Apple After Steve: Five Potential Candidates To Replace Jobs

Apple announced that it's getting ready to pull out of the Macworld trade show after this year's event. While that was a bombshell, what was even more startling was the revelation that Steve Jobs won't be delivering the keynote this year. Instead, the company will be sending Philip Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, to the stage to address the Mac faithful.

The announcement last month set off a round of speculation that Jobs' health might be on the decline, a rumor the company has repeatedly denied. What's more likely is that Apple doesn't have anything revolutionary to announce this time around, and Jobs doesn't want to go out on a low note. Still, speculation is always swirling as to what will happen to the company when Jobs steps down and who will replace him. Get to know the top five internal candidates that may be in line as potential heirs to the Apple throne.

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