Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO ... What would be next for Apple?

[birdmanx1]

Most of us on the forum are avid Apple addicts, carry numerous Apple items (2 iPhone, briefly owned the iPad1 & 2) and own their stocks. Much of the success of Apple IMO came from Steve Jobs and I believe his genius helped propel Apple to the current standing it enjoys ... Around the time of the debt ceiling fight, Apple has/had more cash in reserve than the US Treasury. This begs the question, what would be next for Apple in your opinion?

Reference:
Steve Jobs Resigns

[theDreamer]

Nothing changes, he has not even been around much the past few years with sick leave and other things.
I will say the stock price will drop a little with this, but honestly this is actually the perfect time. You have a huge product launch in a few weeks (iPhone 5, new iPod line up, etc.) which will carry Apple for another 6-8 months. Also, he will still be on the board so he still can influence the company.

[azn370z]

I used to like Apple, had 3 iphones. Now i use an android phone, much better in my opinion. The thing I can't stand about Apple is how big they are and how they sue so often.

[CraigP]

As long as he stays directly involved, I don't think much will change with Apple and it will continue to be an innovator in the industry as it has been over the years. Definitely an Apple guy here, I have spent many years in the field (school system) working with Apple products repairing both software and hardware and have maintained email servers using Xserves. Great products!

[christian370z]

The only thing it means for Apple is that all the fickle investors will dump stock and send the stock price down temporarily. Honestly, I believe Apple stock is still overpriced even though it has sunk over 6% in after hours trading.

I guarantee that they have a whole bunch of new products developed that they can have on hand to release for years to come.

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by azn370z

I used to like Apple, had 3 iphones. Now i use an android phone, much better in my opinion. The thing I can't stand about Apple is how big they are and how they sue so often.

Every big company sues a ton. Microsoft has a sh*tload of pending lawsuits as well. It goes with being successful and having a huge legal dept.

[birdmanx1]

Great points theDreamer, still the creativity genius all came from Jobs and no one else. This is very much the same situation at Oracle with Larry.

AZN, you are probably one of the very few who doesn't like Apple (with the right reason I'm sure). To be honest, I think they adopted the right steps to protect their intellectual property. Early on, they were playing too nice and had/have numerous companies steal their designs. Still today, there are some smart phones & tables that obviously stole the design from Apple.

[tjlazer]

Love apple. I still have an original classic Apple Macintosh Plus 1MB. Use an iMac and also have the iphone 4 and iPad. I don't think much will change. It's like M$ did with Bill Gates.

[theDreamer]

Originally Posted by birdmanx1

Great points theDreamer, still the creativity genius all came from Jobs and no one else. This is very much the same situation at Oracle with Larry.

I disagree with this part, "it all came from Jobs."
He himself set the standard years ago when he returned as CEO but honestly he is the face of Apple for the past 5 years and not the innovator of the company. The past few key designs for the company, iPhone, Macbook Air, iPad have come from another individual: Jonathan Ive

[theDreamer]

And to add on, Cook taking over is the right move.
A lot of people wanted Ive to become CEO and Cook to maintain his role, but Ive is a designer and not ready yet to run Apple. Cook will continue to keep Apple moving forward and profitable while others will produce new 'exciting' products.

[bigaudiofanat]

I think the stock market is going to go nuts and I think personally that its not going to be the same. We shall see.

[theDreamer]

Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

I think the stock market is going to go nuts and I think personally that its not going to be the same. We shall see.

Stock market can go nuts, the price has been over inflated for way to long and needs to be brought down a bit into reality.
If Apple continues to show profit each quarter as per before nothing will change. Plus seeing as the company is set for the next 6-8 months on product launches it will be awhile before we see any post-Job's activity.

[birdmanx1]

Hmmm, I've heard of Ive as his right-hand guy but I actually never connected the dots that it was the main guy behind all the designs

Hey TJ, valid points with Microsoft; it probably helped that Ballmer has more of a presence than Bill... We'll see how things turn out for Apple.

[azn370z]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

Every big company sues a ton. Microsoft has a sh*tload of pending lawsuits as well. It goes with being successful and having a huge legal dept.

I believe ms sues because they want money. Apple does it to prevent companies from being innovative.

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