“Apple changes fast — but it also stays the same. The company remains true to a unified vision — the same one that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak had when they founded Apple more than 30 years ago: to make computing simple and fun,” Mitch Wagner writes for InformationWeek.
“Apple has plenty left to do to achieve that vision,” Wagner writes. “But first the company needs to triumph over the threats that it faces… Potentially the biggest threat of all: Visionary CEO Steve Jobs stepped aside from day-to-day responsibilities last month. What if he doesn’t come back? How long can the company last without his firm hand at the helm?”
Wagner writes, “But Chuq von Rospach, who worked at Apple for 17½ years building community among developers and other Apple partners (Von Rospach left 2½ years ago), said he expects Jobs to return. “It’s my feeling he would not have re-stood for the Disney board of directors if he was dying or seriously ill,” he said. After Jobs announced last month that he was stepping back from Apple, he said he plans to stay on the board of directors of Disney, where he is a major stockholder.
“Moreover, even if Jobs doesn’t come back, the company can continue as it has, Von Rospach said, because Jobs has infused the organization with his vision and personality. In particular, chief operating officer Tim Cook, who is running daily operations at Apple in Jobs’ absence, and Jonathan Ive, senior VP of industrial design, are well suited to lead,” Wagner writes.
The full article is here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
