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Apple: The One Man Company
By Jeremy | January 28, 2010
Taken from http://live.gizmodo.com/page/14/
Today, Steve Jobs and Apple announced Apple’s newest piece of hardware: the iPad. But this announcement confirmed yet again that Apple is a one man company. This is clearly illustrated through the history of Apple Computer. When Mr. Jobs was ousted from the company, Apple began to stagnate. In fact, from the time that Jobs left the company until his return in 1998, Apple Computer was not a profitable company. They had many new inventions and cool toys, none of which were received well by the public. The company again become profitable — after Jobs returned. However, since Jobs’ return to Apple, he has micromanaged each new product release Apple has completed. Apple’s pattern of success and failure is completely correlated with the presence of the mastermind: Steve Jobs. When Steve Jobs leaves Apple for the second, and probably final, time, will Apple Computer again stagnate or is there someone who can fill the shoes of Steve Jobs: The One Man Company?
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