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Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes medical leave

15 January 2009 08:10 (UTC +04:00)

Washington-APA. The decision by Apple Inc. boss Steve Jobs to take a medical leave after learning that his health issues were "more complex" than originally thought renews questions about the succession plan of a company whose fate has been closely linked to its charismatic leader, APA reports.
On Wednesday, only a week after assuring investors that he felt fit to lead the Silicon Valley giant, Jobs wrote in an e-mail to employees that he would pass day-to-day management duties to Tim Cook, Appleâ€™s chief operating officer, until the end of June. Cook will reprise the role he played in 2004, when Jobs underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his pancreas. He found Apple together with his friend in 1976. After leaving the company Jobs established his own company NeXT Xomputer in 1985. Jobs chaired Apple in 1996 and increased share of company in computer market .
Apple is engaged in selling iPod music players and units of its iPhone.