In Memory of Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

A few days ago, the world lost a genius. A visionary without whom, we would probably never have heard of tablets. Without whom, neither the iPod nor the Incredibles would exist. Without whom, computers and phones would have big clunky buttons and without whom, Apple would be just a fruit.

A creative and visionary genius in Apple's words, a role model in mine, Steven P. Jobs passed away on October 5th supposedly due to pancreatic cancer, leaving behind a world that he changed drastically in the 56 years that he was alive. The man who founded Apple, NeXT and Pixar Animations redefined the way we live our lives with his innovations.

Today, we mourn the loss of a man whose demise is not just Apple's loss. Not just his family's loss. But is a loss for us all. The loss of a man who shall never be forgotten. Perhaps the greatest tribute to his death is the fact that most of us read about it on a device that he invented.

It is said that there are three major Apple's that changed the world -

1. The one that Adam and Eve ate
2. The one that fell on Newton and
3. The one that Steve Jobs created

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Tim Cook - First Impressions

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc, ( Appointed in August )

The keynote event for the release of the iPhone 5 is the perfect time for Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, to prove himself as a worthy successor to what is no less than Steve Job's throne.
At the age of 50, the new CEO of the globally recognized multibillion dollar company has had more than 13 years of work experience with Apple having joined in March of 1998, in addition to his time spent as Vice President of Corporate Materials at Compaq.
But the real question lies in whether or not he is a suitable CEO for the company. Lets face facts. I trust Steve Jobs judgement. But the truth of the matter is that Steve Jobs' judgement is not what will guide the company anymore. That isn't to say that I don't have faith in Tim Cook. After all, the man has served in Apple for several years being the Chief Operating Officer for many and the temporary CEO for a while too. Also working in the company for so many years you'd expect him to have learned of its ways and picked up a few things from Steve Jobs. So concluding this tiresome and controversial ( at least to my mind ) article, I believe that he is the best possible replacement for Steve Jobs but can he live up to his standards ? Only time will tell and the first milestone to his success / failure as a CEO will be tomorrow on October 4th at 10:00 a.m Pacific Time.

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