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Apple held its annual shareholder meeting today at its corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California, an event presided over by Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook in the absence of Steve Jobs. Fortune aggregated some of the live coverage of the meeting, which for the most part went off as expected.

One of the most highly-publicized issues addressed during the meeting was a motion proposed by several large stakeholders that would recommend that Apple adopt a detailed plan of succession should Steve Jobs permanently step down as CEO. Apple opposed the motion on the grounds that it could inhibit the company's ability to attract and retain talent at the senior executive level, and the motion was in fact defeated by shareholders.
The most controversial shareholder proposal -- that Apple adopt a detailed succession plan -- came up about 20 minutes later. According to the representative of the Central Laborers' Pension Fund who introduced it, Proposal No. 5 did not require the company to name names, she said, so management's fears about the proposal were unfounded.

But a preliminary proxy count suggested that the proposal had been defeated, as expected and as Apple had recommended.
Apple executives otherwise remained silent on Jobs and his health issues, although one attendee did receive a significant round of applause for his public well-wishes directed at Jobs. All seven directors, including Jobs, were also reelected.

Unlike the succession plan, one other shareholder-driven motion did pass: a movement to require a majority vote for the election of corporate directors, even when those directors are running unopposed. The motion, which was opposed by Apple for its potential to unintentionally hinder the naming of new directors while the company attempts to garner the required votes, did pass by a majority vote of the shareholders.

Apple also addressed the company's new North Carolina data center, which had been reported to be on track for an opening by the end of 2010. According to meeting reports, executives revealed that the data center is not yet operational, but should open sometime in the spring.

Article Link: Apple Shareholder Meeting: CEO Succession Plan Rejected, Majority Director Vote Approved, Data Center Going Live
 
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Come on data center!
 
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"Now witness the bandwidth of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL data center!" :D
 
All we need is a MR member to become CEO so he/she can give into all our demands and watch Apple go bankrupt selling a MBP with everything under the sun for $899, mac netbook at $499, the magical tower desktop mac for $999, iPad starting at $299 and iPhones with no contract for $299.
 
All we need is a MR member to become CEO so he/she can give into all our demands and watch Apple go bankrupt selling a MBP with everything under the sun for $899, mac netbook at $499, the magical tower desktop mac for $999, iPad starting at $299 and iPhones with no contract for $299.

And don't forget, they'd be expected to leak the details of every secret project to this site.
 
I'd like to see Jonny Ive as CEO more or less as a puppet but I think Tim Cook has a better chance, IMO.
 
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Hang in there Steve!!!!!
 
Hmm..Jonny Ive as CEO? Well, design would be transcendent but internal HW would be saltine crackers.

Jony Ive is already an integral part of the design process.

You think you can get iPhone/Mac Mini/MacBook Air that small without any collaboration between engineer team and design team?
 
Tim Cook will no doubt be Jobs' successor, and I think that will happen this year.

Jobs, if his health doesn't deteriorate any more radically, will step down as CEO and remain an advisor to operations.
 
Tim Cook will no doubt be Jobs' successor, and I think that will happen this year.

Jobs, if his health doesn't deteriorate any more radically, will step down as CEO and remain an advisor to operations.

In other words Jobs will still control everything from home.
 
How is it not a conflict of interest to have Steve Jobs sitting on the board of directors and be the CEO the same company?
 
Since we really don't know the extent of how bad of a state Jobs is in we can only speculate. But I hope he stays for a while, not only for our benefit but so that Steve sets the example for whoever takes the the helm after him.
 
I nominate myelf

All we need is a MR member to become CEO so he/she can give into all our demands and watch Apple go bankrupt selling a MBP with everything under the sun for $899, mac netbook at $499, the magical tower desktop mac for $999, iPad starting at $299 and iPhones with no contract for $299.

I nominate myself. All opposed, hug Jar-Jar Binks.

As first act as CEO. The CEO gets a sample of all new Apple devices of his choice.

Second, MacRumor members get a dollar per post discount off Apple products in a give year.

3rd, MR members wil get VIP privileges to Apple events and product launches.

4th, none of this CEO gets paid a dollar a year. I give the CEO $10 million plus commute money.

5th, For 24 hours I'll let MR members into the secret Area-51 lab on the Cupertino campus.

6th. MR members will get BTO hookups on Apple products.

Lastly for now, I divulge this secret. The KoolAid is really Soylent Green!;)
 
All we need is a MR member to become CEO so he/she can give into all our demands and watch Apple go bankrupt selling a MBP with everything under the sun for $899, mac netbook at $499, the magical tower desktop mac for $999, iPad starting at $299 and iPhones with no contract for $299.
You forgot Blu-ray drives on all Macs. :p

And all deliveries should be made by supermodels riding pink unicorns.
 
Hmm..Jonny Ive as CEO? Well, design would be transcendent but internal HW would be saltine crackers.

I doubt Ive would want the CEO position. He's an awesome designer/engineer, but I don't think he has the market-smarts that Jobs does. He is best in his current position. I guess Cook could take the CEO spot if Jobs were to step down.

Ugh, Steve Jobs stepping down permanently is a day I don't want to see for a long time.
 
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