Steve Jobs 2.0?

Hello guys, I've just read an excellent article, which try to convince us that Jonathan Ive, Apple's design chief, could be a serious contender as CEO Steve Jobs replacement, as the pressure grows for Apple to name a successor to Jobs as chief executive.

Could Jonathan Ive, the publicity-shy Essex boy who started his career designing toilets and combs, be close to performing one of the most extraordinary coups in American business history? “I think Steve Jobs has found somebody in Jony who knows how to complete or even exceed his vision, and do it time and time again,” said Chee Pearlman, who hosted the event at which Mr Ive spoke four years ago.

I think its an unlikely possibility that Ive will succeed Jobs as CEO, there's no doubt he is a brilliant designer and a visionary, but I think heading a company like Apple requires much more then a vision and a sense of style (even a terrific world changing one).

I think Apple will hire an outsider to run the company or chose the COO Tim Cook or Phil Schiller Apple's VP worldwide product marketing.

Personally I can't imagine Apple in a post Jobs era, and I think (and hope) we won't see his departure any time soon.