Posted on Aug 24, 2011 Updated on Jun 3, 2021, 3:10 am CDT
Steve Jobs has announced his resignation as Apple’s CEO. Apple’s board has elected him chairman—a position Jobs didn’t previously hold—and named Tim Cook, the company’s chief operating officer, CEO in his place.
The announcement electrified Twitter and the blogosphere. Here’s a roundup of reactions via our Storify:
A former editorial operations specialist and staff writer for the Daily Dot, Jordan Valinsky is a tech reporter and web culture commentator. His work has been published by the Week, Digiday, CNNMoney, Popular Mechanics, Vice, Mic, and Betabeat.