[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/01/steve_jobs_joins_ikea/|http://www.theregist..._jobs_joins_ikea/]

IKEA's flatpack days may soon be a distant memory, as Apple and Pixar founder Steve Jobs turns to his latest challenge. Inter IKEA Systems BV will employ Jobs as "acting CEO", from next month. The technology icon will maintain his twin CEO roles at Apple Computer Inc. and Pixar Inc. but will also take command with a wide-ranging brief at the retail giant. For the technology guru, it's just another job, but for the Swedish furnishing franchise, it's a massive gamble. IKEA had a turnover of \ufffd13 billion last year, and has over 200 stores worldwide.