Facebook

Twitter

StumbleUpon

Email

topics:

Steve Jobs

vote downundo vote up flag

businessweek.com - 1/15/2009

Tim Cook: A Steady Go-To Guide for Apple

—

The interim CEO, more a pragmatist than a visionary, should lead Apple capably in Jobs' absence By Arik Hesseldahl 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, ...

9

bloomberg.com - 1/21/2009

Apple Disclosures About Jobs Said to Face SEC Review (Update4)

— bloomberg.com — U.S. regulators are examining Apple Inc. ’s disclosures about Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs ’s health problems... to ensure investors weren’t misled, a person familiar with the matter said. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s review doesn’t ... (more) Apple Disclosures About Jobs Said to Face SEC Review ...

Steve Jobs

Comments vote downundo vote up Silicon Alley Insider found this 1/21/2009found this

8

bloomberg.com - 1/16/2009

Worldwide

— bloomberg.com — Apple’s Jobs Said to Be Considering Liver Transplant (Update1) By Connie Guglielmo, John Lauerman and Dina Bass... Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs is considering a liver transplant as a result of complications after ... (more) Worldwide

Steve Jobs

Comments vote downundo vote up Silicon Alley Insider found this 1/16/2009found this

5

bloomberg.com - 1/15/2009

Exclusive

— bloomberg.com — Apple’s Cook Pushes Staff in Lieu of Jobs’s Magic (Update1) By Dina Bass and Connie Guglielmo Jan.... 15 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs is prone to fits of passion, table pounding and screaming. Tim Cook , who ... (more) Exclusive

Steve Jobs

Comments vote downundo vote up TheAppleBlog found this 1/15/2009found this

Leave a Comment

BusinessWeek: Tim Cook should lead Apple capably during Jobs’ six-month medical leave
MacDailyNews — ... reports, "But don't underestimate Cook, cautions Gartner analyst Mike McGuire. Having spent more than a decade in Jobs' closely guarded executive circle, Cook will have learned more than a thing or two about how to launch successful products. 'I don't know Cook that well, but my guess is he isn't just an ops guy,' McGuire says. 'I don't think you survive at Apple as just an operations guy. I don't think you get let into the inner sanctum as just an operations guy.'" Full article here .

Industry watchers exude confidence in Cook as Apple chief
AppleInsider — ... step down, Cook's decision to stay at Apple might ultimately see him become Jobs' successor. In a research note, Reitzes complimented Cook, 48, on some "key Apple attributes" that usually aren't associated with Jobs, 53. "We credit Cook with spear-heading Apple's successful efforts to streamline its supply chain after the tech bubble," he said. "Tim's focus on low inventory has contributed to Apple's industry-leading cash conversion cycle as well." Managing Money A BusinessWeek report provided specifics: The fiscal year before he arrived [in 1998], Apple had reported a $1 ...

Apple's CEO Conundrum
MacBytes.com — ... , who has managed Apple's day-to-day operations during the CEO's medical leave of absence. Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said in January that he would be out through June. Cook has run the company ably in the past half-year, keeping alive debate over whether and how soon he might succeed ...