“蘋果之父”辭職信
賈伯斯辭職信
the following is the resignation letter （n.辭職書）from steve jobs to the apple board（n.董事會）:
cupertino（n.美國地名，古柏蒂奴，蘋果公司總部所在地）, calif.–august 24, XX–to the apple board of directors and the apple community:
i have always said 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.
i hereby resign as ceo of apple. i would like to serve, if the board sees fit, as chairman of the board, director and apple employee.
as far as my successor goes, i strongly recommend that we execute our succession（n.繼任） plan and name tim cook as ceo of apple.
i believe apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. and i look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
i have made some of the best friends of my life at apple, and i thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
steve
賈伯斯致蘋果董事會的信函如下：
我一直都在強調，如果有一天，我無法再履行身為蘋果 ceo 的職責的話，我會第一時間讓你們知道。
很不幸，這一天到來了。
在這裡，我提出辭呈，從蘋果 ceo 的職位上退下。如果董事會、高層、以及蘋果員工認可的話，我願意擔任董事會主席，繼續為蘋果服務。
至於繼任者，我強烈建議繼續執行當前的成功計畫，並提名 tim cook 成為蘋果的新任 ceo。
我相信在他的領導下，蘋果的未來將會更加光明，更有創新能力。我也期待著在新的崗位上見證，並為蘋果的成功添磚加瓦。
在蘋果，我結識了很多人生摯友，感謝你們這么多年以來的陪伴。
steve