Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Steve Jobs Stepping Down (BREAKING NEWS)

The email Steve Jobs sent out to all the Apple employees:
Team,

I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve


What will this mean for the future of Apple? Probably nothing too substantial, but let's hope they can keep up their ridiculous streak of innovation without their fearless leader at the helm. He says he'll be back by the summer but apaprently he has "The Incredible Shrinking Man" disorder. Fight through it Jobs!

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