Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple Conference Next Week By Announcing Lion OS
Apple Inc said Chief Executive Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave, will open up the iPhone maker’s annual developers’ conference next week with a keynote speech. Apple said it would unveil software upgrades at the conference including Lion, the eighth major release of its Mac OS X computer operating system, and iOS 5, the next version of its mobile operating system used in products including iPhone and the iPad tablet computer.
Apple shares rose almost 2 percent after it said on Tuesday that “Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off” the conference on June 6. The statement did not make clear exactly what role Jobs would play or if he is coming back from medical leave. “It’s a good sign he’s healthy enough to be there and participate,” said Pacific Crest Securities analyst Andy Hargreaves but he added that “it’s not a huge surprise” because of the executive’s appearances at other events.
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