Steve Job’s Resignation Letter August 24, 2011, To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee. As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple. I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role. I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you. 【參考譯文】 喬布斯在2011年8月24日一封致蘋果董事會和蘋果社區(qū)的信中說：? 我一直說，當(dāng)有一天我不再以CEO身份負(fù)責(zé)蘋果公司時，我會第一個通知你們。不幸的是，這一天到了。 我在此辭去蘋果CEO職位。如果董事會認(rèn)為合適的話，我愿意繼續(xù)擔(dān)任董事會主席、董事、以及蘋果雇員。 關(guān)于我的繼任者，我強(qiáng)烈推薦執(zhí)行繼任方案，提名Tim Cook出任蘋果公司CEO。 我相信，蘋果會迎來更輝煌、更富創(chuàng)造性的未來。我期待著以一個新的角色親眼目睹這一切，并為它的成功做出貢獻(xiàn)。 在蘋果，我結(jié)交了許多一生的摯友。我非常感謝能和你們所有人一起共事這么多年。