Hearing Steve Jobs was just rushed to hospital [Fake]

[Stocktrader]

Rumor of Heart Attack.

Best of luck

[Tosser]

Link?

[Flhusky]

links/pics or it didn't happen

[mathcolo]

Hahaha... nice try.:)

[arkitect]

Call me a cynic… but reported by who?
Stocktrader

:rolleyes:

[Tosser]

Found it.

Apparently the only place who has it, and where the other links to, are this:

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-102841

"iReport"? Nah, I'll wait till it's confirmed from more reliable and trustworthy sources.

[xUKHCx]

All the links I see refer to one uncomfirmed report.

Digg (http://digg.com/apple/Steve_Jobs_rushed_to_ER_after_severe_heart_attack)
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-102841

[heehee]

I don't think it's true.

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/apple-s-steve-jobs-rushed-to-er-after-heart-attack-says-cnn-citizen-journalist

[belvdr]

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-102841

Ooops... too late.

[SkAlex]

[edit] Wrong link... looks false anyway...

[kornyboy]

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digg.com/apple/Steve_Jobs_rushed_to_ER_after_severe_heart_attack

Probably fake though.

[Stocktrader]

Posted on Bloomberg News 9:48.
Apple says NOT True at 9:54'


Sorry, just passing on as I saw it.

[stiano]

TUAW - Apple PR confirms that Steve Jobs is fine, heart attack rumor is FALSE. Back to your regularly scheduled Friday. Via Twitter

[rdowns]

This was posted on ireport, cnn's version of youtube. :rolleyes:


OP- You should edit and correct the thread title.

[Tosser]

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digg.com/apple/Steve_Jobs_rushed_to_ER_after_severe_heart_attack

Hehe, you typed that? Man, I couldn't be bothered doing that with no copy/paste :eek:

[kornyboy]

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digg.com/apple/Steve_Jobs_rushed_to_ER_after_severe_heart_attack

Hehe, you typed that? Man, I couldn't be bothered doing that with no copy/paste :eek:

Yeah, it kinda sucked. Probably won't happen again.

[meagain]

That guy needs to go to jail. He cost people big money as the stock dropped to 94.65 !!!! They better find this a-hole.

[WhySoSerious]

APPLE DENIES STEVE JOBS HEART ATTACK REPORT: "ITS NOT TRUE"
Henry Blodget | October 3, 2008 9:18 AM

"Citizen journalism" apparently just failed its first significant test. A CNN iReport poster reported this morning that Steve Jobs had been rushed to the ER after a severe heart attack. Fortunately, it appears the story was false. We contacted an Apple spokeswoman, who categorically denies this.

Steve Jobs was rushed to the ER just a few hours ago after suffering a major heart attack. I have an insider who tells me that paramedics were called after Steve claimed to be suffering from severe chest pains and shortness of breath. My source has opted to remain anonymous, but he is quite reliable. I haven't seen anything about this anywhere else yet, and as of right now, I have no further information, so I thought this would be a good place to start. If anyone else has more information, please share it.

We're making calls, but as yet we have no idea whether it's true. Nor does anyone on Twitter, which is buzzing about it. (See the live Twitter feed, which we've embedded below). Confirmation/denial the moment we get it.

Meanwhile, very interesting that this report appears on CNN's site. If it proves correct, CNN will look great. If it is wrong, CNN's credibility will likely be significantly damaged--and we wouldn't be surprised if this caused them to pull back from association with "citizen journalism." Here's CNN's vision for iReport:
With this site, we want to share our passion about the news in a way that invites you -- and everyone else -- to share your passion about the news. At CNN we live for news. We love talking about it. And we know that there's a whole lot more to it than what you see on TV or read on your favorite Web site. So we've launched an independent world where you, the iReport.com community, tell the stories we're not used to seeing. And the most compelling, important, and urgent ones may get seen on CNN.

So head on over the homepage and jump in. Tell your story and see how it connects to someone on the other side of the world -- and build a new kind of news site, one made from communities of shared interests, impassioned discussions and great storytelling.

[Tosser]

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Yeah, it kinda sucked. Probably won't happen again.

:p

[arkitect]

Hehe, you typed that? Man, I couldn't be bothered doing that with no copy/paste :eek:

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Yeah, it kinda sucked. Probably won't happen again.

You can be glad Safari didn't crash midway through typing that.
:o

[soberbrain]

... and the Apple stock tumbles due to another false report about Steve's health.

I understand the iReporter content for added visuals on confirmed stories, but not for Breaking News.

[arkitect]

... and the Apple stock tumbles due to another false report about Steve's health.

I understand the iReporter content for added visuals on confirmed stories, but not for Breaking News.

Exactly. Who's next?
These are desperate times and loads of unscrupulous City types willing to pull off a fast one…

[pscoble]

Why is the media trying to kill Steve Jobs? Hehe.

[belvdr]

More importantly, why was this thread moved to the iPhone forums from the General Tech forum?

[xUKHCx]

More importantly, why was this thread moved to the iPhone forums from the General Tech forum?

I don't know what you are talking about :cool:. The two original threads that make up this thread were both created in the iPhone forum. When I was merging the two threads together the new default option given by the newer version of the forum software is counter intutive and the complete opposite of the slighter older version we were using I didn't change the direction. :o

[whooleytoo]

... and the Apple stock tumbles due to another false report about Steve's health.

I understand the iReporter content for added visuals on confirmed stories, but not for Breaking News.

Precisely my reaction too.

Great.. that's all the market needed was a little shaking and uncertainty.. :rolleyes:

[IJ Reilly]

If the person who started this rumor can be found, I believe it constitutes a prosecutable SEC regulation violation. It's a reverse pump-and-dump.

[sushi]

If the person who started this rumor can be found, I believe it constitutes a prosecutable SEC regulation violation. It's a reverse pump-and-dump.
Agree.

To add, this may have been a good thing to show those who don't believe, how much Apple's stock price depends on Steve being around.

The day he leaves, the stock will drop. More than likely it will recover, but the drop will be significant for sure.

[arkitect]

Agree.

To add, this may have been a good thing to show those who don't believe, how much Apple's stock price depends on Steve being around.

The day he leaves, the stock will drop. More than likely it will recover, but the drop will be significant for sure.

Exactly right.
I hope it is a wake-up call to all at Apple.
They need contingency plans… and not keep them a secret either.

Love 'em or hate 'em but at least Microsoft did the whole Gates/Ballmer transition thing well.

[IJ Reilly]

Love 'em or hate 'em but at least Microsoft did the whole Gates/Ballmer transition thing well.

Except that they left Ballmer in charge, but that's another matter.

[arkitect]

Except that they left Ballmer in charge, but that's another matter.

I was going to say apart from the fact it was Ballmer left in charge. :o

[IJ Reilly]

I was going to say apart from the fact it was Ballmer left in charge. :o

Maybe so, but I beat you to it, and that's all that counts. ;)

Somebody could become a real hero in the AAPL investment community by tracking down the miserable worthless cur who started this rumor and turning the name over to the SEC.

[markgamber]

Holy crap...someone actually reads that "iReporter" garbage? If that's your news source, you deserve what you get. The SEC should force CNN to shut down that trash once and for all. It's not enough they (and MSNBC and FOX) have turned death into entertainment, now they've gotten lazy about it. Screw 'em. Screw 'em hard.

The other side of the coin is yeah, Apple needs to come up with a viable post-Jobs plan and make it public so their ups and downs aren't based on some jackhole with an agenda.

[sushi]

Except that they left Ballmer in charge, but that's another matter.
Snort!

I was going to say apart from the fact it was Ballmer left in charge. :o
Too late! :p

Somebody could become a real hero in the AAPL investment community by tracking down the miserable worthless cur who started this rumor and turning the name over to the SEC.
Public flogging might be appropriate. :)

[IJ Reilly]

Public flogging might be appropriate. :)

You are far too kind. Reminds me of the old lawyer joke:

What do you call a lawyer buried up to his neck in sand?
Not enough sand.

[belvdr]

I don't know what you are talking about :cool:. The two original threads that make up this thread were both created in the iPhone forum. When I was merging the two threads together the new default option given by the newer version of the forum software is counter intutive and the complete opposite of the slighter older version we were using I didn't change the direction. :o

No idea. Just saw this in the tech forum, then the iPhone forum. ;) I'm just a user (here at least). :)

[sushi]

What do you call a lawyer buried up to his neck in sand?
Not enough sand.
:D

Or how about...

What do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of Lake Erie?

A good start. :)

I sure hope they find the individual that started this unfounded rumor.

[IJ Reilly]

I sure hope they find the individual that started this unfounded rumor.

Got enough sand?

[sushi]

Got enough sand?
I'm sure that I could fine enough -- if needed. :)