That being said, I am sick and tired of the media constantly associating the "health" of Apple with the "health" of Steve. Apple Inc is a COMPANY not an INDIVIDUAL. Now, I know that Steve is the "Icon for all to follow", and everyone automatically associates Steve to Apple, but sooner or later, Steve is going to step down (just like Bill Gates did) and the COMPANY WILL SURVIVE! Apple will continue to punch out "insanely great" products and I imaging that their products will still be "edgy" and others will scramble to play catch up (but they never will ).
You mean like the first time that Steve left in the 1980's? If Apple could do so well without Steve, why did anyone want him back at all?
And how about the opinion that getting Steve out of Apple might be a good thing? Maybe with new leadership, Apple might start making computers that people want to buy, with features that people want, rather than just what Steve wants you to buy.
But yet, I am not surprised he wrote this letter--there are MAJOR legal ramifications of Apple hiding Jobs' medical condition and Apple could have been sued for massive amounts of money if the company hid Jobs' medical condition to prop up the share price of Apple.
As for Jobs, how about eating some salmon and halibut steaks for a while? They're very low in LDL cholesterol and are very good for you in terms of protein input.
This still sounds very strange. Hormonol imbalance is easy to detect by a simple blood test. And further- why wasn't/isn't he treated with a mild steroid (ingestible) to gain weight ? He could gain it back much faster than late spring. Also usually "bad" blood throws off the hormones- not the other way around. And finally why is this being mentioned the very day before MacWorld- he obviously won't be there. I think this only makes the situation worse for stockholders.
Good to hear he got the diagnosis he needed and he's on the road to recovering his weight loss. Let's all wish him well.
I hope to see him lead WWDC just to see whether he's doing well. Honestly, he should just have his executive crew take the lead at WWDC and just focus on regaining his strength throughout 2009.
I am sad that media speculation made Steve feel the need to share this personal information, but I feel that he has handled it very well in his press release, and I pass on my sincerest best wishes for his recovery. Steve, the Apple community, and the world in general is very lucky to have you
Agreed, but it's just because Apple is so identified with Jobs and that the company's fortunes are considered to be much more dependent on his health than other companies' are on their CEOs that this needed to be addressed, and promptly.
So all of those people bashing Gizmodo are now eating crow?...
Nah.
This is what Gizmodo printed:
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Originally Posted by Immature Idiot
Steves health is rapidly declining. Apple is choosing to remove the hype factor strategically vs letting the hype destroy apple when the inevitable news comes later this spring. This strategic loss will be less of a bang with investors. This is why Macworld is a no-go anymore. No more Steve means no more hype. Saying they are no longer needing [Macworld] is the cover designed by the worldwide "loyalty" department.
This immature poorly worded junk, clearly implies that Steve is at death's door, that he's being removed or stepping down as CEO, and that the whole Phil doing the MacWorld thing is "a cover" for a world-wide plot.
What Steve Jobs has now said is: "I've been losing weight lately."
This is like a little kid who comes running into the kitchen to breathlessly tell you the Garage is BURNING DOWN! But when he drags you over to look, you see that all it is is someone left a candle burning somewhere which, (left unattended) could, (maybe), potentially burn down the Garage if no one did anything about it.
You mean like the first time that Steve left in the 1980's? If Apple could do so well without Steve, why did anyone want him back at all?
And how about the opinion that getting Steve out of Apple might be a good thing? Maybe with new leadership, Apple might start making computers that people want to buy, with features that people want, rather than just what Steve wants you to buy.
There's a big difference between an Apple that forced Jobs out and an Apple that Jobs has set up with a plan of succession.
Even so, while I love what Steve has done with Apple and its products, I wish he would just resign and focus on his health. I'd love to have him on the scene 30-40 years from now, but I feel like running Apple is driving his health into the ground. Just take a breather and get healthy Steve!
This still sounds very strange. Hormonol imbalance is easy to detect by a simple blood test. And further- why wasn't/isn't he treated with a mild steroid (ingestible) to gain weight ? He could gain it back much faster than late spring. Also usually "bad" bood throws off the hormones- not the other way around. And finally why is this being mentioned the very day before MacWorld- he obviously won't be there. I think this only makes the situation worse for stockholders.
All in all- I wish him well.
Unless you are claiming that: (i) SJ is lying (despite the fact that it could create problems for him with the regulators) and (ii) You're a doctor, you should shut your mouth on this topic.
Unless you are claiming that: (i) SJ is lying (despite the fact that it could create problems for him with the regulators) and (ii) You're a doctor, you should shut your mouth on this topic.
This immature poorly worded junk, clearly implies that Steve is at death's door, that he's being removed or stepping down as CEO, and that the whole Phil doing the MacWorld thing is "a cover" for a world-wide plot.
What Steve Jobs has now said is: "I've been losing weight lately."
This is like a little kid who comes running into the kitchen to breathlessly tell you the Garage is BURNING DOWN! But when he drags you over to look, you see that all it is is someone left a candle burning somewhere which, (left unattended) could, (maybe), potentially burn down the Garage if no one did anything about it.
If he really wanted to stop the speculation once and for all, he should have given the exact name of the condition and what treatment he is taking. People only speculate when there's info missing.
That said, he is clearly a man who values his privacy and I wish him well.
Unless you are claiming that: (i) SJ is lying (despite the fact that it could create problems for him with the regulators) and (ii) You're a doctor, you should shut your mouth on this topic.
HAHA- if that's not the pot calling the kettle black!
I'm not claiming anything but simply question things that bare questioning. Who believes everything their told (especially anything that questionable) as fact? Only you obviously.
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That being said, I am sick and tired of the media constantly associating the "health" of Apple with the "health" of Steve. Apple Inc is a COMPANY not an INDIVIDUAL. Now, I know that Steve is the "Icon for all to follow", and everyone automatically associates Steve to Apple, but sooner or later, Steve is going to step down (just like Bill Gates did) and the COMPANY WILL SURVIVE! Apple will continue to punch out "insanely great" products and I imaging that their products will still be "edgy" and others will scramble to play catch up (but they never will
You mean like the first time that Steve left in the 1980's? If Apple could do so well without Steve, why did anyone want him back at all?
And how about the opinion that getting Steve out of Apple might be a good thing? Maybe with new leadership, Apple might start making computers that people want to buy, with features that people want, rather than just what Steve wants you to buy.
But yet, I am not surprised he wrote this letter--there are MAJOR legal ramifications of Apple hiding Jobs' medical condition and Apple could have been sued for massive amounts of money if the company hid Jobs' medical condition to prop up the share price of Apple.
As for Jobs, how about eating some salmon and halibut steaks for a while? They're very low in LDL cholesterol and are very good for you in terms of protein input.
All in all- I wish him well.
I hope to see him lead WWDC just to see whether he's doing well. Honestly, he should just have his executive crew take the lead at WWDC and just focus on regaining his strength throughout 2009.
I am sad that media speculation made Steve feel the need to share this personal information, but I feel that he has handled it very well in his press release, and I pass on my sincerest best wishes for his recovery. Steve, the Apple community, and the world in general is very lucky to have you
Agreed, but it's just because Apple is so identified with Jobs and that the company's fortunes are considered to be much more dependent on his health than other companies' are on their CEOs that this needed to be addressed, and promptly.
So all of those people bashing Gizmodo are now eating crow?...
Nah.
This is what Gizmodo printed:
Steves health is rapidly declining. Apple is choosing to remove the hype factor strategically vs letting the hype destroy apple when the inevitable news comes later this spring. This strategic loss will be less of a bang with investors. This is why Macworld is a no-go anymore. No more Steve means no more hype. Saying they are no longer needing [Macworld] is the cover designed by the worldwide "loyalty" department.
This immature poorly worded junk, clearly implies that Steve is at death's door, that he's being removed or stepping down as CEO, and that the whole Phil doing the MacWorld thing is "a cover" for a world-wide plot.
What Steve Jobs has now said is: "I've been losing weight lately."
This is like a little kid who comes running into the kitchen to breathlessly tell you the Garage is BURNING DOWN! But when he drags you over to look, you see that all it is is someone left a candle burning somewhere which, (left unattended) could, (maybe), potentially burn down the Garage if no one did anything about it.
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You mean like the first time that Steve left in the 1980's? If Apple could do so well without Steve, why did anyone want him back at all?
And how about the opinion that getting Steve out of Apple might be a good thing? Maybe with new leadership, Apple might start making computers that people want to buy, with features that people want, rather than just what Steve wants you to buy.
There's a big difference between an Apple that forced Jobs out and an Apple that Jobs has set up with a plan of succession.
Even so, while I love what Steve has done with Apple and its products, I wish he would just resign and focus on his health. I'd love to have him on the scene 30-40 years from now, but I feel like running Apple is driving his health into the ground. Just take a breather and get healthy Steve!
This still sounds very strange. Hormonol imbalance is easy to detect by a simple blood test. And further- why wasn't/isn't he treated with a mild steroid (ingestible) to gain weight ? He could gain it back much faster than late spring. Also usually "bad" bood throws off the hormones- not the other way around. And finally why is this being mentioned the very day before MacWorld- he obviously won't be there. I think this only makes the situation worse for stockholders.
All in all- I wish him well.
Unless you are claiming that: (i) SJ is lying (despite the fact that it could create problems for him with the regulators) and (ii) You're a doctor, you should shut your mouth on this topic.
Unless you are claiming that: (i) SJ is lying (despite the fact that it could create problems for him with the regulators) and (ii) You're a doctor, you should shut your mouth on this topic.
Wow -- so much for the "forum" concept...
Nah.
This is what Gizmodo printed:
This immature poorly worded junk, clearly implies that Steve is at death's door, that he's being removed or stepping down as CEO, and that the whole Phil doing the MacWorld thing is "a cover" for a world-wide plot.
What Steve Jobs has now said is: "I've been losing weight lately."
This is like a little kid who comes running into the kitchen to breathlessly tell you the Garage is BURNING DOWN! But when he drags you over to look, you see that all it is is someone left a candle burning somewhere which, (left unattended) could, (maybe), potentially burn down the Garage if no one did anything about it.
That said, he is clearly a man who values his privacy and I wish him well.
Unless you are claiming that: (i) SJ is lying (despite the fact that it could create problems for him with the regulators) and (ii) You're a doctor, you should shut your mouth on this topic.
HAHA- if that's not the pot calling the kettle black!
I'm not claiming anything but simply question things that bare questioning. Who believes everything their told (especially anything that questionable) as fact? Only you obviously.