Steve Jobs To Take Leave Of Absence?

Ugh! Say it isn't so!!

no way. no Jobs at Apple means aidenshaw has no life

Okay, IF Steve is going on LOA, and IF the PhonePod is real, would it be reasonable to deduce that Steve would wait until it is announced before he left?

Learning toward 'yes?'

-Clive

Nooo!!!

I hope this proves to be about as true as the Apple PDA rumors.

uh, NO NO NO

C'mon! It's MacWorld time! Quit tryin to rain on my parade!

Leave of absence? WTH is that supposed to mean anyway? Does he leave for awhile and then come back and ... WHAT? THis makes no sense. I SERIOUSLY doubt this. How about Steve just keep working and let things take their course... innocent until proven guilty anyone?

Oh god... i'm bargaining.

WildCowboy said:

Obviously, this rumor with no supporting information should be taken with a huge grain of salt, but if it is true, let's hope it's not due to any health issues. Everyone is so focused on the options issue that we forget about Steve's past health problem. There's been no public indication that he's had a relapse of any sort, so I'm really just throwing it out there as an alternative possibility.

Let's hope that a) everything is fine with Steve, and b) this rumor doesn't come to pass anytime soon, for whatever reason might precipitate it.

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health issues are purposely left out of the story. I'm not going to speculate on Steve Jobs health, and even if I did know for sure or not, I'm not going to post the guy's health info on the website. There are lines that you just don't cross.

Either way though, you pretty much nailed the reason why this is on page 2.

I hope not, the loss of Jobs to Apple would be a major thing. However, if it does happen I can see it happening soon; Apple has been saying that 2007 is going to be big for them, product wise, and if steve left, apple would still have their products to stand on. Also, macs use x86 chips, which was one thing steve always wanted.. now that that's over and done with, I can see it happening.

Unfortunately, without a figurehead like steve, Apple risks becoming just another microsoft.

devman said:

no way. no Jobs at Apple means aidenshaw has no life

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lol!

but yeah, i don't believe it

The question would be if Steve left who would fill the New Balance's (Nike's when he run's)

I hope he doesn't leave, I mean i know they have accomplished alot with him at the helm but I just can't see apple being apple without Steve Jobs.

Guess we will wait and see.

This is actually an important topic, because Apple is really a Steve Jobs personality cult. Any time you have an organization built upon a single prominent personality, the organization itself is in a precarious situation. Take Cuba for instance, the whole country is a Castro personality cult, and now that Castro is in poor health and might be dying, the entire direction of the country is in question.

It really is about time that Jobs started grooming a successor. He already had a bout with cancer, and he's not in his twenties or thirties any more, and even if he was, he could get hit by a bus. Apple really needs an heir apparent, even if it's only for setting stockholder's minds at ease.

ijimk said:

I hope he doesn't leave, I mean i know they have accomplished alot with him at the helm but I just can't see apple being apple without Steve Jobs.

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That's what everybody thought when Woz left.

It is true though, when people think Apple they think Steve Jobs, especially since it was his new product innovations that have brought Apple back from the brink numerous times.

I don't take this article seriously, however I have thought about what's gonna happen when he DOES go...for whatever reasons.



That is the speculation of all speculations, of course... is there any known marketing wiz that would really fall into his place at Apple?

I say we do speculate, not on wether he's going, but on when he does, what will happen:

motulist said:

It really is about time that Jobs started grooming a successor. He already had a bout with cancer, and he's not in his twenties or thirties any more, and even if he was, he could get hit by a bus. Apple really needs an heir apparent, even if it's only for setting stockholder's minds at ease.

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Steve: "Okay, Clive, just remember these three simple things:"
Clive: "Listening, my lord"
Steve: "Number one: No product is good enough until it is exactly the way you want it"
Clive: "No product is good enough until it is exactly the way I want it"
Steve: "Number two: 'otomatically' 'boom, just like that' 'insanely great' & 'one more thing.' "
Clive: " 'otomatically' 'boom, just like that' 'insanely great' & 'one more thing.' "
Steve: "Number Three: goofy grin"
Clive: "Goofy grin."
Steve: "Okay, good work. See ya."

...in my dreams...

-Clive

Is this the first time that this particular analyst has reported on Apple? I don't recognize his name, and it seems unlikely that an analyst that doesn't pay much attention to Apple would be the first to know this.

Clive At Five said:

Steve: "Okay, Clive, just remember these three simple things:"
Clive: "Listening, my lord"
Steve: "Number one: No product is good enough until it is exactly the way you want it"
Clive: "No product is good enough until it is exactly the way I want it"
Steve: "Number two: 'otomatically' 'boom, just like that' 'insanely great' & 'one more thing.' "
Clive: " 'otomatically' 'boom, just like that' 'insanely great' & 'one more thing.' "
Steve: "Number Three: goofy grin"
Clive: "Goofy grin."
Steve: "Okay, good work. See ya."

...in my dreams...

-Clive

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o golly golly golly, it scrolls like butter

I just don't see this happening. He's not going to leave now...

I hope not, and wish Steve the best of health. Maybe Lisa will take his place.

Yes. Why would he leave now when things are really starting to get good product-wise?

I would be inclined to think it's more to do with the stock options problems than with his health. I sure hope this rumor is as correct as TheStreet's prediction that Google would sell iTunes songs: e.g. totally wrong.

Please let this be the most incorrect rumor in history

If Teh Steve™ leaves, I think we'll see a rash of apple fan suicides.