La santé de Steve Jobs se complique et il décide de cèder sa place à Tim Cook

15/01/2009 in Steve Jobs | No comments

« Team,

I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve »

Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple Inc.

Sur ces mots, nous ne pouvons que souhaiter qu’un excellent rétablissement à cet icône de la Silicon Valley et espérer qu’il pourra reprendre sa place en pleine forme qui, j’en suis sûr lui manque déjà…

Tim Cook engage donc la responsabilité de la direction du groupe, et non Phil Schiller que certains (dont moi) pouvaient imaginer prendre la relève.