It seems that the 4th seems safe for the iPhone 5 and iOS 5 unveiling conference since All Things Digital to enter the rumor game by announcing today that Tim Cook will be the center of attention instead of Steve Jobs. The date of October 4 is presented by All Things Digital for the conference, and in terms of availability, the iPhone 5 and iOS 5 terminal should appear on the market just a few weeks after the big event. In addition to the presentation of new products, there will be a major change in terms of presenters because Tim Cook will take over the role of Steve Jobs on stage and present the new device of the Cupertino company.
That's because it will be newly installed CEO Tim Cook's first big product introduction and the place where the public will get a first lengthy impression of him that may well set the tone for Cook's new role. And that's why, said sources, although he's never quarterbacked an Apple product announcement before, Cook is certain to preside over the iPhone 5 rollout. He has to, of course. To pass the presentation on to anyone else — even one of Apple's key executives such as Phil Schiller, who has handled the Macworld and Worldwide Developers Conference keynotes in 2009 — would undercut Cook's new role and reinforce public perception that its legendary outgoing CEO and co- founder Steve Jobs is Apple and that it will be a different company without him.
Tim Cook seems to completely take over the role of Steve Jobs during the conference, which means that the former CEO of the Apple company may not be present at all on the stage. In the past, Steve Jobs presented Apple's iPhone terminals, but while he was on medical leave, Tim Cook took over the baton and now he does it all the time. We might see the iPhone 5 for the first time right from the hands of Tim Cook and we will find out the release date of the new device from the new CEO of the Cupertino company.
If Steve Jobs will not go on stage at all, then surely a lot of people will be disappointed, but the change is normal considering that now Tim Cook leads the company and Steve Jobs has the role of an observer.
UPDATED: Al Gore, former American vice president and member of Apple's board of directors, announced today that iPhone 5 will be released in October.
