http://www.thestandard.com/node/124295/comments comments feed. en Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO by end of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009 <p> </p> <p>A week after disclosing to Apple investors that he had a "<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">hormonal imbalance</a>," CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is taking <a href="/news/2009/01/14/full-text-steve-jobs-medical-leave-email" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a five-month medical leave</a>. Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over day-to-day operations until the end of June. </p> <p>Could this leave of absence suggest that Jobs, 53, is moving away from his chief executive role? Industry watchers have put Cook on the short list for Apple's next CEO. Fortune Magazine even ran a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/09/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008111010" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">cover story</a> last November on Cook questioning if he was being groomed by Jobs to run Apple. </p> <p>Jobs says he'll resume his role as CEO in the second half of 2009 after he recovers. Jobs assured shareholders that he will "remain involved in major strategic decisions" while on leave. However, investors weren't convinced as shares of APPL<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> dropped 7%</a> in after-hours trading from the news. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will announce that Steve Jobs will step down as CEO before the end of 2009. </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009#comments Apple Blackberry Business & Finance CEO iPhone palm pre RIM Steve Jobs Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:25 -0500 David Kuan 124295 at http://www.thestandard.com Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO by end of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009 <p> </p> <p>A week after disclosing to Apple investors that he had a "<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">hormonal imbalance</a>," CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is taking <a href="/news/2009/01/14/full-text-steve-jobs-medical-leave-email" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a five-month medical leave</a>. Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over day-to-day operations until the end of June. </p> <p>Could this leave of absence suggest that Jobs, 53, is moving away from his chief executive role? Industry watchers have put Cook on the short list for Apple's next CEO. Fortune Magazine even ran a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/09/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008111010" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">cover story</a> last November on Cook questioning if he was being groomed by Jobs to run Apple. </p> <p>Jobs says he'll resume his role as CEO in the second half of 2009 after he recovers. Jobs assured shareholders that he will "remain involved in major strategic decisions" while on leave. However, investors weren't convinced as shares of APPL<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> dropped 7%</a> in after-hours trading from the news. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will announce that Steve Jobs will step down as CEO before the end of 2009. </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009#comments Apple Blackberry Business & Finance CEO iPhone palm pre RIM Steve Jobs Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:25 -0500 David Kuan 124295 at http://www.thestandard.com Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO by end of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009 <p> </p> <p>A week after disclosing to Apple investors that he had a "<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">hormonal imbalance</a>," CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is taking <a href="/news/2009/01/14/full-text-steve-jobs-medical-leave-email" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a five-month medical leave</a>. Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over day-to-day operations until the end of June. </p> <p>Could this leave of absence suggest that Jobs, 53, is moving away from his chief executive role? Industry watchers have put Cook on the short list for Apple's next CEO. Fortune Magazine even ran a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/09/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008111010" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">cover story</a> last November on Cook questioning if he was being groomed by Jobs to run Apple. </p> <p>Jobs says he'll resume his role as CEO in the second half of 2009 after he recovers. Jobs assured shareholders that he will "remain involved in major strategic decisions" while on leave. However, investors weren't convinced as shares of APPL<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> dropped 7%</a> in after-hours trading from the news. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will announce that Steve Jobs will step down as CEO before the end of 2009. </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009#comments Apple Blackberry Business & Finance CEO iPhone palm pre RIM Steve Jobs Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:25 -0500 David Kuan 124295 at http://www.thestandard.com Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO by end of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009 <p> </p> <p>A week after disclosing to Apple investors that he had a "<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">hormonal imbalance</a>," CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is taking <a href="/news/2009/01/14/full-text-steve-jobs-medical-leave-email" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a five-month medical leave</a>. Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over day-to-day operations until the end of June. </p> <p>Could this leave of absence suggest that Jobs, 53, is moving away from his chief executive role? Industry watchers have put Cook on the short list for Apple's next CEO. Fortune Magazine even ran a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/09/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008111010" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">cover story</a> last November on Cook questioning if he was being groomed by Jobs to run Apple. </p> <p>Jobs says he'll resume his role as CEO in the second half of 2009 after he recovers. Jobs assured shareholders that he will "remain involved in major strategic decisions" while on leave. However, investors weren't convinced as shares of APPL<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> dropped 7%</a> in after-hours trading from the news. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will announce that Steve Jobs will step down as CEO before the end of 2009. </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009#comments Apple Blackberry Business & Finance CEO iPhone palm pre RIM Steve Jobs Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:25 -0500 David Kuan 124295 at http://www.thestandard.com Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO by end of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009 <p> </p> <p>A week after disclosing to Apple investors that he had a "<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">hormonal imbalance</a>," CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is taking <a href="/news/2009/01/14/full-text-steve-jobs-medical-leave-email" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a five-month medical leave</a>. Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over day-to-day operations until the end of June. </p> <p>Could this leave of absence suggest that Jobs, 53, is moving away from his chief executive role? Industry watchers have put Cook on the short list for Apple's next CEO. Fortune Magazine even ran a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/09/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008111010" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">cover story</a> last November on Cook questioning if he was being groomed by Jobs to run Apple. </p> <p>Jobs says he'll resume his role as CEO in the second half of 2009 after he recovers. Jobs assured shareholders that he will "remain involved in major strategic decisions" while on leave. However, investors weren't convinced as shares of APPL<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> dropped 7%</a> in after-hours trading from the news. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will announce that Steve Jobs will step down as CEO before the end of 2009. </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009#comments Apple Blackberry Business & Finance CEO iPhone palm pre RIM Steve Jobs Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:25 -0500 David Kuan 124295 at http://www.thestandard.com Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO by end of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009 <p> </p> <p>A week after disclosing to Apple investors that he had a "<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">hormonal imbalance</a>," CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is taking <a href="/news/2009/01/14/full-text-steve-jobs-medical-leave-email" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a five-month medical leave</a>. Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over day-to-day operations until the end of June. </p> <p>Could this leave of absence suggest that Jobs, 53, is moving away from his chief executive role? Industry watchers have put Cook on the short list for Apple's next CEO. Fortune Magazine even ran a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/09/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008111010" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">cover story</a> last November on Cook questioning if he was being groomed by Jobs to run Apple. </p> <p>Jobs says he'll resume his role as CEO in the second half of 2009 after he recovers. Jobs assured shareholders that he will "remain involved in major strategic decisions" while on leave. However, investors weren't convinced as shares of APPL<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> dropped 7%</a> in after-hours trading from the news. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will announce that Steve Jobs will step down as CEO before the end of 2009. </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009#comments Apple Blackberry Business & Finance CEO iPhone palm pre RIM Steve Jobs Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:25 -0500 David Kuan 124295 at http://www.thestandard.com Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO by end of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009 <p> </p> <p>A week after disclosing to Apple investors that he had a "<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">hormonal imbalance</a>," CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is taking <a href="/news/2009/01/14/full-text-steve-jobs-medical-leave-email" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a five-month medical leave</a>. Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over day-to-day operations until the end of June. </p> <p>Could this leave of absence suggest that Jobs, 53, is moving away from his chief executive role? Industry watchers have put Cook on the short list for Apple's next CEO. Fortune Magazine even ran a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/09/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008111010" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">cover story</a> last November on Cook questioning if he was being groomed by Jobs to run Apple. </p> <p>Jobs says he'll resume his role as CEO in the second half of 2009 after he recovers. Jobs assured shareholders that he will "remain involved in major strategic decisions" while on leave. However, investors weren't convinced as shares of APPL<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> dropped 7%</a> in after-hours trading from the news. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will announce that Steve Jobs will step down as CEO before the end of 2009. </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009#comments Apple Blackberry Business & Finance CEO iPhone palm pre RIM Steve Jobs Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:25 -0500 David Kuan 124295 at http://www.thestandard.com Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO by end of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009 <p> </p> <p>A week after disclosing to Apple investors that he had a "<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">hormonal imbalance</a>," CEO Steve Jobs announced that he is taking <a href="/news/2009/01/14/full-text-steve-jobs-medical-leave-email" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">a five-month medical leave</a>. Apple's chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over day-to-day operations until the end of June. </p> <p>Could this leave of absence suggest that Jobs, 53, is moving away from his chief executive role? Industry watchers have put Cook on the short list for Apple's next CEO. Fortune Magazine even ran a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/09/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008111010" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">cover story</a> last November on Cook questioning if he was being groomed by Jobs to run Apple. </p> <p>Jobs says he'll resume his role as CEO in the second half of 2009 after he recovers. Jobs assured shareholders that he will "remain involved in major strategic decisions" while on leave. However, investors weren't convinced as shares of APPL<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> dropped 7%</a> in after-hours trading from the news. </p> <p>Prediction: Apple will announce that Steve Jobs will step down as CEO before the end of 2009. </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/steve-jobs-steps-down-apple-ceo-end-2009#comments Apple Blackberry Business & Finance CEO iPhone palm pre RIM Steve Jobs Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:26:25 -0500 David Kuan 124295 at http://www.thestandard.com