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Apple After Jobs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-think-about dept.

recoiledsnake writes "The connection between Apple and Steve Jobs is unlike any other brand and CEO relationship in corporate America, maybe the world. While Bill Gates has successfully transitioned himself away from his day job at Microsoft, can Apple do without Jobs at all? Once word started circulating that Jobs may be ill, Apple stock took a considerable hit, dropping more than $10 a share. And when Mr. Jobs was absent from last week's quarterly earnings conference call, the questions started again — and the stock fell again. What does this mean for corporate users of Apple for whom switching costs are high? Can Apple continue innovating in Job's absence?"

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  1. Socialism? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apple After Jobs

    I don't know what will happen to Apple after they abolish all their jobs. I gotta imagine it'd be something like pure socialism with people just doing whatever they feel like at the company and getting just enough to get by. No jobs at Apple would probably be a pretty bad move ... how would I start working there?

  2. I think so by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Surely there must be an unemployed cult leader out there capable of taking over. Maybe Warren Jeffs could do some kind of work release program.

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  3. What it means is... by nadamsieee · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now is a good time to buy Apple stock. ;)

  4. Not to worry by Number6.2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    he has already transitioned the day-to-day operation to his younger brother, Raúl.

    Oh, wait a minute, that's Cuba...

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    1. Re:Not to worry by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

      he has already transitioned the day-to-day operation to his younger brother, Raúl.

      Come on, that's not fair, Castro and Jobs are plenty different. One is a maniacal, autocratic, narcissistic dictator/zealot who rules his followers with an iron fist and who is admired only by scruffy underemployed socialists who spend all their time in coffee shops, and the other was president of Cuba.

  5. Re:Come on, guys. by Fred_A · · Score: 1, Funny

    Quite, I'm looking forward to the post-Jobs clamshell version of the iPod, possibly with a lovely tartan and a Hello Kitty motif. Or pompons maybe.

    Anyway they'll do fine.

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  6. Job's absence by jez9999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can Apple continue innovating in Job's absence?

    Wow! I knew Apple were early starters, but I had no idea they were operating in Biblical times!

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  7. As the time draws nigh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Apple Inc will insert 5 Golden Tickets randomly in iPhone boxes around the world. The lucky winners who drew the tickets will be treated to a Special Tour of Infinite Loop, Cupertino. At end of the tour a special prize awaits...

  8. Re:Come on, guys. by $random_var · · Score: 2, Funny

    what happens if the wrong person takes over his job and wants to turn the company into another Microsoft?

    No change?

  9. Meh... by bmo · · Score: 3, Funny

    We need to start tagging stories like this with "paul is dead"

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  10. Re:Innovate... by hobbit · · Score: 5, Funny

    #> tar -czvf back.tar.gz *.*

    If you're currently backing up to the same volume as what you're backing up, you might just one day find out that Time Machine is an innovation ;P

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  11. Re:Come on, guys. by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    How about an "OMG Ponies!" motif? It'll be a big hit with the tweeners.

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  12. Re:Jobs? Bah! by 16K+Ram+Pack · · Score: 2, Funny

    Steve Ballmer. (ducks)

  13. Re:Come on, guys. by TheLink · · Score: 2, Funny

    O RLY?

    We present to you the Microsoft iPod: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeXAcwriid0

    http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/25957

    There's a difference somewhere... I just can't put my finger on it ;).

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  14. Re:Come on, guys. by Kent+Recal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just for reference, and here's the creative brain behind most of Microsoft's success products.

  15. Re:Come on, guys. by neonmonk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Look. He invented the frigging iPod okay. Have you heard of it?

  16. Re:MS is stagnating by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 2, Funny

    but its stable enough that it will take worse than Ballmer to wreck itself

    That has less to do with the stability of Microsoft, and more to do with the flimsiness of Microsoft's chairs.

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  17. Steve is a dead man, miss him miss him miss him by wardk · · Score: 4, Funny

    I heard that while playing my OS X install disk backwards

  18. Re:Come on, guys. by Dogtanian · · Score: 4, Funny

    HP is also quite popular for their laptops

    Not to mention their workstations.

    But HP's sauce is the best of all!

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