It'd be swell if they schedule the upcoming iPhone keynote with Phil Schiller and halfway through, a newly buffed up Steve Jobs re-enters the stage a la iMac g3 with the new iTablet.
Ahhhh...capitalism at its worst with some of the most vicious comments about Jobs to date. Without Jobs there would have been no Apple; I wish Apple was not publicly traded as we would get rid of some of the scum here whose only interest are their bloody stock prices!
It must be pretty bad, especially when you consider that his recent letter said he'd be well by spring, now he's taking a leave of absence until the middle of summer.
Sad day for us Apple fans, all we can hope is that Steve is stronger than cancer.
btw, Steve's cancer has a 5 year survival rate, he's in year 4 and something right now
All cancer has a five year survival rate. All cancer has a 1 year survival rate, and a 50 year survival rate. For some it's 90%. For others it's 0%. What's the five year survival rate, that's the question.
The only reason I'm making a selfish comment about a serious health issue is because I wouldn't even know about Apple if it weren't for Steve Jobs. I wouldn't have an imac or an iphone 3G.
Steve Jobs is Apple. Apple will wither on the vine over several months until they're bought out. It's over!
Without Jobs, I don't know if Apple would even have ever made an iMac, at least not what we've seen. A lot of OS X is based on what Apple bought from NeXT, one of the companies that Jobs was working on.
Not so good for stock holders but possibly good for customers. We might get more variety in Apple products without Steve's hard line on various issues.
Like GM! They have a make or model to please everyone! From Saturn to Cadillac to Corvette, every model has great cupholders and looks and performance that's hard to beat, and at a price to smile about!
Instead of a paltry few models updated infrequently, I for one can't wait for the PowerMac 3200, the MacBook Pro XR280, and dozens of other models, and with as many options as a Dell and with monthly updates in order to keep the smiles coming!
The first thing I'd like to see is an 18 inch tablet with WiMAX, a memory stick reader, dvorak keyboard, and lots of custom color options. That'd be AWESOME. To hell with making it "decent".
If Steve goes, so does Apple, it's happened before and will happen again. There will be nobody for Microsoft to chase and computers will be stuck with either whatever Windows version was the last to take inspiration from an Apple product for 20 years, or one of the many pernickety Linux distros.
Steve didn't make anything that was really new, he just made his version so much more complete, I have read much from ex employees about how much he wanted whatever was being worked on to be perfect, and wouldn't take anything less - the 'hard line' mentioned above. If it wasn't for this hard line, then we would most likely get less. Anyone care to remember the 90's?
The new MacBook Air or iPhone isn't specifically technology we haven't seen before or been using for years, but it is the way in which it's been executed that's the real innovation. I'm sure there's plenty of talented people at Apple that have helped along the way, Jonathan Ive for instance, but Steve's the guy pointing the way for these guy's to pull it together.
He knows how to shake things up a little anyway, the iPhone for example, it's not perfect, but look at all the copy cats struggling to keep up. They have led the way and others are being forced to follow.
Then again, I'd be very surprised if he was done for.
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It'd be swell if they schedule the upcoming iPhone keynote with Phil Schiller and halfway through, a newly buffed up Steve Jobs re-enters the stage a la iMac g3 with the new iTablet.
It must be pretty bad, especially when you consider that his recent letter said he'd be well by spring, now he's taking a leave of absence until the middle of summer.
Sad day for us Apple fans, all we can hope is that Steve is stronger than cancer.
btw, Steve's cancer has a 5 year survival rate, he's in year 4 and something right now
All cancer has a five year survival rate. All cancer has a 1 year survival rate, and a 50 year survival rate. For some it's 90%. For others it's 0%. What's the five year survival rate, that's the question.
Shit there goes my stock
Apple's stock has been sliding down along with the indices all day:
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=...EXNASDAQ:.IXIC
The only reason I'm making a selfish comment about a serious health issue is because I wouldn't even know about Apple if it weren't for Steve Jobs. I wouldn't have an imac or an iphone 3G.
Steve Jobs is Apple. Apple will wither on the vine over several months until they're bought out. It's over!
Without Jobs, I don't know if Apple would even have ever made an iMac, at least not what we've seen. A lot of OS X is based on what Apple bought from NeXT, one of the companies that Jobs was working on.
What a f**king insensitive bastard you are.
Uhhhh, overreact much? Chill out.
We pray for your speedy recovery, Steve.
You are a giant among men.
And I second that. Get well and come back soon. We will pray for your good health.
Arvi
LOL.
Some people in this thread are emotionally shattered by the news that Jobs will be dead pretty soon, pushing up daisies.
They lost their Messiah.
wow!!! do you serve fries with that insensitive bs.
You don't have to drink the kool aid to have a heart.
What a f**king insensitive bastard you are. If you don't like Apple products then don't buy them.
Well said. Seems like a good time to go through and revoke memberships to this blog to me. Never been easier to spot the Trolls.
Not so good for stock holders but possibly good for customers. We might get more variety in Apple products without Steve's hard line on various issues.
Like GM! They have a make or model to please everyone! From Saturn to Cadillac to Corvette, every model has great cupholders and looks and performance that's hard to beat, and at a price to smile about!
Instead of a paltry few models updated infrequently, I for one can't wait for the PowerMac 3200, the MacBook Pro XR280, and dozens of other models, and with as many options as a Dell and with monthly updates in order to keep the smiles coming!
The first thing I'd like to see is an 18 inch tablet with WiMAX, a memory stick reader, dvorak keyboard, and lots of custom color options. That'd be AWESOME. To hell with making it "decent".
Just quit the company already and let more experienced/better executives take over, like Tim Cook and Phil Schiller. We'll be better off without you.
Nice... Must be cool to be so bad-ass.
Steve didn't make anything that was really new, he just made his version so much more complete, I have read much from ex employees about how much he wanted whatever was being worked on to be perfect, and wouldn't take anything less - the 'hard line' mentioned above. If it wasn't for this hard line, then we would most likely get less. Anyone care to remember the 90's?
The new MacBook Air or iPhone isn't specifically technology we haven't seen before or been using for years, but it is the way in which it's been executed that's the real innovation. I'm sure there's plenty of talented people at Apple that have helped along the way, Jonathan Ive for instance, but Steve's the guy pointing the way for these guy's to pull it together.
He knows how to shake things up a little anyway, the iPhone for example, it's not perfect, but look at all the copy cats struggling to keep up. They have led the way and others are being forced to follow.
Then again, I'd be very surprised if he was done for.
Get better soon!
I know their stock will suffer in the coming days, but please let the man get a break.
Isn't Steve a Buddist? I wonder if he thinks he'll come to life back as the New Microsoft CEO. Some of you guys may be A switcher soon!
Buddhists don't actually believe in rebirth in that way. Your thinking of this guy's religion maybe:
LOL.
Some people in this thread are emotionally shattered by the news that Jobs will be dead pretty soon, pushing up daisies.
They lost their Messiah.
No Messiah, just got respect for him.
No Messiah, just got respect for him.
The investors agree. AAPL down 10% in after-hours.