Will the Apple get rotten?

On the 4th October, 2011, most people were disappointed when they realized there was no IPhone 5, but an iPhone 4S; an improved version of the iPhone 4. Tim Cook’s first delivery on introducing an Apple product did come with the great expectations. Many people went home disappointed and Apple shares did fall. Are we expecting too much of the most valuable tech company? Well, they have always lived up to the hype and hope the new cook is cooking something ‘techie’ for the i-people.

Little did we know that the disappointment of the iPhone 4S was just a prelude to an unexpected greater disappointment, the passing away of the co-founder of Apple Inc. The man who really change the world on how we saw and used our phones, computers and other gadgets. We were well aware of Steve Jobs’ ill-heath, but who thought it will come just 6 weeks after he resigned. After his first scare, Jobs seemed to have overcome the fear of death. That surgery which kept him alive until yesterday gave him a second chance to reflect on life, but that didn’t stop him from doing what he loved most. Now the big question is will Tim Cook carry Apple to the next level? Can he or will the Apple get rotten?

Steve is no doubt the most successful head of Apple. He came back and turned the company around after his absence did not show much success. The fear of most Apple fans is the return of the company to the doldrums. Steve handpicked Tim to takeover and he probably knows why. Tim is relatively unknown to most Apple fans because Steve was really Apple. Steve represented the totality of the Apple brand. Some fans and industry watchers think Tim will not be able fill the huge shoes of Steve Jobs. Other fans also think the Apple brand will be further promoted by the sympathy and news coverage of Steve’s death. An Apple fan said ‘now that Steve is gone, where will Microsoft steal from?’

Let’s hope Apple still continues to provide the world with the leading edge technology we all desire or else the Apple will get rotten soon. Goodbye Steve (1955-2011).