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PC Mag: Steve Jobs's Exit Marks Turning Point for Apple and Tech
PC Mag: Five Things Apple's Time Cook Must Do
Why Apple Is In Safe Hands With Tim Cook
Lost Jobs
Apple Handled Jobs' Health Disclosures With Dignity And Class
The Last Time Tim Cook Ran Apple
The Genius Behind Steve Jobs
When Steve Jobs Met Tim Cook
Tim Cook: A Steady Go-To Guide for Apple
Lawsuits Against Apple Likely In Light Of Jobs' Latest Disclosure
Steve Jobs's Health Is A Private Matter Now
Steve Wozniak: Leave Steve Jobs Alone
Punishing the Wizard: On Apple and Steve Jobs
Leave Steve Jobs Alone
Former Apple Exec: Tim Cook's Been Running The Company For Years
So Who's Running Apple Now? - The Three Men Taking Care Of Jobs' Baby
Apple Investors Are Wusses
Apple: Jobs Medical Issue Not Cancer, NY Times Says
Get Well Steve, And Get A Plan
The Mac Night Owl: But is Steve Jobs Really Returning to Apple?
PC Mag: Steve Jobs's Exit Marks Turning Point for Apple and Tech
Apple's CEO may return in June, but will we, or Apple, ever be the same?.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2339013,00.asp
PC Mag: Five Things Apple's Time Cook Must Do
How do you replace an icon?
If you're Tim Cook, the chief operating officer of Apple, you don't. Cook, who was named as Apple chief executive Steve Jobs' replacement after Jobs stepped down unexpectedly on Tuesday faces impossible odds.
On Wednesday, I spoke with Marshall Goldsmith, the author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There, and 23 other books, and a columnist for the Harvard Business Publishing Web site. In a short conversation, we covered whether Jobs has a credibility problem, the issue of Jobs' health, five (possibly four) things that temporary chief executive Cook needs to do.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2339073,00.asp
Why Apple Is In Safe Hands With Tim Cook
TechRadar's Gary Marshall says:
"No other executive touches as much of Apple as Cook"
Cook has been running most of Apple for several years as Jobs' right-hand man
He wears blue jeans and trainers. He's a workaholic. He's incredibly intelligent, doesn't miss a detail, and can destroy you with a single question.
He's had a brush with mortality. He's intensely private. He eats, sleeps and breathes Apple. Does Tim Cook remind you of anybody?....
With Cook running the ship and Jonathan Ive taking care of design, Steve Jobs is leaving Apple in very capable hands.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/9lbtmc
Lost Jobs
The Economist says:
On January 5th Steve Jobs, the revered and controversial boss of Apple, disclosed that "a hormone imbalance" had been "robbing" him of proteins all last year, which was why he has appeared so gaunt. He insisted that the cure would be "simple and straightforward" and declared defiantly that this was "all that I am going to say about this."
But on January 14th he had to say more: "I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought." He announced that he was taking medical leave until June, during which time his number two, Tim Cook, would run Apple.....
And so the era of Steve Jobs at Apple may already have ended.....
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12943992&fsrc=rss
Apple Handled Jobs' Health Disclosures With Dignity And Class
InformationWeek's Mitch Wagner says:
Over the past day, since Apple revealed that Steve Jobs is stepping aside for five months to manage his health problems, I've been impressed by the way that Apple and Jobs have handled disclosures about his condition. They've stumbled a couple of times over the past half-year or so, since the issue first emerged. They haven't always been as forthcoming as perhaps they should be. But, still, overall, they've visibly been trying to do the right thing, motivated by a desire to balance personal rights to privacy with the public good. They take their responsibility to investors and the public seriously.....
For the full commentary visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/7a73dw
The Last Time Tim Cook Ran Apple
Apple 2.0's Philip Elmer-DeWitt says:
Apple shares dropped 7.56% to $78.88 in after-hours trading in New York on news Wednesday that COO Tim Cook was taking over day-to-day operations - a $6.7 billion hit on Apple's market capitalization.
This is not the first time Cook has stepped in while Steve Jobs dealt with a serious medical condition.
Cook ran the shop for a month in 2004 while Jobs recovered from surgery that removed a malignant tumor from his pancreas (see here). The stock fell then too — down 2.3% on Aug. 2, 2004, the day after Apple announced the news - a loss that widened to nearly 8% by week's end.
But by Sept. 1, 2004 the stock had not only recovered, but gained 10.9% on its July 30 price.....
For the full commentary visit here:
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/01/15/the-last-time-tim-cook-ran-apple/
The Genius Behind Steve Jobs
Fortune's Adam Lashinsky says:
The man at the helm of Apple for the next six months while CEO Steve Jobs is on leave is an exacting executive who shares his boss' perfectionism and obsession with detail.
Tim Cook, Apple's chief operating officer, has run Apple before: four years ago when Jobs underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer. Only this time, the 48-year-old Cook's stint running the company may end up being the ultimate job tryout. If Jobs' health does not improve, Cook certainly seems a leading candidate to run the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer and device maker.
But as Adam Lashinsky reports in a recent Fortune cover story, Cook doesn't see himself as Jobs' replacement.....
For the full report visit here:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm
When Steve Jobs Met Tim Cook
WSJ's Nick Wingfield says:
For the next six months , Steve Jobs has asked Tim Cook run Apple while Jobs convalesces. For Cook, that must feel a little like getting the keys to dad's Porsche. For Jobs, it suggests he's confident Cook won't drive the company into a ditch.
Rick Devine has a unique view of the relationship of the two Apple executives. Devine was present when Jobs and Cook met for the first time in 1998. At the time, Devine was an executive recruiter at the firm Heidrick & Struggles, which Jobs had hired to conduct searches for a new head of manufacturing operations and a new CEO (Jobs was "interim" CEO at the time; he later took the CEO job himself)....
When Devine was on his way to the airport to pick Cook up, he says he got a call from Jobs, who peppered him with questions about Cook's interests and personality. Devine told Jobs Cook was an avid cyclist. "I said, I think you're going to like him," he recalls....
For the full report visit here:
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/01/15/when-steve-jobs-met-tim-cook/?mod=yahoo_hs
Tim Cook: A Steady Go-To Guide for Apple
BusinessWeek's Arik Hesseldahl says:
As Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs steps away from the helm for a six-month medical leave, the eyes of investors, customers, and employees are intently focused on his No. 2, Chief Operating Officer Timothy D. Cook.
Cook, who will handle day-to-day operations while Jobs is away, is known as a skilled manager who makes up in operational chops what he lacks in marketing and design savvy. There's little question Jobs will be missed. Yet Cook, who ran Apple in 2004 when Jobs was recuperating from cancer surgery, is widely expected to guide the company with a steady hand....
For the full report visit here:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2009/tc20090114_965277.htm
Lawsuits Against Apple Likely In Light Of Jobs' Latest Disclosure
Appleinsider's Zach Spear reports:
While many are wishing Steve Jobs a speedy recovery, members of the legal and investment communities believe his disclosure Wednesday will inevitably open Apple to lawsuits from shareholders unhappy with the recent secrecy over his uncertain health....
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/7u2fxz
Steve Jobs's Health Is A Private Matter Now
Informationweek's Mitch Wagner says:
I couldn't disagree more with this New York Times blog post demanding that Apple and Steve Jobs come clean about his health. By taking a leave of absence as CEO, Jobs has made his health a private matter.
Times reporter Joe Nocera (whom Jobs famously called a "slime bucket" last summer), writes:
There are certain people who simply don't have the same privacy rights as others, whether they like it or not. Presidents. Celebrities. Sports figures. And, at least in terms of his health, Steve Jobs. His health has become a material fact for Apple shareholders. His vagueness about his health, his dissembling, his constantly changing story line -- it is simply not an appropriate way to act when you are the most important person at one of the most high-profile companies in America. On the contrary: it is infuriating.
Enough is enough......
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/01/steve_jobss_hea.html
Steve Wozniak: Leave Steve Jobs Alone
MacBlogz' Aviv reports:
In response to all of the ongoing speculation regarding Apple, and CEO Steve Jobs' health, co-founder Steve Wozniak has expressed how he feels about the entire situation.
Moments ago on CNBC, Steve Wozniak reacted to the recent information released from Apple CEO Steve Jobs, in which Jobs stated he was taking a 6 month medical leave of absence due to complex health reasons.
"I disagree with the press getting into his private life. Let him communicate the way he wants to communicate to the public…. Leave him alone," Wozniak expressed on CNBC.....
For the full report visit here:
http://www.macblogz.com/2009/01/15/steve-woziak-leave-steve-jobs-alone/
Punishing the Wizard: On Apple and Steve Jobs
O'Reilly's Mark Sigal says:
John Paczkowski of All Things Digital nails it in 'Apple Investors Are Wusses.' He wonders aloud how Apple investors can be so faithless in a company that in the last quarter reported earnings of $1.14 billion on sales of $7.9 billion, all the while growing their cash hoard to nearly $25 billion in cash.....
For the full commentary visit here:
http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2009/01/punishing-the-wizard-on-apple.html
Leave Steve Jobs Alone
TechMarketing's Aryeh says:
So this is the deal people, I feel the need to post my feelings about the whole Steve Jobs saga not because I am some expert on stock prices but I think people are taking this too far.
1. LEAVE THE MAN ALONE ....
For the full commentary visit here:
http://technmarketing.com/2009/01/15/leave-steve-jobs-alone/
Former Apple Exec: Tim Cook's Been Running The Company For Years
AlleyInsider's Nicholas Carlson says:
Good news for Apple shareholders worried about how employees will react to new leadership while CEO Steve Jobs convalesces till June: Apple employees aren't getting new leadership.
Not really, former Apple executive Mike Janes, who used to run the online Apple Store, told Bloomberg:
"Steve is the public face of Apple and nothing beats when he goes out and says, 'Ta-da,' but at the end of the day, someone has to take all those amazing product designs and turn them into that big pile of cash you see in the company's bank account. That's Tim."
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/7nm8tf
So Who's Running Apple Now? - The Three Men Taking Care Of Jobs' Baby
Silicon.com's Ina Fried reports:
Steve Jobs' medical leave puts the spotlight back on the other members of Apple's executive ranks, in particular chief operating officer Tim Cook, financial chief Peter Oppenheimer, and marketing chief Phil Schiller. So who's looking after Apple now?
Tim Cook
Peter Oppenheimer
Phil Schiller
For the full report visit here:
http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39375725,00.htm
Apple Investors Are Wusses
Digital Daily's John Paczkowski says:
Ironic, isn't that, that in this decade of CEO scandals and corporate duplicity, shareholders are punishing Applewhich in its last quarterly statement, reported earnings of $1.14 billion on sales of $7.9 billion, with nearly $25 billion in cashfor allowing CEO Steve Jobs a medical leave of absence?....
A timid group, Apple investorsrisk-averse and apparently too easily frightened to actually own the stock.
Faithless.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090115/apple-shareholders-are-wusses/
Apple: Jobs Medical Issue Not Cancer, NY Times Says
Barrons' Eric Savitz reports:
Whatever is ailing Apple CEO Steve Jobs, it is apparently not a relapse of his pancreatic cancer.
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/94gmps
Get Well Steve, And Get A Plan
Fortune's Michael V. Copeland says:
A day after Steve Jobs announced he would take a medical leave of absence, the Apple CEO's Silicon Valley colleagues are first and foremost wishing him well. There seems to be a consensus that Jobs has disclosed what he needs to, and that in the short-term, at least, the details of his health are a private matter.
But now more than ever, his colleagues also believe that Apple needs to put forth its plan for a scenario where Jobs does not return in a full-time capacity....
For the full report visit here:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/technology/valley_jobs.fortune/index.htm
The Mac Night Owl: But is Steve Jobs Really Returning to Apple?
When you look at everything in retrospect, you can see a possible gradual revelation in the news that Steve Jobs has more serious health problems than he previously admitted. Let's examine the how it all came to be.
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