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Steve Jobs Recovering From Hormone Imbalance, To Remain CEO
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I could not agree more! Well said, and right on point. Thank you. It does affect Apple and those who hold stock in the company - but come on! Life is FAR MORE IMPORTANT than the dollar or pursuit of...
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What a bunch of crap.
If you are the icon of a multibillion dollar company whos stock price and therefore shareholder assets depend SIGNFICANTLY on you as the CEO then you have a fiduciary obligation (!) to be honest about health issues.
By denying any health issues for over a year, as a stockholder I have been let down by both the board and by Mr. Jobs himself. While apple stock is not a major part of my portfolio, the prinicple of the matter is critical - you CANNOT hide details and in fact outright LIE to the public in cases like this.
I wish Steve the best, and as my mother died from pancreatic cancer I have a special thankfulness that he has done so well. HOWEVER, I also expect him and the board to be honest and upfront about the health issues because they DO affect my wallet.
If you are the icon of a multibillion dollar company whos stock price and therefore shareholder assets depend SIGNFICANTLY on you as the CEO then you have a fiduciary obligation (!) to be honest about health issues.
By denying any health issues for over a year, as a stockholder I have been let down by both the board and by Mr. Jobs himself. While apple stock is not a major part of my portfolio, the prinicple of the matter is critical - you CANNOT hide details and in fact outright LIE to the public in cases like this.
I wish Steve the best, and as my mother died from pancreatic cancer I have a special thankfulness that he has done so well. HOWEVER, I also expect him and the board to be honest and upfront about the health issues because they DO affect my wallet.
For a guy who has seemingly lived a life of superior diet, eating nothing but fruit for a time, and who I assume doesn't eat all the "crap" that we have been told will eventually kill us (i.e. red meats, Sodium drenched fast food and high fat, etc.) he sure has had allot of health problems over the last 5 or 6 years.
Here's to hoping he gets everything sorted out in the New Year.
Here's to hoping he gets everything sorted out in the New Year.
Link to Apple version
This one has proper punctuation:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html
This one has proper punctuation:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html
Yes, he has an illness and he stated it already in his letter.
I have been with this macrumors community since the summer of 2000 (as another handle) and yes, in general, we are gullible. But maybe we are dreamers and some of the most hairbrained ideas I heard here came to fruition in an Apple product a year or more later (one piece iMac with LCD, cell phone, Apple using Intel).
The reason Apple fired SJ in the first place is that he didn't realize that Apple had grown up and become a corporation. The reason he has done so well this time is that he does treat Apple like a corporation, because we have moved up from Mac user groups and Guy Kawasaki telling people about a new company, to a recognized worldwide brand. If Apple ever goes into a mindset it isn't a company, then it will be gone in ten years.
Steve has done it right this time. He saved Apple, expanded their reach even under the threat from Apple Records, and brought the company into a leadership position in cell phones and MP3 players, as well as industrial computer design.
Shareholders are apparently pleased with his candor, since the stock is up 3.7% as I write this.
Apple has been doing everything it can to prove to the world that it can go on without Steve. Jobs has been giving up the stage to surrogates for a while now, and the transition was complete with this year's MacWorld.
Still, it needs to continue to prove to shareholders that the operation of Apple can go unhindered with his absence, and I'm sure that the continued presence of other Apple executives on stage at these types of events will help with that. But outside these events, they need to pump up the names of other big players within the company.
Apple's a strange animal in that people (other than Wall Street analysts) care about the company's executives. Nintendo's like this too, with fanboys like me tracking Iwata and Miyamoto's every move. Both of these companies have to deal with a different kind of PR than most others.
Apple has been doing everything it can to prove to the world that it can go on without Steve. Jobs has been giving up the stage to surrogates for a while now, and the transition was complete with this year's MacWorld.
Still, it needs to continue to prove to shareholders that the operation of Apple can go unhindered with his absence, and I'm sure that the continued presence of other Apple executives on stage at these types of events will help with that. But outside these events, they need to pump up the names of other big players within the company.
Apple's a strange animal in that people (other than Wall Street analysts) care about the company's executives. Nintendo's like this too, with fanboys like me tracking Iwata and Miyamoto's every move. Both of these companies have to deal with a different kind of PR than most others.
Very sarcastic, even for us Brits.
I hope
Lots of people thought he was dying. Now he says he's not.
That's "great news," isn't it? I don't think he was being sarcastic.
Well said, Apple was going down the toilet FACT after they fired Steve the first time. What did he do on his return? Thought f*** it, threw most ideas out the window, and saw a massive hole in MP3 players, boom launched the iPod. This saved Apple, he has now done the same with it's computers IMO over the last 3 years, the switch to Intel was a fantastic one. And lets not forget he's not a friggin robot, I'm sure like most entrepreneurs he wants to go on for ever working but one day he'll retire, just look at Gates.
He will never let it go as it is HIS company after all, but when he does leave I've a feeling Apple will be in very safe hands with a continued vision of Steve directing it.
I wish him all the best and hope he gets well soon.
Nobody gets out alive...even neo-hippies. All the wheatgrass and seaweed shakes in the world won't save you in the end. Of course I say this as a person who enjoys their meat products. Mmm, meat products.
If this is not affecting his ability to fulfill his duties as CEO then there is no obligation to say anything. Plus, I imagine Jobs to be more of an active CEO than most other CEOs out there. Even at half of what he does he is probably twice the CEO than most.
I for one am happy to hear from Steve himself that he is on the mend, I send my best wishes to him and his family and friends...
I am unsurprised but dismayed to see the amount of douchebags on this forum that choose to spin this very public message from such a private man about the true state of his health into wild speculation of all sorts, pretty much entirely negative... and call him a liar into the bargain.
I am unsurprised but dismayed to see the amount of douchebags on this forum that choose to spin this very public message from such a private man about the true state of his health into wild speculation of all sorts, pretty much entirely negative... and call him a liar into the bargain.
Eh, I think that task is impossible. When Steve leaves the stock will totally TANK, no matter what Apple does. Like, drop 40% or something like that.
And even though I own a bit, I don't care at all. Whatever, it'll be a good time to buy. Give it 3 years and watch as the Mac and a variety of MobileOSX devices thrive and you'll see investors get their confidence back!
So yeah, day-traders should be spooked, but anyone who plans to invest for several more years really shouldn't care.
apple communications officer specifically said that steve's withdrawal from macworld keynote had nothing to do with steve's health. that is "not saying anything", that's plain lie.
for a listed company, lying in matters that have (or may have) impact on stock price is NOT right (neither morally nor legally). it's wrong.
The Myth of Vegetarianism
I am sure the reason Steve's health has declined in regards to weight and catching flus are directly due to his vegetarian like lifestyle. Believe it or not a low intake of cholesterol and essential animal fats can over time cause hormonal imbalances not to mention more susceptibility to infections including colds and flus as well as blindness, heart disease, and metabolic diseases.
If you want to learn how important animal products and fats are to your health and the myths of vegetarianism CLICK HERE
If anyone reading this post cares about his health they would bring all this info to Steve.
I am sure the reason Steve's health has declined in regards to weight and catching flus are directly due to his vegetarian like lifestyle. Believe it or not a low intake of cholesterol and essential animal fats can over time cause hormonal imbalances not to mention more susceptibility to infections including colds and flus as well as blindness, heart disease, and metabolic diseases.
If you want to learn how important animal products and fats are to your health and the myths of vegetarianism CLICK HERE
If anyone reading this post cares about his health they would bring all this info to Steve.
