Bloomberg Publishes Steve Jobs Obituary

Aeolius · Aug 28, 2008, 10:32 AM

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9825

"Bloomberg published an obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs after the closing bell on Wednesday and quickly retracted it. Amid all the rumors of Jobs’ and his pancreatic cancer Bloomberg’s timing couldn’t have been worse. However, the Bloomberg incident may reveal that rumors about Jobs’ health are intensifying..."

Whoopsie!

gibbz · Aug 28, 2008, 10:37 AM

Undo... Undo... Dang.

Wonder how much trouble the responsible party will get into.

iTeen · Aug 28, 2008, 10:40 AM

Sure am glad that I didn't see this when it was published. I would have had a heart-attack of something like that.

Sheesh.

Scepticalscribe · Aug 28, 2008, 10:42 AM

The same thing happened with Mark Twain, didn't it? Red faces all around, I'd imagine; apologies, too.
Cheers

r.j.s · Aug 28, 2008, 10:46 AM

Whoops. I guess someone in the newsroom owes his boss and Steve an apology.

marco114 · Aug 28, 2008, 10:50 AM

This article has more detail...

http://gawker.com/5042795/steve-jobs...n-by-bloomberg

~Shard~ · Aug 28, 2008, 11:01 AM

Indeed - to quote Mr. Clemens, "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

MacGeek7 · Aug 28, 2008, 11:08 AM

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

crees! · Aug 28, 2008, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacGeek7

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

Pretty much every prominent figure and this goes for ALL news orgs.

conshok26 · Aug 28, 2008, 11:25 AM

maybe for the next keynote steve should wear a body suit to add some more weight.

daveschroeder · Aug 28, 2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by conshok26

maybe for the next keynote steve should wear a body suit to add some more weight.

Uh, this has NOTHING to do with why Bloomberg has a Jobs obit on hand, just to be clear.

mdntcallr · Aug 28, 2008, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacGeek7

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

it is common practice, but definitely in poor taste for it to get out.

as for other obituaries i bet they have them on standby for Different Categories:

Drug Addiction:
Andy Dick
Amy Winehouse
Scott Weiland
Artie Lange
Keith Richards

Old:
Bob Dole
Phyllis Diller
Andy Rooney
Kirk Douglas
Mickey Rooney
Hugh Hefner

Sick
Ted Kennedy
Michael J Fox
B.B. King
Fidel Castro
Dick Clark

---------------
As predictable as this is, there are some Dead Pools, Deathwatch's and more. (note i have never participated in any pool, just found it funny.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_pool
http://coffinitup.org.uk/wp2/
http://www.mikeboon.com/deadpool.html
http://www.mylot.com/w/blogarticle/655380.aspx

It is regularly a topic on Howard Stern show, at least 1-2 times a year.

IJ Reilly · Aug 28, 2008, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdntcallr

Dick Clark

Dick Clark can never die. He's already been embalmed.

timothyjay2004 · Aug 28, 2008, 11:43 AM

The Andy Dick comment made me laugh. He came to my college one time, went out to the bars in town, and then got arrested for public drunkenness.. LOL.

Anyways, even if this was an accident, it still has to hurt a little. I mean, way to kick a man when he's down, you know? My jaw dropped when I first read this, but was happy to read it was a mistake. I think he's an awesome guy, and would love to meet him.

ApBoston77 · Aug 28, 2008, 11:53 AM

I heard he was eaten by wolves...and was delicious.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...97235866774489

Aeolius · Aug 28, 2008, 11:59 AM

At any rate, for Steve Jobs, it should be an iBituary.

IJ Reilly · Aug 28, 2008, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeolius

At any rate, for Steve Jobs, it should be an iBituary.

Oh, that is excellent.

Dmac77 · Aug 28, 2008, 12:19 PM

Bastards! Steve is immortal, he is the second coming!

Don

iJon · Aug 28, 2008, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacGeek7

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

This is extremely common in news agencies. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

pdjudd · Aug 28, 2008, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApBoston77

I heard he was eaten by wolves...and was delicious.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...97235866774489

Now that's just superfluous!

brad.c · Aug 28, 2008, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IJ Reilly

Dick Clark can never die. He's already been embalmed.

I think you mean Keith Richards, don't you?

Scepticalscribe · Aug 28, 2008, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacGeek7

That's rather grotesque....makes you wonder how many other obituaries they have on stand by

Many of them. It saves a lot of preparation, and sloppy (and rushed) research. Just as long as they are accurate, I don't mind the fact that they are written in advance (and doubtless updated fairly frequently). I recall reading a good few years ago that the late Lord Mountbatten dropped into some of the prominent papers in the UK some time before he was murdered to check the accuracy of his own obituary. Recently, an obit for a member of Kennedy's Cabinet in the most prestigious Irish daily managed to get the year of Bobby Kennedy's assassination wrong. Twice. When I phoned to correct them, they wanted to know what my "agenda" was. My "agenda" was simple. Accuracy in the paper of record, I told them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by crees!

Pretty much every prominent figure and this goes for ALL news orgs.

Exactly. That's it.
Cheers

sparkleytone · Aug 28, 2008, 01:59 PM

You stay classy, Bloomberg.

Intarweb · Aug 28, 2008, 02:00 PM

I wonder how many Bots on these forums heart skipped.

darwinian · Aug 28, 2008, 02:04 PM

Erm, that's actually awesome. How often does someone get to read their own obit?

Aug 28, 2008, 10:32 AM	#1
Aeolius macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2002	Bloomberg Publishes Steve Jobs Obituary http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9825 "Bloomberg published an obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs after the closing bell on Wednesday and quickly retracted it. Amid all the rumors of Jobs’ and his pancreatic cancer Bloomberg’s timing couldn’t have been worse. However, the Bloomberg incident may reveal that rumors about Jobs’ health are intensifying..." Whoopsie!

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Scepticalscribe macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Caucasus	The same thing happened with Mark Twain, didn't it? Red faces all around, I'd imagine; apologies, too. Cheers

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conshok26 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tonawanda, NY	maybe for the next keynote steve should wear a body suit to add some more weight.

Aug 28, 2008, 11:43 AM	#14
timothyjay2004 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	The Andy Dick comment made me laugh. He came to my college one time, went out to the bars in town, and then got arrested for public drunkenness.. LOL. Anyways, even if this was an accident, it still has to hurt a little. I mean, way to kick a man when he's down, you know? My jaw dropped when I first read this, but was happy to read it was a mistake. I think he's an awesome guy, and would love to meet him.

Aug 28, 2008, 11:53 AM	#15
ApBoston77 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2008	I heard he was eaten by wolves...and was delicious. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...97235866774489

Aug 28, 2008, 11:59 AM	#16
Aeolius Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2002	At any rate, for Steve Jobs, it should be an iBituary.

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Dmac77 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ravencrest, or here. And people say I'm a nerd.	Bastards! Steve is immortal, he is the second coming! Don __________________ flickr

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Intarweb macrumors regular Join Date: May 2007	I wonder how many Bots on these forums heart skipped.

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darwinian macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: In R4, more or less	Erm, that's actually awesome. How often does someone get to read their own obit?

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