Steve Jobs’ “resignation as CEO and new position of chairman leaves him still heavily involved in the company he helped co-found 35 years ago,” Tom Warren reports for WinRumors.
“Although Microsoft hasn’t issued an official statement on Steve Jobs’ resignation, some employees have shared their thoughts over Twitter,” Warren reports. “Microsoft’s Senior Director of Communications, Bill Cox, wished Jobs well. ‘Wishing the best to Steve Jobs – a true legend in the tech industry and beyond,’ said Cox in a message on Twitter.”
Warren reports, “Stephen Toulouse, Director of Xbox LIVE Policy and Enforcement at Microsoft, also had kind words for Jobs. ‘I don’t have any snark for Steve Jobs resigning, mainly because I fear it’s due to health and he’s a true tech pioneer and visionary,’ said Toulouse in a Twitter message. Microsoft employees Jeff Johnson and Patrick Hevesi were in the middle of a Tech-Ed New Zealand demonstration when they used the New York Times website in a demonstration and saw the breaking news of Jobs resignation. The moment was met with laughter (see the video in the full article) but they did wish Jobs well and hoped he was OK.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Ballmer et al. have far too little class to release an official statement regarding the resignation of the man to whom their derivative outfit owes everything.