Steve Jobs isn't dead, kids.

As you all know, unless you live under a rock, yesterday the Silicon Valley witnessed one of the most saddening days in the short yet prolific history of the tech industry as we know it.  Steve Jobs resigned as the CEO of Apple, Inc, citing health issues and the fact that he had always promised he would step down when he felt he could not longer meet his duties as chief executive officer.

The way that this was received by the media and [not so knowledgable] Apple followers was just outright ridiculous.  On every news channel, the current program was interrupted to make the announcement as if our President had been assassinated; facebook was flooded with "goodbye Steve" status updates; every news article calls this a "shocking" or "stunning" resignation.  Apple stock fell 7% after hours, and some analysts proclaimed the end of Apple as we know it.

Really?  Seriously?  This is surprising?  Huh? Who is surprised by this?  We are talking about a near 60 year old man that is a mere 3 years removed from liver cancer and a liver transplant who suffers from acute malabsorption and hasn't technically run the company since it's stock broke $150.  That would be Tim Cook, which brings me to my next point.  Apple is done?  First, the day-to-day operations at Apple have been the responsibility of Tim Cook for several years, and Johnny Ive (head of Industrial Design) is the mastermind behind the great products that have made Apple what it is.  Steve Jobs was the visionary, the marketing master, the guy everyone anxiously awaited to hear at product releases.  NEWSFLASH:  Steve Jobs is still the Chairman of the Board.  Steve Jobs is still the visionary.  Tim Cook is still running the company.  And if anyone believes that Apple doesn't have their entire business planned out for the next 3-5 years then that someone knows nothing about the tech world.  The way I see it, the resignation of Jobs was symbolically saddening, but fundamentally little changed outside of E cabinet titles.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad this event is receiving much deserved press as arguably the greatest CEO in the history of our country passes the torch.  But for the sake of Apple and the future of the company, they went from having the greatest CEO in the country, Steve Jobs, to the greatest CEO in the country, Tim Cook.  Sorry, Google.