Legendary co-founder and the man behind the success of one of the world’s biggest company - Apple resigned as chief executive after he began a dramatic fight with cancer. In a written statement, Apple announced that chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over as CEO but Jobs would stay on as chairman of the board. Art Levinson, one of the board member describe Steve as an extraordinary leader with great vision that saved Apple and has guided the company to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company.
No reason has given yet for Job’s resignation, but his health problem including a lengthy medical leave for a liver transplant in 2009 and his increasingly gaunt appearances at public events. Job submitted his resignation Wednesday, and urged the board to implement its succession plan and make Cook as his replacement.
No one will ever forget what Job’s has contributed to the world’s innovation of technology. His is the heart and brain behind the Macintosh computer, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. 21 years old Jobs and 26 years old Steve Wozniak founded the Apple computer in the garage in Sillicon Valley in 1976.
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