Apple Director Jerome York Hospitalized in Critical Condition

[sushi]

Sad news!

Wishing the best for a speedy recovery.

All of you who voted positive, shame on you! A (possible) loss of life is usually nothing to celebrate.

I understand your point.

However, I suspect the following:

- Those who voted negative were voting on the article.

- Those who voted positive were voting because he is still alive.

Then again, there may be some out there who voted positive for other reasons.

Personally, I tend not to vote on these types of threads because I can see both ways of voting and end up not being sure which is the best way to vote. YMMV.

 

[interestedabit]

Sad news!

Wishing the best for a speedy recovery.


I understand your point.

However, I suspect the following:

- Those who voted negative were voting on the article.

- Those who voted positive were voting because he is still alive.

Then again, there may be some out there who voted positive for other reasons.

Personally, I tend not to vote on these types of threads because I can see both ways of voting and end up not being sure which is the best way to vote. YMMV.

Well said, thought it might be that too - I looked at positive/negative and though hmm..

Speedy recovery Mr York.

 

[mattwolfmatt]

I agree with the call for the pull of the positive/negative voting for these types of stories. Some things just shouldn't be voted on.

 

[Stuart in Oz]

Getting Mr York on the board was probably one of the smartest things SJ did in 1997. You absolutely have to have a first rate financial brain on the board to succeed.

This is sad, but that's life I guess.

 

[inlovewithi]

Who the hell votes positive for a story like this.

 

[apolloa]

Wow. Tough break. And why has the guy not retired he's over 70!!

I wish him and his family all the best but if he's had a massive stroke I very
much doubt he'll be back at apple. But you never know.

 

[Kris400]

Andrea Jung

WTF, Apple has an Avon executive on their board of directors? Good lord. It's a slimeball MLM company!

Avon is NOT an MLM and meets all the standards of the dsa...
http://www.dsa.org.uk/full_members.asp

 

[MBHockey]

Hope he gets better.

 

[robert05au]

I hope he recovers fully or as fully as possible.

I know only to well what can happen with people with a stroke my mum had one more than 10 years ago.

If he does recover it will be a fairly long road.

 

[bobajoul]

godspeed

Mr. York has very little chance of complete recovery, now in the "critical period" where brain swelling determines his survival. A prayer for him and his family. And to all you, enjoy your health, it is more valuable than money.

 

[sushi]

And why has the guy not retired he's over 70!!

FWIW, being able to retire and retiring are two different things.

Many folks can retire anytime but choose to work and stay active. Life is more fun that way.

 

[Glideslope]

Sad. My feelings go out to his family. Big loss for Apple.

 

[Rocketman]

Comments on threads like this baffle me. As the news article said, Apple can operate with a board of five to nine directors. With Mr. York they currently have 7 members.

So what’s the rush?

Since you asked. 7-1=6 and I declare Gore to be "soft". If a public stock company, especially a large cap one bumps against any limit it is bad for the stock.

I cite the recent compensation scandal, the recent CEO leave of absence, and discussion over long term leadership plans.

The BOD of a firm is a central aspect of corporate stability which in turn is critical to trusting a stock based company with a par value approximating a penny.

Recent corporations have demonstrated that par value. . . . . . . . . .

The Obama administration in one instance transferred an entire corporation to its unions with unfunded defined benefit plans THEY NEGOTIATED AND AGREED TO, contrary to existing law putting bondholders and stockholders grossly illegally subserviant to those marginal claims.

We live in an upside down world (UDW).

Apple is hoarding cash and due to UDW makes perfect sense. They make advance pay deals with primary suppliers to assure they STAY IN BUSINESS.

Apple is rocking now and assuming Steve is close to retirement and turning over things to Cook in the next 5 years, I suggest stability and cajones on the board might be a feature not a bug.

They are about to exceed MS in market cap for God's sake, and if not for peak oil, (a species killing problem) they would exceed Exxon/Mobile too.

If only they knew how to solve the energy crisis and poverty, they could do exactly that.

All they have to do is call me. And agree to my terms.

Rocketman

 

[Glideslope]

I hope he recovers fully or as fully as possible.

I know only to well what can happen with people with a stroke my mum had one more than 10 years ago.

If he does recover it will be a fairly long road.

When the attending physicians describe it as a "massive cerebral hemorrhage"
unfortunately the end is usually very near.

 

[Xibalba]

I agree with the call for the pull of the positive/negative voting for these types of stories. Some things just shouldn't be voted on.

agree in a big way - this is terrible news for this man and his family/friends.

but the voting evidence on this story reinforces just how bizarre people can be regarding any news story and their "votes" - i find the voting on almost every story on this site completely useless...

 

[NSMonkey]

Since you asked. 7-1=6 and I declare Gore to be "soft". If a public stock company, especially a large cap one bumps against any limit it is bad for the stock.

I cite the recent compensation scandal, the recent CEO leave of absence, and discussion over long term leadership plans.

The BOD of a firm is a central aspect of corporate stability which in turn is critical to trusting a stock based company with a par value approximating a penny.

Recent corporations have demonstrated that par value. . . . . . . . . .

The Obama administration in one instance transferred an entire corporation to its unions with unfunded defined benefit plans THEY NEGOTIATED AND AGREED TO, contrary to existing law putting bondholders and stockholders grossly illegally subserviant to those marginal claims.

We live in an upside down world (UDW).

Apple is hoarding cash and due to UDW makes perfect sense. They make advance pay deals with primary suppliers to assure they STAY IN BUSINESS.

Apple is rocking now and assuming Steve is close to retirement and turning over things to Cook in the next 5 years, I suggest stability and cajones on the board might be a feature not a bug.

They are about to exceed MS in market cap for God's sake, and if not for peak oil, (a species killing problem) they would exceed Exxon/Mobile too.

If only they knew how to solve the energy crisis and poverty, they could do exactly that.

All they have to do is call me. And agree to my terms.

Rocketman

Did you have a cerebral hemorrhage while you were writing that post?

 

[Rocketman]

(par value approximating a penny, seriously?)

I see you edited out this meaningful comment.

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/forums/viewthread/78213/

Quotes:

"Common Stock, no par value, newly reserved under the 2003 Employee Stock Plan 36,000,000 shares @ $199.88 = $7,195,680,000"

"Common Stock, no par value, newly reserved under the la la media, inc. 2005 Stock Plan 7,070 shares @$32.20=$227,654"

"Common Stock, no par value, newly reserved under the Quattro Wireless, Inc. 2006 Stock Option and Grant Plan 59,582 shares $9.29=$553,517"

By under a penny I meant $0.000000000

Just Rocketman

 

[AbblePC]

Sorry to hear and my prayers go out for the York family members, and I wish all the best for Eilene York and what she has to endure over the next few days and perhaps months following while her husband hopefully moves towards his full recovery.

Good Health and Best Wishes to Jerome, feel Well!

 

[JAQ]

Stroke... not good. Hope the guy gets better... strokes are never something you'd want.

Ischemic strokes are (comparatively) a walk in the park compared to this kind of stroke. In that kind, there's a temporary blockage, and some brain tissue is lost, which the brain can often learn to compensate for. With a hemorrhage, there can be widespread damage that kills a lot of tissue... followed by ischemic blockages to add further injury upon the original injury. With minor bleeds and prompt treatment, recovery is possible, but when they start saying "massive", the prospects aren't good. At all. Trust me: my best friend lost his lover that way.

 

[appleguy123]

Why are people rating this positive?

 

[ok2uselane]

Sorry for his illness. However, at 71 he should be retired! Let someone else get rich!

 

[severe]

Here's to a speedy recovery.

 

[Evangelion]

There can be nothing positive in this story. My father died of hemorrage. If mr. York survives (which is not likely), he will most likely be severely handicapped for the rest of his life.

 

[sushi]

Sorry for his illness. However, at 71 he should be retired! Let someone else get rich!

Why, if he is enjoying what he does?

Nothing says you have to stop working and go fishing/golfing/or whatever for the rest of your life.

 

[Edsel]

Sad news

He is a terrific board member, a brilliant man possessed with a tenacious spirit. For those of you who are not familiar with Mr. York check this out....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_York_(businessman)