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Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple — Tim Cook Named CEO and Jobs Elected Chairman of the Board — Apple's Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple's Chief Operating Officer, as the company's new CEO.
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Letter from Steve Jobs — To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: — I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. — I hereby resign as CEO of Apple.
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Vic Gundotra / Google+:
Icon Ambulance — One Sunday morning, January 6th, 2008 I was attending religious services when my cell phone vibrated. As discreetly as possible, I checked the phone and noticed that my phone said “Caller ID unknown”. I choose to ignore. — After services, as I was walking to my car with my family …
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Walt Mossberg / AllThingsD:
Essay: Jobs's Departure as CEO of Apple Is the End of an Extraordinary Era — Steve Jobs' resignation as Chief Executive Officer of Apple is the end of an extraordinary era, not just for Apple, but for the global technology industry in general. Mr. Jobs is a historic business figure whose impact …
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Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / Digits:
Steve Jobs's Best Quotes — Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO of Apple, the company he founded and turned into the largest technology company in the world. Although his tenure as CEO will be remembered for ushering in fundamental changes in the way people interact with technology …
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Resigned — Reading around the web an hour ago, looking for confirmation of the then-minutes-old news that Steve Jobs had resigned as CEO, I repeatedly encountered and bridled each time at use of the adjective “shocking” to describe the announcement. But my initial resentment was unwarranted.
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Steve Jobs and the sound of silence — Like many of my colleagues in Silicon Valley, I was having a fantastic day today. It is crisp in the shade, warm in the sun. The skies are a magical blue with puffy clouds floating like dreams. And when all seemed to be going well, an email in my inbox …
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Miguel Helft / New York Times:
Apple Patents Show Steve Jobs's Attention to Design — When people in the technology industry speak of Steven P. Jobs's knack for design, they often have Apple's iconic products in mind: the early all-in-one Macintosh computers, the first iMacs with their brightly colored and translucent cases …
Bloomberg:
Wozniak, Kerner, Haverty on Steve Jobs Resignation — Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc., Lou Kerner, managing director at Wedbush Securities Inc. and Lawrence Haverty, a portfolio manager at Gamco Investors Inc., talk about Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs\'s decision to resign and the outlook for the company.
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Robert X. Cringely / I, Cringely:
Cupertino Two-Step — I was about to board an airplane Wednesday when Apple announced the resignation of Steve Jobs as CEO and his replacement by Tim Cook. With a couple hours to think on my flight to Charleston it became clear to me that this story is far from over and the long-term leadership of Apple has not yet been determined.
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Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Apple posts new official executive organization chart — In light of today's shakeups, Apple has posted a revised organization chart on its website. The chart lists the newly minted CEO Tim Cook, as well as the other executive staff. It also shows Jobs' new position as Chairman of the Board and Cook's new Board seat as well.
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Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / Digits:
Apple's Stock: Looks Like Jobs's Departure Was Priced In
Apple's Stock: Looks Like Jobs's Departure Was Priced In
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Why did Steve Jobs recommend Tim Cook to replace him as CEO rather than Jonathan Ive or Scott Forstall?
Why did Steve Jobs recommend Tim Cook to replace him as CEO rather than Jonathan Ive or Scott Forstall?
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The Business Insider:
These Apple Execs Will Run The Show Now That Steve Jobs Is Gone
These Apple Execs Will Run The Show Now That Steve Jobs Is Gone
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Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
Jobs to Remain Closely Involved in Apple's Product Strategy
Jobs to Remain Closely Involved in Apple's Product Strategy
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Paul Miller / This is my next:
Tim Cook, Apple's new CEO
Tim Cook, Apple's new CEO
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Tom Anderson / The Next Web:
How Google+ will succeed and why you'll use it whether you want to or not. — Editor's note: This is a guest post written by Tom Anderson, the founder & former President of MySpace. Follow him on Google, Twitter, and Facebook. — There's been more than a few “Google+ is doomed” articles as of late.
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Nick Bilton / Bits:
Facebook Targets Instagram With Photo Filters — Get ready for the photo-filter wars to begin. — Facebook plans to add a series of photo filters to its mobile application in the coming months with the hopes of drawing off fans of Instagram, the popular photo-sharing application.
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Dennis Howlett / Irregular Enterprise Blog:
HP: Where is it going? — I am gobsmacked at the amount of back channel conversations I've been hefting around HP. Mostly from people that truly want to understand what the heck is going on at this beleaguered company. I cannot provide direct insight except to the limited extent …
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Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:
HP's Todd Bradley Talks About PC Unit's Future, and His Own (Video)
HP's Todd Bradley Talks About PC Unit's Future, and His Own (Video)
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