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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Truth: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/te...pple.html?_r=1
Also, I think it's important to remember that, while Jobs has very much been the guiding light, Apple is not a one-man show. It may take a quarter or two, but the market will adjust and people will move on.
I know the last time Apple went Jobsless they practically fell of the face of the Earth, but they fired Jobs then... this time around, he'll have the ability to transition someone in. If Gates did it, Jobs can do it. |
The difference between Gates and Jobs is that Microsoft never left the Gates way of thinking. Steve Job's has a very particular and decisive concept for Apple's business plan and has very much determined the course of Apple's product design and marketing since the late 90's.
If Apple as a whole hasn't started thinking along the same lines as Jobs, their products might revert back to the prior direction they were headed in before Jobs came back on the scene. Basically, if they start to market low cost "beige" PC's and no longer cater to the "cool" factor, they lose their niche and will get buried by competition.
But, most analysts tend to forecast that Job's vision has become corporate culture so the fanatics don't need to stress too much (or sell their stock...).