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Kate, I had the same thought on how hard it must have been for all of them. I'm sure Steve was the first to say, "The show must go on!" But that wouldn't have made it any easier for me.
No, Tim is no Steve. Of course he isn't. No one is or could be. We can only hope that Tim, in his own way, will be able to shepherd innovation and leadership going forward. I suspect that he will be fine. Steve picked him, after all.
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They knew. Of course they knew.
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RAMd®d wrote:
I have no idea when any of the Apple senior staff were told of Steve's death. Maybe they knew prior to the Apple Event, maybe not.
Certainly some of them knew of his condition for a time, days weeks, months, I don't know.
But I don't think Tim Cook is the of the same presentation cloth as Jobs. Look at the various Jobs interviews and see how quick he is, especially with a light joke now and then. I just don't think that's Tim.
As for the MacLife article, we don't know that they had any actual knowledge that Steve was terminally ill. They, like people here, could have guessed at any number of scenarios.
I see it as an unfortunate coincidence, not prescient, not in poor taste. Now if somebody has footage of the staff meeting showing otherwise, I'd concede.
Until then...
I'll go with Racers scenario.
