So long, turtleneck
Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO, stays on as chairman
- The next iteration of the Mac OS X, better known as Lion, will effectively bringthe iPad and iPhone experience to your desktop.www.engadget.com
- iCloud, revealed at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference today, will changethe way we stash information.www.engadget.com
The enigmatic and iconic founder of Apple Inc. has resigned as the company’s chief executive officer, being replaced by COO Tim Cook.
After helping to usher in the era of the personal computer in the 1980s, Jobs would take over as CEO of Apple in 1997 and would serve as the guiding force behind the tech giant’s rise to recent success. Any commuting Austinite will recognize on a daily basis their most popular products, whether it’s an iPhone, iPod or iPad. It’s now hard to imagine a world without these gadgets. we have steve Jobs to thanks for them.
This latest development comes hardly as a surprise, considering his health concerns and his long battle with pancreatic cancer, but even during treatment, Jobs would still get on stage to present the next big thing from Apple. Most recently in June, Jobs introduced iCloud and the new MacOS called Lion. However, he has otherwise been on medical leave since January with Tim Cook filling in leadership duties.
While it appears that he will serve some function with the company, many industry analysts and followers will now wonder how much the absence of this larger-than-life personality will affect the Apple brand. Apple might be known for shiny products, but the black turtleneck was just as emblematic.