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Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave of Absence Until June

Get over this guy already, sure I wish him all the best but this is not the end of world. Both my parents died from cancer and I have had illness in my family all my life it happens so this is not earth shattering news to me.

Its just another day folks no reason to panic or loose a minute of sleep over this.
 
Flat-out lie

propynyl said:
I hate to say it, but Apple post-Steve will likely be an utter failure. Think Apple, circa 1995.

Lets face it people, Steve is on his way out. I am a doctor, and no matter what you have heard about Pancreatic cancer, EVERYONE who gets it dies within 5 years (or sooner). (Saying Steve has "the good type" of Pancreatic cancer is like saying "at least they dropped a tactical nuke on my house, and not a real nuke")

Apple needs a charismatic figure to rise up the ranks and fill the void, or Apple will crash and burn.

-propynyl
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Glad you're not my doctor, or my dad's doctor, then. My father is a 9+ year survivor of pancreatic cancer.
 
travishill said:
So discovering something *in the past week* means he lied when he said something before then? Can't follow that logic.

There's no evidence of anyone lying here, and any amateur health diagnosis based on physical appearance alone is pretty much meaningless...
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Honestly in this case you just don't "accidently and suddenly" find about these things. Jobs was treated for cancer of the endocrine glands in the pancreas, known as islet cell cancer or pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer. Islet cells release hormones important to digestion, such as insulin and glucagon. Hence his hormonal imbalance. The poor guy has been suffering from severe weight loose for some time now... If you objectively look at the facts he probably has another tumor.
 
stevo1 said:
I don't post a great deal here either but I thought I'd just come on this one occasion and say... well said.

This thread has revealed just how many kids there are posting on this forum. People talking about how they think he's gonna die, stuff like that. Have you guys got no sense of politeness? Ever heard of respect?

Some serious growing up to do for some of you.

You might laugh but I don't think it's beyond the bounds of possibility that Steve might actually take the odd look round here once in a while - it's not like MacRumors is some small unknown forum after all. Given the remotest possibility that he' might be reading this, it's seriously out of order to be coming out with stuff that's gonna make him feel even more like crap.

Saying "it comes with the territory of his position" is just avoiding the responsibility of showing some manners.

Steve - if you are reading - take all the time off you need, and make a full recovery. Thanks for all you've done these last few years.

Once again - winny20 - well said.
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you just said it all, and my Get well Steve! You are in my prayers
 
It's been said so many times already in this thread but I just have to post it myself - I wish Steve Jobs and his family all the best through this difficult time.

It just goes to show, without your health you have nothing - money, fame, adoring fans, it all doesn't matter in the end if you are not in good health. And although this may not be his fault whatsoever (honestly unsure about his lifestyle choices and such) it still demonstrates that we all must take as good care of ourselves as we can - for our own sakes and those of our loved ones. :cool:
 
So it looks like that letter before the freaking keynote was ********. JUST AS I THOUGHT.

Basically a lie, but whatever.

Wish he would have went out on top like Bill Gates, but everyone has different paths.

Hopefully we see him back around in June.
 
I welcome this change. I think Steve should take time off and he has his priorities in the right order.

For me it's
1. My kids and family
2. Myself
3. Extended Family
.
.
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far down the list is my career and all my material Apple products.

Life is too short to work yourself to the ground for a job or a company that would never reciprocate the favor. Time for Steve to spend time with his true legacy, his family.
 
ilogic said:
you're pretty insensitive dude and you're also attacking his integrity, you're just as ignorant as anyone of us about his situation but it's your bad taste to command such hollow presumptions.

buzz off!
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You're darn right I'm attacking the integrity of statements made by SJ and by the board - they defy common sense and only the worshipers of all things SJ are buying them.

"Hollow presumptions" is your characterization. I would say a reasonable interpretation of common occurrence rather than an unreasonable hope of uncommon events is the more rational course of action.

I am very sympathetic to his personal situation, and as I posted on another earlier thread I've lost immediate family members to pancreatic cancer so I think I have a better grasp of the disease than most here. But disease does not give license to be less than honest. In fact, facing his mortality I would suggest SJ should start being 100% honest and quit playing games with shareholders as that is his primary responsibility. If he doesn't want to fulfill it, then retire and spend his energy however he wants, which of course would be 100% understandable.
 
shokunin said:
Life is too short to work yourself to the ground for a job or a company that would never reciprocate the favor. Time for Steve to spend time with his true legacy, his family.
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Very well said. This is why I try to achieve a good work-life balance and focus on what's really important in life - family, friends, experiences... No one ever gets to the end of their life and says, "Gosh, I wish I would have worked more". :cool:
 
Sounds a lot like the "fannie mae is just fine" that was going on last summer.....
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Sounds like you want to hear what you want to hear.

Based on what's published, you could just as easily argue that Steve was in denial or that his medical condition was tricky to diagnose (after all, they devote entire TV series about tricky medical diagnoses). That so many people immediately turn to the malevolent interpretation is laughable; it shows the weak thinking that runs rampant in the world today.
 
pprior said:
You're darn right I'm attacking the integrity of statements made by SJ and by the board - they defy common sense and only the worshipers of all things SJ are buying them.
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Then you're ignoring what other doctors have posted on this board. You're just as guilty of defying common sense.
 
~Shard~ said:
Very well said. This is why I try to achieve a good work-life balance and focus on what's really important in life - family, friends, experiences... No one ever gets to the end of their life and says, "Gosh, I wish I would have worked more". :cool:
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I hear that all the time, but I bet a lot of people do say that. Many people measure their life by their achievements, and rightly so. To each his own.

The iPod, the iPhone, are undeniable legacies. Sure, his family means more to HIM, but to the world in general, Apple is his legacy.
 
It's Woz's turn now.

Jobs left and came back for his second chance, now let's see Woz take a whack at it.

I think the stock would actually go UP.
 
dernhelm said:
Glad I didn't buy AAPL yesterday - honestly I almost did.
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Yeah, save that money and get more stock for it tomorrow! Seriously, if I had the cash I would buy buy buy. Let the flippant masses throw away their ownership of the most important consumer tech company in the world.
 
alexbates said:
Does this mean Steve will not technically be the CEO until June?
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I wouldn't think for one minute that any really IMPORTANT decision would be made without Steve's input. Day to day tactical stuff will be handled by Tim. Vision stuff will still be dealt with by Steve, whether he's there at the office or not.

lowbatteries said:
Yeah, save that money and get more stock for it tomorrow! Seriously, if I had the cash I would buy buy buy. Let the flippant masses throw away their ownership of the most important consumer tech company in the world.
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Precisely. I plan on waiting another week or so, unless it starts "heading back up" before then.
 
I wish Mr. Jobs all good luck, but as a physician, it's not difficult to guess that we probably won't hear again from Apple Inc. about Mr. Jobs until he passes away. I'm familiar with the Whipple procedure, and long-term survivors of the Whipple procedure, when done for an attempted cure of a malignancy do not commonly have massive weight loss and a gaunt appearance. It is quite possible that her refused conventional medical therapy after his surgery, as he did (for 9 months!) after his initial diagnosis.

I hope he has time to be with his family, is not in pain and makes his peace with his family and his Maker. I just wish it wasn't so soon...
 
OH MY DEAR FREAKING GOD THE MESSIAH IS NOT WELL?!?! OH NO THE SKY IS FALLING! QUICK, HOLD ON TO YOUR APPLE STUFF BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE HERE TOMORROW!

SJ is not Apple. The company will go on, and I am sure that is why he is taking leave now so that he can recover and, should the worst happen, have a successor in line.

Seriously though, this is sad to hear, and from one human to another I wish him the best of health. And I am somewhat surprised from the few pages of this that I have read that most people are relatively civil about the whole thing, and not going as nuts as my decidedly tongue-in-cheek opening was.
I am proud of you fanboys! :p
 
so your all worried about share prices screw the prices i am not going to read all the pages for this. My thoughts are for him and his family frankly its a company and it will suvive or fall either way so lets just carry on as we always do WERES THE UPATES FOR This and that and the new surprises
 
Lawsuit now likely

Just received this news feed.

LOS ANGELES, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc probably will be sued by investors unhappy with the company's about-face on the health of its visionary chief executive, but the law is not clear on what duty the company has to disclose personal medical information, legal experts said on Wednesday.

Apple said CEO Steve Jobs, 53, will take a medical leave of absence until June. The announcement that comes just nine days after the pancreatic cancer survivor downplayed investor concerns about his dramatic weight loss in recent months, saying it was caused by an easily treatable hormone imbalance.

Analysts and investors complained that Apple was slow to disclose Jobs' true medical status and to form a succession plan after his 2004 cancer treatment because of his crucial role in vetting the company's forward-looking designs.

"It is a gray area because what is personal and what's a fiduciary responsibility?" Ashok Kumar, an analyst with investment banking firm Collins Stewart LLC, said. "Steve's presence at Apple probably carries significantly more weight than ... Michael Dell's presence at Dell."

The company's share price dropped as much as 10 percent on the announcement despite some analysts' belief that a potential Jobs health crisis was "baked in" to the price.

Although securities lawsuits usually arise from companies' false statements about material aspects of their businesses, Apple could run into trouble by falsely allaying investors concerns about whether Jobs would remain at its helm.

Plaintiffs and defense attorneys said this type of fraud allegation would be hard to prove and a first of its kind.
 
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