Goodbye Steve, We will miss you.

Yes, the news is true. Yesterday, October the 5th, 2011, the world lost one of it's most innovative members. Steve Jobs has passed away after a 9 year battle with cancer. He is said to have passed peacefully at his home on Wednesday. Steve was one of the greatest minds of our time. He was a great leader and an innovator of unmatched degree. As the driving force behind Apple, he set out to change the world. And that is exactly what he did.

Apple will continue on without him, but I expect that world changing force will be gone forever. That was Steve Jobs. His attention never wavering, he molded Apple and the world into his vision. His innovations pushed the Technological world and forged new technologies, not just for Apple, but in his competitors as well. I can only hope that without him, Apple will continue the path he set them upon.

Goodbye Steve, We will miss you.

Steve Jobs to Take Medical Leave

Apple sent an email to all of their employees on Monday, in which Steve Jobs is quoted as saying the following..

Team,
At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all of Apple’s day to day operations. I have great confidence that Tim and the rest of the executive management team will do a terrific job executing the exciting plans we have in place for 2011.

I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can. In the meantime, my family and I would deeply appreciate respect for our privacy.
Steve

Tim Cook held the reigns of the Company in 2009 during Steve's last Medical Leave and will do so again. Steve Jobs was out in 2009 for a Liver Transplant and the out in 2004 with Pancreatic Cancer. We wish Steve all the best and hope he has a speedy recovery!