Although more than 6 months have passed since Steve Jobs went on medical leave and left the "brothers" of the company in Tim Cook's hands, the Apple CEO has no intention of returning in the near future. Even though he officially took a break from running the company, Steve Jobs is still actively involved in the strategic decisions that the company he founded takes. Steve Jobs often talks with Tim Cook and other members of the management team of the Apple company about how the development of future products is carried out, but also about the path that the company will follow in the future.
It's now been more than six months since Jobs, often considered not only the face but also the heart and soul of Apple, has been gone. Yet he's not really gone at all, although by one account he's less involved in micromanaging every aspect of the business. They tell me he calls in regularly. He talks to Tim, he talks to the top guys, he talks about the Apple stores," Bajarin said. "But while he used to micromanage everything in ways that most CEOs would not, right down to issues with the company cafeteria, the big change with his latest leave is that there's less micromanagement and more management of his executive team and the big-picture issues .”
It is not the first time that Steve Jobs takes medical leave, it is not the first time that it lasts more than 6 months and it is not the first time that Steve Jobs runs the company he founded from the shadows. Although Steve stays away from the eyes of the media and the offices in Cupertino, Apple is doing very well, has launched some very popular products and has registered notable increases on the stock market. Probably the information that claimed that Steve Jobs is still involved in the management of the company gave confidence to the shareholders and investors, but the real test of Apple's ability to survive without Steve Jobs will be when the CEO announces his retirement from the management of the company.
Until then, it is very likely that we will see Steve Jobs in just one month presenting to the whole world the most advanced version of the iOS operating system and the most "advanced" iPhone.
