Apple’s board of directors announced last Wednesday that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer. Together with the big news is the naming of Tim Cook, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer as the new CEO. Jobs however is not permanently leaving the company as he has been immediately elected as the President of the Board of Directors.
Jobs was like Apple’s secret weapon. Most articles have named him as the Silicon Valley’s master inventor and master marketer. Indeed, ever since Jobs was brought back to the walls of Apple, the company has only been increasing its sales and its over-all value, not to mention the company being turned into a worldwide leader in technology development.
The CEO that Apple will always be indebted for, had humble beginnings. Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 to unwed parents and was later on adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. In college, he dropped out of and worked at Atari Inc. as a video game designer. During that time he met Steve Wozniak an employee of Hewlett-Packard and head of Homebrew Computer Club. When Wozniak’s logic board design was rejected by HP, both Steves decided to work on the very first Apple Computer and the rest is history.
Job’s resignation is largely due to his health condition, and people have been having mixed reactions. Jobs however has assured the market that he will still be an active decision maker in the company’s activities.
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