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Steve Jobs Recovering From Hormone Imbalance, To Remain CEO

Alright then, speculate as you wish, but do remember that by continuing the speculation that he's dying and will be dead soon is extremely asinine, idiotic, and entirely inhumane. The man just put something out, take it for what it's worth, and leave him be.
 
koobcamuk said:
As opposed to?... going on a 3 month eating binge to try to gain 150 pounds?
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Where did those figures come from?

But as opposed to an 'eating binge', yeah, exactly. I mean he could just chomp down a few quadruple bypass burgers and be done in a week, but it'd hardly do his arteries much good, provide little meaningful nutrition and give him a possibly long-term taste for unhealthy food. That'd work. :rolleyes:
 
did somebody already mention this improper placed Google Ad below this topic...? ;)
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matc said:
did somebody already mention this improper placed Google Ad below this topic...? ;)
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well if there is a lot of "fat" "loosing weight" "eating", of course thats going to come up, but bad placement, but maybe a wee funny/ironic.
 
Is funny to read some of the comments here.

Some of you sound like your life depends on steve jobs life.
Some of you sound like your entire financial structure depend on apple.


Lol


p.s GET WELL Steve...And to some of you macforum readers GET A LIFE.
Is not that serious
 
Well this is ok news.
Glad to here he's getting better and we can put these rumors to rest.
Get well Mr. Steve Jobs!
 
This was really much needed.

I understand the need and right for privacy on Steve's behalf, but at the same time he has created a mega-verse unto itself that has nurtured a tight-nit sense of camaraderie among all us true mac users.

The teeny bopper who has to have the latest Mac or iPod only because it is cool doesn't give two shakes about the actual company that is Apple or those in charge, however those of us that care about each evolutionary step Apple takes knows how important people like Steve and Ives and Phil are to the company.

Being secretive about things really just makes people skittish, especially in the stock market. As I type this post, Apple is up almost 4.00 on the day and that is after Steve's open letter.

I feel Steve maybe went into a bit touch too much detail (for his own personal sake), but he did exactly the right thing.
 
GenNovE said:
Is funny to read some of the comments here.

Some of you sound like your life depends on steve jobs life.
Some of you sound like your entire financial structure depend on apple.


Lol


p.s GET WELL Steve...And to some of you macforum readers GET A LIFE.
Is not that serious
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Well when the stock goes down the crapper and drops 100 pts, it hurts.
 
Whew! Okay, everyone can stop freaking out finally. We can all get back to our regularly scheduled programming with Steve (essentially) A-OK and at the helm!
 
Saladinos said:
You evidently have little understanding of the way the investment industry works. You can't know the future, so you have to try and predict it. A change in CEO can radically change the future of a company. When you deal with very large amounts of money, you have to look at any indication that the company might decline in health very seriously, especially when you are dealing with a company as secretive as Apple. The share price going down by a few dollars doesn't sound like much, but when you have millions of shares, it's extremely significant.

Apple's current prosperity can be directly linked with Steve's actions after retaking the helm at Apple. Nobody cares how much money the company's got now - they care about if it can stay that way and keep expanding.

Nobody has any right to ask people to back off Steve. He chose to be the CEO of a public company. This is part of the job, IMO. Speculation and a lack of privacy is part of the life he chose.
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You really don't need that type of tone in your post. You can choose to disagree with me but I would ask you to do it with some modicum of respect.

Jobs has no legal requirement to issue any statement to the public. He is governed by Apple's BoD. The onus is on the board to determine Steve Jobs ability to fulfill his obligations at CEO. If he is hiding it from the board then there would be legal issues.

Can people lose a lot of money? Yes. But the stock market is nothing more than speculation anyway. I am perfectly aware of how significant a few dollar change in a stocks price can be.

You seem to believe that because you have purchased or trade Apple stock that this some how gives you the right to private medical information of the CEO. It does not! That is my point.

And you are correct that any information the indicates a decline in the company's health are important to investors/financial advisors and such. But that is on you not on Steve Jobs. You can wonder how he is but have no right to his medical information. If you are in doubt you should not be holding that stock.
 
We are the problem !

We have to remember that it is people like us who go on Mac Rumors and other Apple websites regularly, we know who Steve Jobs is and we know about all of his life and his health. I bet that over half the people who buy an Apple product don't actually know who Steve Jobs is or the fact that he had cancer in 2004.

When we start to panic, shareholders start to panic.
 
thm2@law.george said:
This story badly misreads Jobs' statement and is flat wrong.

Jobs wrote:

Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.

I've decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.
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It does not say that Jobs had Schiller deliver the keynote due to his health, nor can that be reasonably inferred.

If you disagree, point out to me the exact language that says Jobs is not giving the keynote because of his health.
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Bravo, +1, kudos, etc.
I'm just a little surprised that I had to look through two and a half pages of comments before I found one that said this. I thought we Apple users were among the smart set :)
 
Another possible diagnosis

Mr. Jobs' press release is very vague and odd. It does not specify a diagnosis, and I don't think that it is in any way inappropriate to speculate about what may be wrong with him, based on this letter. The same curiosity that brings readers and contributors to this forum exist in the science of medicine. Therefore, I'd like to suggest another possible diagnosis, celiac sprue.

This is a disorder that can lead to chronic weight loss, malnutrition, and can be diagnosed with "sophisticated blood tests." The "remedy," a gluten free diet, would indeed lead to an improvement in the weight over a period of months.

It is common for this disorder to be missed especially when there are other factors that can be blamed, such as the pancreatic issues that Mr. Jobs has had.

Finally, based on what we know about Mr. Jobs' personality, I suspect that his propensity to seek and adhere to medical advice may be problematic and may contribute to a delay in diagnosis.

In any case, I really like the guy, and wish him the best.
 
matc said:
did somebody already mention this improper placed Google Ad below this topic...? ;)
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Ha ha ha :D

Adwords is hilarious at times - this kind of thing happens a lot on ad-supported forums, often very inappropriately. It's the only ad service that I actually leave switched on when there's an option to turn them off (partly for the humour, partly for actual relevant ads)... which proves that it works I guess.

GenNovE said:
Some of you sound like your life depends on steve jobs life.
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But.. but... he is our lord and saviour :eek:

Yeah, I know what you mean :D

odinsride said:
Hormone imbalance? Does Steve have PMS or what?
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That'd explain all those stories about him biting off the heads of his employees :)
 
I'm happy that the cancer doesn't seem to have returned, and it that the docs seem to have the problem sorted. Here's to a speedy recovery Steve.

I'm also happy that he's laid the rumors to rest.
 
techfreak85 said:
Well when the stock goes down the crapper and drops 100 pts, it hurts.
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especially when it's basically because of a single person's rumored catastrophic health issues. AAPL is a great investment. They are one of the most financially sound tech companies out there now. I do own a small number of shares but I guess I'm not a typical investor. I tend to just buy something and let it sit for a few years. if I make money, great. If not, o well. I just wish I had the money to buy up some stocks sooner :)
 
I know people don't usually read this far down but... this is good for Apple. It is a reality check. Jobs (while great) isn't going to be CEO forever.

Apple has to start thinking about and grooming people to run the company as effectively as Jobs.
 
"... this Spring to regain it..."

I guess the same hormone imbalance also causes him to improperly capitalize seasons. Scary.

Get well soon, Steve. And hire a new proofreader.
 
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