and—SPOILER ALERT—Facebook head honcho Mark Zuckerberg took the top spot. Apple’s Steve Jobs came in second place.
Yes, Zuckerberg dresses like he’s still in college but, hey, two quick things: 1. He changes outfits and 2. He’s actually put on a jacket and tie …
Steve Jobs Gets His Own Comic Book
The comic book industry may be undergoing a sea change right now—what with the second largest publisher relaunching its entire line and making them all digitally available on the day of print release—but luckily one hero is about to emerge to bring some stability to the world of four-color funnies:
Steve Jobs.
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