http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/24/steve-jobs-resigns-from-apple/

8/24/2011 6:50:45 PM

k

8/24/2011 6:51:57 PM

8/24/2011 6:52:41 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/apple-says-steve-jobs-resigning-ceo-effective-immediately-224019016.html

I love that the entire article is literally in the link:

Quote :

"AP () — — Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO, effective immediately"

8/24/2011 6:55:42 PM

Yeah, that dude is sick as fuck. I give him 7 years max...

8/24/2011 6:56:11 PM

Awesome

Hopefully now Apple follows suit with the previous Steve Jobs departure

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I do hope the guy gets better though and can be more at peace now

8/24/2011 6:57:54 PM

cancer sucks

8/24/2011 6:58:40 PM

does anyone talk shit about apple or is it handsdown the best produts ever?

I know they get their stuff made in china but does anyone trash how they treat customers? I've only heard good things.

8/24/2011 7:01:14 PM

It always seemed weird to me that he developed pancreatic cancer so young... And, even though I know he's getting the best of the best in treatment, pancreatic cancer is usually bad news bears Hopefully he recovers, or at least stays relatively pain free... Ernie, if he's going down hill from this cancer I would knock down your estimate by a few years


I know this may sound weird but it kinda breaks my heart. He seemed to really live for all the work he did with Apple (meaning completely consumed/excited by it) - I would think this is a sign of how much pain he is in (or how exhausted)


yes I"m aware this is kind of an obvious thought process

8/24/2011 7:13:39 PM

I for one hate apple products minus the iphone. I hate the ipad though. it sits in my desk at work all day long.

8/24/2011 7:17:46 PM

Quote :

"I know this may sound weird but it kinda breaks my heart. He seemed to really live for all the work he did with Apple (meaning completely consumed/excited by it) - I would think this is a sign of how much pain he is in (or how exhausted)"

this^ and I have a feeling it's going to be quick, like a few months. I've seen people with cancer hang on for their passion and then once they give up or know they can't do it any longer and quit, the end just comes up quickly.

very sad cancer sucks and I hate it.

8/24/2011 7:23:44 PM

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"Ernie, if he's going down hill from this cancer I would knock down your estimate by a few years"

what

8/24/2011 7:28:25 PM

hush. just take the blame for me, thx.

8/24/2011 7:30:55 PM

Someone's thinking about me

[Edited on August 24, 2011 at 7:31 PM. Reason : Or is functionally illiterate, which is a serious problem.]

8/24/2011 7:31:21 PM

in all seriousness, if I'm going to be mistaken for someone, Ernie isn't the worst. I guess I would prefer Lexington Steele or Mandingo.... but Ernie will do just fine.

8/24/2011 7:33:45 PM

I love how you hadn't posted in the thread at all before getting called out

8/24/2011 7:42:12 PM

Good point, NyM410

8/24/2011 7:43:38 PM

8/24/2011 7:43:56 PM

Very big news.. but not surprising.

Should be interesting to see the sentiment towards AAPL tomorrow. Maybe face is a prophet?

8/24/2011 7:46:35 PM

WHAT THE FUCK

8/24/2011 7:47:42 PM

Honestly, who can really blame samwise in a situation like this?

8/24/2011 7:49:13 PM

oh dammit, I glanced and thought it was Ernie


let me change my statement to EMCE you should knock down your estimate a few years since this is pancreatic cancer (meaning if he really isn't beating it)

8/24/2011 8:29:39 PM

Quote :

"does anyone talk shit about apple or is it handsdown the best produts ever?"

all hail apple

i dont know how i lived before this, beats a vaccine any day:

8/24/2011 8:33:10 PM

I knew I should've shorted their stock today, dammit. Already dropped 20 bucks a share after hours.

8/24/2011 9:03:04 PM

everything that ever needs to be said about Apple can be summed up in this short but funny Simpsons clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZGIn9bpALo

Quote :

"you think you're cool because you buy a $500 phone with a piece of fruit on it?"

8/24/2011 9:16:40 PM

I had a close coworker diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and he died a month later. scary shit.

8/24/2011 9:22:02 PM

^ it works fast

Jobs also had a liver transplant 2 years ago. Rejection? Or total organ failure?

Jobs will be dead within a couple of months.

8/24/2011 10:32:59 PM

holy shit

he had a neuroendocrine tumor on his pancreas


(FTR, this is not as bad as "normal" pancreatic cancer)


however..... my genetic disorder radar is going crazy - dude needs to be evaluated for MEN1

8/26/2011 12:20:00 AM

steve@apple.com

8/26/2011 1:06:10 AM