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Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave of Absence Until June

All the best.

Whatever becomes of Steve, the world owes him a debt of gratitude. I hope that whatever he does from here on out that it brings him a great deal of joy.
I am very grateful for Steve and I hope for more in the future. He saved me from the evil empire and their awful machines that my coworkers still hate.
I am very glad to have a Mac and be a part of the Apple community.
 
idsoftware said:
Steve, get well soon! Apple needs you.
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Actually, no, they don't. Tim Cook, Phil Schiller or any executive could run the company. Apple has plenty of cash reserves and has very strong product lines to not at all need Steve. Sure, he gave good keynotes and had quite a presence, but at the end of the day, Steve Jobs, like it or not, can be replaced.

It's not like Ford died when Henry Ford died. And I'm quite sure that IBM continued to flourish long after the founders passed away.
 
dwl017 said:
Genius? LOL I never saw his name come up for the noble prize. You fan boys are pathetic!
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So creating a company with world wide following, new creative ideas beating out the other IT companies, to change the way we listen to music, create music, art, science means nothing unless it's a noble prize? What have you done to create such fanfare? We admire a man who changed the face of the computer world, who now needs our support and prayers. Who is pathetic now?!? I grow so tired of the insults, crude comments from people who..... never mind it's just not worth talking about any longer.
 
Quillz said:
Actually, no, they don't. Tim Cook, Phil Schiller or any executive could run the company. Apple has plenty of cash reserves and has very strong product lines to not at all need Steve. Sure, he gave good keynotes and had quite a presence, but at the end of the day, Steve Jobs, like it or not, can be replaced.

It's not like Ford died when Henry Ford died. And I'm quite sure that IBM continued to flourish long after the founders passed away.
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Oh my. Everyone's such an expert on the Internet...

To paraphrase Churchill: a vote against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with an average voter.
 
thecartoonguy said:
So creating a company with world wide following
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Having about 30 million total users, with less than half of them being the most uptight fanboys imaginable is hardly a "worldwide following." Maybe a cult, but not a real following.

Also, the iPod was the first popular MP3 player. It wasn't the first, and Apple certainly didn't invent the concept of digitally distributed music. They simply showed the proper way to do it.

Honestly, I think people give Steve Jobs a little too much credit sometimes. He absolutely did great things for the computer industry, but the fact is that he's actually done very little innovation in terms of invention. There are very few things Jobs has influenced that he's founded or created. Most of his successes simply comes from improving what's already there. Not at all a bad thing to do, but it's also not something that only Jobs could have done.
 
I'm a huge Apple fan and user, but I'm also a physician who takes care of patients living with pancreatic cancer and patients who have survived pancreatic cancer and are dealing with some of the major health issues that exist after pancreatic surgery. Whatever the actual situation is with Steve's health, I applaud his decision to spend time with his family and work on his recovery. It's not easy for a driven professional to step away from their work. I wish Steve all the best.
 
Yanwoo said:
Oh my. Everyone's such an expert on the Internet...

To paraphrase Churchill: a vote against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with an average voter.
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I don't proclaim to be an expert on Apple's internal working, but it's just kind of a fact, like it or not. No one corporation would ever put themselves into a situation where they would cease to operate when their CEO or other important individuals left. Steve Jobs, though a very vocal and public figure, is almost like a spokesperson for Apple. The corporation will do fine without him, and that's a fact. You don't put $18 billion in the bank and then cease operations.
 
Yanwoo said:
Oh my. Everyone's such an expert on the Internet...

To paraphrase Churchill: a vote against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with an average voter.
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Actually he's right. Apple does have a massive cash reserve (in the billions). When I was working at Apple there was much talk about he cash reserve and how the investors were upset that the money was just sitting and not being moved into R&D or given to the investors. The thought was these funds were to be used for a rainy day like the days when Apple almost closed their doors.
 
Get Well!

I sell medical devices for Liver and Pancreatic issues. I can tell you, you don't want Pancreatic problems, of any type, at any time.
I understand that Steve had a "whipple" which is very major surgery and removes parts of the pancreas and re arranges LOTS of your digestive tract. It is done to remove cancer usually. The survival rate for pancreatic cancer post whipple is about 20% at 5 years (depending on lots of factors including lymph node involvement). Steve had the operation in 2004 if I remember right, you do the math.

Steve is and always will be an Icon, larger than life and with an innovative vision the envy of industry the world over.

God Bless, and get better soon. We hope to see you on the job in June.
 
kas23 said:
That's completely true. The only people who actually know who Steve Jobs is are Apple's shareholders, people who work for the media, and people on boards like this one. Go into any Apple store today and you see a bunch of 13 year-old girls whose biggest decision in life is whether to get the hot pink or the purple Nano. The average Apple customer hasn't a clue who Jobs is.
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Yup.

Indeed.

Most don't remember that Apple was at 20% one day either. Meanwhile, the Pro users, less than 1%, continue to get dummped on.

Looks bad for stock too.

On front page of NY TIMES!!
Not good for shareholders.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/technology/companies/15apple.html?_r=1&hp

Get well Steve.
 
I, for one, give praise to our Messiah and wish him a speedy recovery. Apple is dead without our good lord Jobs.
 
Quillz said:
Actually, no, they don't. Tim Cook, Phil Schiller or any executive could run the company. Apple has plenty of cash reserves and has very strong product lines to not at all need Steve. Sure, he gave good keynotes and had quite a presence, but at the end of the day, Steve Jobs, like it or not, can be replaced.

It's not like Ford died when Henry Ford died. And I'm quite sure that IBM continued to flourish long after the founders passed away.
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The point is Jobs was largely responsible for bringing those CASH reserves BACK to Apple, not just "any executive".

Also, the Ford family have been the largest shareholder of Ford Motor Company, so in reality Henry Ford's influence and legacy live on through his children, who still control the company. Apple doesn't have that sort of family hierarchy, so Steve is unique in that being a founder provides much of that early spirit to the company.

I'm also sure that both Henry Ford and Herman Hollerith both had their "fanboys" in their day and age.

Both are revered for their contributions, and also like Steve Jobs didn't invent the products their respective companies perfected (for the most part), I am sure Steve Jobs will also go down in history as a groundbreaking individual who also changed people's lives and technology as we know it through his actions at Apple.

Also, for someone who spends so much time criticizing Steve's fans, and Apple as a whole you sure do reply with a negative overtone to almost all your posts recently (even outside this thread).

Life's too short!
 
timish said:
The point is Jobs was largely responsible for bringing those CASH reserves BACK to Apple, not just "any executive".

Also, the Ford family have been the largest shareholder of Ford Motor Company, so in reality Henry Ford's influence and legacy live on through his children, who still control the company. Apple doesn't have that sort of family hierarchy, so Steve is unique in that being a founder provides much of that early spirit to the company.

I'm also sure that both Henry Ford and Herman Hollerith both had their "fanboys" in their day and age.

Both are revered for their contributions, and also like Steve Jobs didn't invent the products their respective companies perfected (for the most part), I am sure Steve Jobs will also go down in history as a groundbreaking individual who also changed people's lives and technology as we know it through his actions at Apple.

Also, for someone who spends so much time criticizing Steve's fans, and Apple as a whole you sure do reply with a negative overtone to almost all your posts recently (even outside this thread).

Life's too short!
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I would agree that Steve Jobs will go down as one of the industry's most influential people. That I'm not debating or denying. What I am debating is that Apple will suddenly cease to exist as soon as Steve Jobs leaves Apple for good or dies, which just will not happen.

But in the off-chance it does happen, then it's Apple's own fault for not being adequately prepared for the inevitable. Microsoft has had little difficulty (it seems) transitioning into the post-Bill Gates days, and I also don't imagine the corporation having much troubles after Steve Ballmer leaves. It's the same thing with Apple. Corporations prepare 10-20 years into the future so that when things like this happen, they're ready.
 
Quillz said:
I would agree that Steve Jobs will go down as one of the industry's most influential people. That I'm not debating or denying. What I am debating is that Apple will suddenly cease to exist as soon as Steve Jobs leaves Apple for good or dies, which just will not happen.

But in the off-chance it does happen, then it's Apple's own fault for not being adequately prepared for the inevitable. Microsoft has had little difficulty (it seems) transitioning into the post-Bill Gates days, and I also don't imagine the corporation having much troubles after Steve Ballmer leaves. It's the same thing with Apple. Corporations prepare 10-20 years into the future so that when things like this happen, they're ready.
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Agreed.

I think anyone that has that thought process (that Apple exists solely due to Steve Jobs), while entitled to their own opinion, is selling short the thousands of other employees past and present that continue to keep Apple moving.

However.....NONE of us can predict the future, so at the very least lets give the man his six months and see what happens in that time.
 
steve... i hope you get better...

to everyone who left some kind of derogatory comment, go play in oncoming traffic...
 
Dmac77 said:
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?
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Even he said that his problem is more "complex" than originally thought. So I think it's more than a protein deficiency + stress.
 
starpolyp said:
take the number 70 and divide it in half, thats what the stock will bottom out at. glad i sold out at $155 a year and a half ago.

I know many of you would say "insensitive bastard" but let me ask you this. Would Steve be sending out prayers if it was someone else or would he be thinking about his stock price?
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Good point, he would be thinking about the price of the stock.
 
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