I agree it was not a sudden thing. He has been struggling with his health for several years. I hate to say it but from his last introduction of the Mac OS lion and the IOS5 OS he sounded so bad and my wife and others that could see said he looked just terrible. So I don't think he is going to be with us a lot longer. JMT Bubba bubbathegeek@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Panarese Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:48 PM To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Steve Jobs steps down from CEO position to chairman ! It's really a sad day. Here is his letter to the Apple Board of Directors. To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee. As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple. I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role. I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you. Steve Personally, I don't think things are going to change much. I think Tim Cook and the company share the same vision of the future and I also think the "road map" for the company has been set for several years down the line. I don't think this was a "sudden" thing at all, and a lot of planning was done already. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.macfortheblind.com AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Aug 24, 2011, at 8:32 PM, Bubba wrote: > The link below tell all about the subject above! > > > > http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/24/technology/steve_jobs_resigns/index.ht > m?sour > ce=cnn_bin > <http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/24/technology/steve_jobs_resigns/index.h > tm?sou > rce=cnn_bin&hpt=hp_bn3> &hpt=hp_bn3 > > > > > > Bubba > > bubbathegeek@xxxxxxxxx > > > ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx