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Who can replace Steve Jobs? When Apple needed a substitute after its iconic CEO backed out of delivering his annual keynote at the upcoming Macworld conference, it tapped Phil Schiller, its senior vice president of worldwide marketing. The announcement last week that Schiller will fill in for Jobs at next month's event begs a larger question: Who might step into Jobs' shoes when he eventually departs Apple?

Musings on Apple's Next CEO

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Way back in 1950, science fiction giant Ray Bradbury wrote a short story, There Will Come Soft Rains, about a smart house that did just about everything for its resident family -- including cooking breakfast and keeping track of the bills. Unfortunately, all members of that family, along with all inhabitants of the town, were obliterated by a nuclear explosion. The house, though, kept right on going.

A Dream Home for the True Blue Apple Fan

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Steve Jobs needs to take a page from Fidel Castro's book and give a speech. A big long one. At Macworld. When Fidel was running Cuba and rumors put him at death's door, he'd give a two-hour talk to reassure his subjects. Fidel had the May Day parade. Jobs has Macworld. But Jobs' people say there will be no Jobs at Macworld 2009.

How Steve Jobs Can Put an End to All Those Personal Questions