(Reuters) - A man walks out from an Apple retail store in San Francisco, California August 24, 2011. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs relinquished the reins at Apple Inc to right-hand man Tim Cook on Wednesday, after 14 years in command at a company he brought back from the brink and turned into the world's largest technology corporation. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS)
(Reuters) - An Apple employee (C) helps customers at an Apple retail store in San Francisco, California August 24, 2011. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs relinquished the reins at Apple Inc to right-hand man Tim Cook on Wednesday, after 14 years in command at a company he brought back from the brink and turned into the world's largest technology corporation. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS)
(Reuters) - The Apple logo is pictured outside the Apple store in Santa Monica, California August 24, 2011. Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs on Wednesday resigned as chief executive officer of Apple Inc in a stunning move that ended his 14-year reign at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH)
(Reuters) - Pedestrians walk past an Apple retail store in San Francisco, California August 24, 2011. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs relinquished the reins at Apple Inc to right-hand man Tim Cook on Wednesday, after 14 years in command at a company he brought back from the brink and turned into the world's largest technology corporation. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS)
(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 24, 1984 file photo, Steve Jobs, chairman of the board of Apple Computer, leans on the new Macintosh personal computer following a shareholder's meeting in Cupertino, Ca. Apple Inc. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 said Jobs is resigning as CEO, effective immediately. He will be replaced by Tim Cook, who was the company's chief operating officer. It said Jobs has been elected as Apple's chairman. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)