Today we lost one of the most influential people in the technological world, Steve Jobs.
Being reknowned world over as ‘our generations Edison’.... Steve Jobs has truly left his mark on the world and is responsible for breathing life back into the Apple brand through the introduction of iMacs, iPhods, iPhones, and the newest addition - iPads.
The online and social media worlds have been a flurry of activity!
Apple have replaced it home page with an Image and Message: www.apple.com
Whilst celebrities and Apple fans have expressed their condolences through blogs, tweets or even simply sharing the Apply symbol.
Seth Godin – http://sethgodin.typepad.com/
Lance Armstrong http://www.facebook.com/#!/lancearmstrong
Oprah Winfrey http://www.facebook.com/#!/oprahwinfrey
Barack Obama
Mark Zuckerberg – http://www.facebook.com/zuck
Within minutes of the announcement of the news Facebook users feeds quickly filled up with news and reaction to Jobs' passing. Whilst five of the top 10 trending topics were related to Steve Jobs – RIP Steve Jobs, #ThankYouSteve, iHeaven, iClouds and Only 56.
All of a sudden it seems the entire world has something to share.... the sadness of Job’s tragic passing after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer.
And the world seems to be asking “how will this all impact Apple?”
Stocks
Jobs death comes only a month after his shocking step down from his role as CEO. This caused Apple stocks to take a 7.4% hit....
Product Development
The iPhone5 and new iPad were proposed to assist in boosting sales and stock prices post Jobs resignation and as we all saw yesterday the launch of the iPhone 4S has already got consumers off side... rather than aesthetic and camera upgrade does Apple have anything new to offer? Or are we set to see the Tim Cook attempt and re-produce Jobs’ brilliance?
The Future
Set to stay in a strategic role after his resignation and responsible for the development of technological innovations such as the iPad... where will Apple head to next? It Tim Cook ready to fly solo?
So what do you think? How will Jobs death impact Apple and where do you see their future?
There's no denial that this will impact Apple in a short-run and all eyes are on Tim Cook to see if he can live up to the standards. Those are some massive shoes to fill...
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Apple has some products that they have been developing secretly for a while and they'll launch something new soon. There will be a lot of pressure and criticism from media especially about iPhone5 because it was supposed to come out already. The share price might go down in the short-run but Apple has such a strong brand name that I don't believe it'll struggle, even without the great Steve Jobs.
He sure was a smart man. Although I am not at all an apple fan, he definitely has changed and revolutionised a number of things. He built a strong empire with capable people and therefore I don't think the impact will be as great as we may expect in the long term. Sure, short term stocks will drop, but that is the way it goes, but as investors see the continual growth and see that the empire he has built is able to stand, they will re-invest and the brand will grow.
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