Upon Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' departure from the company, it is time to ask the difficult question: What future is left for the tech mogul that rose up out of the California sun in 1976? At Apple they are fully convinced that "nothing is going to change," because "the company is well-structured" and will use a succession plan drawn up by Jobs himself, which he has been implementing for some time now.
The question is not new because he has implemented it on numerous occasions since August 2004 when Jobs stepped down to have an operation to remove a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. And it was asked once again in January 2009 when the charismatic entrepreneur decided to take a sick leave and try and recovery from his tough disease.
By connecting all the dots from the past, as Jobs advised in a speech given in June of 2005 at Stanford University, we can find several clues. For example, despite a succession of alarms about his health since August 2004 (the date of the pancreatic tumor operation), shares of Apple have risen 2,382.5% from $15.39 to $382.00 dollars per share. Apple's growth is untouchable compared to most companies.
