When Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, publicly revealed that he was gay, it was met largely with support and, frankly, little surprise. Cook hadn’t been in the closet, he just hadn’t talked about it publicly. But one place where the announcement was panned was Russia, and in response a Russian university took down a memorial that been erected to Apple’s founding CEO, Steve Jobs.
Every year, Apple fans celebrate spring by watching the unveiling of the company’s latest technological breakthroughs. But this year for the first time, the media circus was held without its key ringleader – brand mastermind and former CEO Steve Jobs, who died of pancreatic cancer last October. So beyond the products, there was a sense of […]
Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook a 13-year veteran of Apple is taking over for co-founder Steve Jobs as Apple’s CEO. Cook has been running Apple’s day-to-day operations since January when Jobs went on medical leave. Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004. He announced his resignation in a letter yesterday. Apple’s shares fell […]
Apple announced last night that Steve Jobs, co-founder and chief executive of the company, would immediately resign from his position. Tim Cook, chief operating officer there, will replace him. In a public letter, Jobs said “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations […]