The APPLE with the corner bite is the symbol that any computer freak aspires to have on their dashboard. One of the pioneers in the area of personal computers, an impecabke brand, astounding success story for the past 34 years, astute customer base, the company have been a benchmark for one and all. Established in the year of 1977, in California, today the giant has almost 50,000 best minds working and a turnover of around 66 billion dollars………..huhhh……!!

Whether it is the philosophy of aesthetic designs, or meeting the highest technology standards, combined with the ever best of the advertisement campaigns, the company has impeccably loyal customer base.  Fortune magazine listed APPLE as the most admired company in the world in 2008, 2009 and 2011. If you are an APPLE user, I would not say much..I guess.

The man behind the saga is one of the most admired technology visionaries world has ever seen……Mr. Steve jobs. Now that he has left the chair of the CEO of the company, none of the strategists have a trace of a doubt about the future success of the company. This is because of the rock solid foundations laid by the Steve, whether it is the tech innovations, company policies, vision for the future……you just name it.

In 2005, Steve Jobs told Stanford graduates, “Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it,” and with his resignation as CEO of Apple, the technology visionary is admitting his own mortality. After being forced out of the company, he came back and led the company to new heights. In the midst of all, he stirred through the tides, and took the boat ahead of the titans like IBM and Microsoft.

Ever gave a thought that where the “mouse” does got introduced. It was the Macintosh, which gave it to the masses. Products like iphone, ipad or ipod have become aspiring products. They all have changed the user interface and the way you and me use personal computing (Maybe soon I too will have the APPLE in my pocket……..).

Google’s Eric Schmidt, who served on Apple’s board, said of Jobs:

“He uniquely combined an artist’s touch and an engineer’s vision to build an extraordinary company, one of the greatest American leaders in history.”

It is one of the best times for the visionary to hand over the reigns to someone else. Now, with utmost proud, he can say “Mission Accomplished”. Now, it will be great to watch, how Tim Cook will take the legacy forward.