On September 5, 2011, the world faced a tragedy that hit the hearts of all people around the world. Apple's creator, Steve Jobs, lost the battle to cancer after suffering for many months. Being the not only brilliant but amazing person he is, Steven Jobs made the effort, in his already fragile state, to say his farewells to all the people he felt he needed to say goodbye to. Even in his final weeks when he could hardly walk up the stairs, he still managed to say a few final words to his friends, mentors, and colleagues. During his last few weeks, Mr. Jobs got off work early in order to have dinner and some quality time with his family. Now the buzz has shifted to what will happen to the company to what will happen to Steve Job's fortune? Obviously all of it will go to his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, but there's speculation that some of it will be donated to education since a couple years ago she started a company that paired disabled students with mentors to help them achieve a college degree.
My view:
A company without it's creator is never the same. Steve Job's had a vision and ideas that not one could ever live up to nor acquire. So it's inevitable that Apple won't be the same without him. Ever since Mr. Jobs fell ill, the company's price per share went down and Apple wasn't functioning as successfully as it was when Steve Jobs was in charge. This could foreshadow trouble for the company's future. The products won't be the same because they won't be made under the genius of Steven Jobs. Perhaps the reason why the iPhone 4s' sales weren't so successful was because the model wasn't made the way Steven Jobs would have made it if he were in a better state of health. He has made the company extremely successful throughout the years and it's a surprise that one of the most sought after products didn't generate high sales.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/With-Time-Running-Short-Jobs-nytimes-175542823.html?x=0
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