Apple CEO Steve Jobs has resigned and will be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, the company said late Wednesday. Jobs will stay on as Apple’s chairman.
Apple made no mention of Jobs’ health in its statement about the change, but Jobs alluded to it in the letter of resignation he sent to Apple’s board on Wednesday and later released publicly.
“I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come,” wrote Jobs, who has been on medical leave since January.
Steve Jobs leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company with the iPhone & iPad.
The 55-year-old had a liver transplant in 2008 as part of a series of treatments for pancreatic cancer
Concerns over the health of the Apple founder must be increasing now, he only announced at the begining of the year that he was going to take 2 years off.
The 55-year-old’s gaunt appearance has fuelled speculation in recent months that his pancreatic cancer may have returned six years after he claimed he had beaten the disease.
Every Apple fan will wish Steve the very best and hope the rumours of his illness are unfounded.
