In a stunning announcement that took the technology world by surprise, Apple today said that Mr Steve Jobs has resigned as its CEO and named Mr Tim Cook as his successor.

一条令人震惊的消息席卷了整个技术世界，苹果公司在今天宣布：Steve Jobs已经辞去了苹果总裁一职，并且任命Tim Cook成为他的继任者。

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So Apple was in a very different place than it is today, and my employer at the time, Compaq computer, was the largest personal computer company in the world.

所以当时的苹果公司相对于今天处在非常尴尬的位置，那时候我供职于Compaq公司，它曾经是世界上最大的个人电脑生产商。

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He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today.

他帮助苹果从惨淡的业务现状中走出，然后成为当今世界上最有价值的公司之一。

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Apple is indisputably the most innovative retailer today with a model emulated the world over.

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