It does not matter if you’ve been on CNN.com or you get your news from other reputable sources online or on the television, it would have been impossible to escape all the Steve Jobs news over the last few weeks. With Apple’s famed founder stepping down from the helm what’s going to happen to the brand? We’ve got a few ideas

Business as usual: All signs point to the fact that little will change at Apple and that the company will continue releasing new, innovative products at a competitive rate. We sure hope that’s what happens since there’s nothing of fact anywhere.
Conservativism: With a new captain of the ship there are some rumblings that Apple will slow its innovation and take a more stock friendly route towards stability. For every iPad there’s been a Betamax behind the scenes at Apple and investors want things to go easy.
Splitting Up: With so many questions in the air right now there are rumors that Apple will actually be split up into several divisions to keep things moving. There were many naysayers talking about how big the company had gotten in the past few years and maybe now’s the time for a change.