I agree.
he is a master of many things..
even the way he gets out of this, he made it prefect..well, almost ..
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Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave of Absence Until June
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I agree.
he is a master of many things..
even the way he gets out of this, he made it prefect..well, almost ..
Please Come Back Steve Miss U Already
Im always opimistic about apple's success, but if steve doesnt return in June (knock on wood) i cant see Apple doing as well, im interested to see what happens to the share prices tomorrow, all the best Steve may the apple be with you
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Im always opimistic about apple's success, but if steve doesnt return in June (knock on wood) i cant see Apple doing as well, im interested to see what happens to the share prices tomorrow, all the best Steve may the apple be with you
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1. People please stop saying he is already dead
2. Will people stop acting like he is God
3. Does anyone notice that the newbies have a penchant for acting like their grandfather is dying?
EDIT:
What proof of this do you have? Are you his doctor? Are you part of his family? Has he contacted you to arrange funeral plans? Seriously people stop acting like the man is on his deathbed.
Ever consider that he's exhausted, and he actually does have a protein deficiency that stops him from gaining weight? And the stress from running a multibillion dollar multinational corporation exasperates it?
Be rational people
Don
2. Will people stop acting like he is God
3. Does anyone notice that the newbies have a penchant for acting like their grandfather is dying?
EDIT:
What proof of this do you have? Are you his doctor? Are you part of his family? Has he contacted you to arrange funeral plans? Seriously people stop acting like the man is on his deathbed.
Ever consider that he's exhausted, and he actually does have a protein deficiency that stops him from gaining weight? And the stress from running a multibillion dollar multinational corporation exasperates it?
Be rational people
Don
I don't give a damn who the CEO is, the CEO does not design or make the products so who cares. Steve Jobs is not up late at night with little Apple elf's making Mac Books.
the ceo is worthless, i agree
nevermind that Jobs has most likely the final say on design implementations, what direction they are going, what venues to pursue, etc. all worthless totally
You are describing treatment for an adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, not an islet cell tumor which is more of a neuroendocrine malignancy.
Get a grip
I think people need to get a grip here. There has been no mention that the cancer is back. Everyone is wildly speculating gloom and doom. If he's sick and needs to recover the smart thing would to be to take some time off and concentrate on getting better. Personally I've had 1 bout of injury and 1 bought of illness (not cancer thank goodness) where I had to focus all of my energy on recovery. Being CEO of Apple has to be a stressful all consuming position to be in. Can't you just accept that he needed to take the time off, if he didn't he'd just keep going downhill.
If you are going to be all doom and gloom at least be realistic about the company. People are talking as if Steve went out to his garage and milled ipods, designed leopard, made the adds, it took way more than him. There is the possibility that if Steve departed Apple those that were left would say to themselves, he started this, we're going to finish it and go on to make great products and innovate. It is possible that the company could thrive beyond what it is now.
I was just watching CNBC and it really is ridiculous. Wild speculation, cart before the horse, buying trouble. The sky isn't falling.
I think people need to get a grip here. There has been no mention that the cancer is back. Everyone is wildly speculating gloom and doom. If he's sick and needs to recover the smart thing would to be to take some time off and concentrate on getting better. Personally I've had 1 bout of injury and 1 bought of illness (not cancer thank goodness) where I had to focus all of my energy on recovery. Being CEO of Apple has to be a stressful all consuming position to be in. Can't you just accept that he needed to take the time off, if he didn't he'd just keep going downhill.
If you are going to be all doom and gloom at least be realistic about the company. People are talking as if Steve went out to his garage and milled ipods, designed leopard, made the adds, it took way more than him. There is the possibility that if Steve departed Apple those that were left would say to themselves, he started this, we're going to finish it and go on to make great products and innovate. It is possible that the company could thrive beyond what it is now.
I was just watching CNBC and it really is ridiculous. Wild speculation, cart before the horse, buying trouble. The sky isn't falling.
come on, be rational youself!!
this is how a big company like Apple handle things like this..
get it out slowly, so the AAPL won't get hurt soo badly..
look back a year, you will figure it out..
like I said , steve is a master of many things..
he planed this all along..
Why does Apple need Jobs? He's going to die eventually (life sucks), wether it's today, next week, next year, or when he's 105. We all die eventually. What you're saying is that Apple will only be viable during Jobs' lifetime, which is not true. Any company with intelligent leadership has a succession plan for the face of the company (in this case Jobs). There has been a succession plan in place since the first day he came back to Apple. When he dies, it will affect Apple but the company isn't going to declare bankruptcy because Steve Jobs died.
Don
This has nothing to do with eating meat. The man has suffered a terrible battle with cancer. Many do not last too longer the first battle and as a survivor myself, I understand the pain an suffering he is going through. So no meat has nothing to do with this at all. Have you seen the photo of him on CNN? Only two years and his weight has almost cut in half. He can't be as active because he has no strength. So cut off you smart ass remarks as this man has done far more than most of us, and show him the respect he deserves.
Yeah, companies just love it when their stock prices slowly decline, and then they'll just love it when the stock ruptures and bleeds out when the investors found he died.
It's better business to let it break and then recover. Not let the stock dwindle down to an amount so low because of rumors and speculation, that when the news does break the company goes under.
Why is it that people always have to assume the worse? If he has cancer and he knew about, we would know about it. It's illegal for a company to hide something that can dramatically affect stock prices.
It's like you people want him to die. The glass always have to be empty. Because it's impossible for someone to tell the truth.
Don
hey, Don, look back apple's history.see what happened last time he was away from Apple.
You're a complete fool. Steve Jobs intervenes at every stage of development on hardware and software development.
How? While at NeXT and Apple we demoed all major updates for him several times before they meet their final release. The man is highly critical about how his products are intuitive and work for you, not against you.
When we demoed WebObjects before we released it and he went forth with Webmania [I've still got the VHS tapes] he would routinely call updates s*** until they impressed him.
He was worse with NeXTstep/Openstep.
Then with all the crap during the merger he walked around and point blank asked everyone what they do for him. He was objective and critical at all facets to make the recovery happen.
For years he accumulated teams of talent to bestow that same level of criticism so he didn't have to do it. The personnel available to make Apple continue to grow has been in place for > 5 years.
Apple is in phenomenal shape to move forward.
Steve knows it and he can be at home and work on himself for a change.
Best wishes to him for a return to enjoying his life and family; and for him to restor his health and mock everyone at WWDC 2009.
I surely hope I am wrong..
I surely hope we can see him kickin ass for another 5-10 years.
I surely hope so, I really do.
Um yea... that was not HIS choice. The board forced him out, and the company almost closed its doors. The product line was poor nothing was being sold, and Apple came back stronger than ever when Steve was asked to come back.
Remove the derogatory comment, please, or I will report your post.
I was making a joke. Probability theory states that Steve's weight loss is in direct correlation to his cancer. Steve Wozniak's lack of weight loss is in direct correlation to his awesome lifestyle.
The point is, I realize what Steve Jobs is facing right now. And like you, thank heavens, he will overcome it. I just can't see him giving in to this when he has never given in in the computer industry.
Maybe because last time, THE IDIOTS PUT SOMEONE WHO MADE PEPSI IN AS CEO. Tim Cook knows how to run a technology company, unlike Scully did.
And you didn't answer my question. Do you think that Jobs is immortal? WTF is going to happen when inevitably dies?
And you still haven't said how you know that he'll be dead by the summer. Are you psychic?
Don
You're referring to the years after 1985, when Apple was most profitable, right? Seems they did very well without Jobs.