Steve Jobs, the legendary chief executive officer of Apple, resigned Wednesday, effective immediately, according to the company's board of directors.
The company named Tim Cook, its previous chief operating officer, to the post.
Jobs wrote in a letter to the board that "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."
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