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Steve Jobs Recovering From Hormone Imbalance, To Remain CEO
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I thought it was common knowledge in the USA?
Eat more, excercise less?
Absolutely!
And remember, kids:
Lots of TV time and pretzels are your friend.
I assume you mean "massive" weight loss. This clearly isn't that. He'd be dead now if that was the case.
He currently has a chronic illness. Many people live very successful lives suffering from chronic illnesses (myself included)....
...and it doesn't interfere with their abilities to do their job.
Not that SJ will read this but I hope he's better soon. I mean that for the sake of his health (and the peace of mind of his loved ones) not the stupid shareholder concerns above.
Perspective!
I think it was appropriate for him to wait until they had correctly diagnosed the problem before going public with it. Could you have imagined if he had said "I'm losing wait and don't know why.. but I'll still be CEO!", God.
Here's hoping 'Steve is dying' threads die out because of this.
Here's hoping 'Steve is dying' threads die out because of this.
There is legal precedent that a company with knowledge of a health issue of a CEO that could effect their job and company performance must disclose it.
Sorry. A shareholder has a fundamental right too.
He doesn't need to explain anything to us, but for the last year shrugging off his weight loss in public and having Apple PR release statement after statement saying there are no health concerns is flat out illegal.
Just want to wish Steve all the best. I think it's something that everyone can sympathize with and I hope he has a quick recovery.
David
David
Spin Spin Spin
Hey All,
Look, I love Apple and Steve Job and you all love Apple and Steve Jobs. I hope to God I'm wrong, but I just don't believe any of that. It sounds too good to be a letter written by Jobs and released. It sounds to me like they're covering their butts with the stock holders the day before the last Macworld which Apple attends. It saddens me greatly, but I believe we'll see the obituary for Steve Jobs within the year...
Hey All,
Look, I love Apple and Steve Job and you all love Apple and Steve Jobs. I hope to God I'm wrong, but I just don't believe any of that. It sounds too good to be a letter written by Jobs and released. It sounds to me like they're covering their butts with the stock holders the day before the last Macworld which Apple attends. It saddens me greatly, but I believe we'll see the obituary for Steve Jobs within the year...
Hope he gets well soon, now all the speculation can die before tomorrow and we can concentrate on the new products.
Hopefully now all of the idiotic speculation (Gizmodo) will finally end once and for all. Best of health to you Steve.
this is very naif...
now the speculation will have even more power.
in a month or so SJ will step out, and in three months he's dead.
This is very a negative view of mine, but after reading that letter (carefully written, probably by his staff), for me, I feel it is a preparation for his goodbye.
Once again, wiser heads have seen through all of this. This is Apple's grand attempt to separate us from even more of our money, and Steve's actually been dead for nigh on 10 years now. That skinny guy at the Macworld events is his twin brother.
You read it here first.
Get well soon Steve. I'm glad he's commented on it all, but I think it's a shame he felt he had to.
So you're basically calling him a liar, nice. Don't you think the shareholders would be a lot angrier if they later found out it was all lies?!
So you're basically calling him a liar, nice.
Don't you think the shareholders would be a lot angrier if they later found out it was all lies?!
oh this will be annoying.
how will the world takes this!?
Steve: i have lost weight for a long time but have found the problem and me and my doctors are sorting it.
world: OH MY GOD HE IS DEAD!!!
most frustrating.
any way,
get well soon.
how will the world takes this!?
Steve: i have lost weight for a long time but have found the problem and me and my doctors are sorting it.
world: OH MY GOD HE IS DEAD!!!
most frustrating.
any way,
get well soon.
One of the best posts I've read in some time. It has restored some of the faith in humanity I've lost reading some of the reactions thus far. Thanks emotion!
The "think" part still worries me - but a CEO's personal health that is not in jeopardy - something to be concerned about sure - shouldn't be translated into the stock! up $2US on the Nasdaq?! Well its good news that he's working towards health.
Indeed! We still need that distortion field ... the Mac Pro, MacBooks still need some serious UMPH with a touchscreen
.So don't go yet Steve. Glad he got to spend the holidays with family ... maybe some new ideas and passion was instilled during that time.
Health problems don't equal death you know. I certainly don't believe that this is simply a spin story, it is quite specific (as specific as you are going to get from Apple) about a problem that people have noticed the whole year. Do people want him to die or something? I for one would rather live in a world of optimism rather than your depressing, negative one.
maybe he'll get an apple logo transplanted onto his new hormones
nah, just kidding!!
good luck Steve (not that he'll ever read this).. and look forward to seeing you fit and healthy in late spring for an Apple event
ps: i can't believe people are nitpicking at his statement....
nah, just kidding!!
good luck Steve (not that he'll ever read this).. and look forward to seeing you fit and healthy in late spring for an Apple event
ps: i can't believe people are nitpicking at his statement....