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Steve Jobs Taking New Medical Leave of Absence
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This is indeed say news to hear. i really hope that Steve can get better and return to doing what he loves. 
Judging by the previous posts, Jobs is the One True Savior and we are blessed to be alive in the time of living God who changes the world with his shiny widgets and gadgets.
Get well soon, Steve. I hope this isn't it! I've been watching old keynotes today with much fondness. Big love!
I'm not so sure about that. As I recall, the first time they went through this, there was some concern that Apple might've engaged in securities fraud by not disclosing this type of information in a timely manner, so the timing is probably a reflection of excess caution rather than excess desperation.
Hold your horses. You can't just jump to conclusions like that; information regarding Jobs' health have not be released.
That person would be Steve Jobs
I mean the unknown source who leaked the details. (look at the update on the article)
This is bad news guys. Anyone who has had a liver transplant can have numerous complications, and his prior medical history is filled with issues that can cause major complications. Even without complications like his, people with liver transplants can have life-threatening complications. Usually about 30% of transplant recipients die within the first 2-3 years and the 15 year survival rate is only about 50%. Keep in mind pretty much all recipients are on immnosupressent drugs and these, as designed, decrease the response of the immune system, elevating the chance of acquiring disease, especially infectious diseases. Sometimes, diseases which would have minimal complications for a healthy person without a transplant can be fatal to an unhealthy person with certain organ transplants. Unfortunately, with his past, his current size decrease, and certain physical aging which is readily apparent, he's in big trouble.
I haven't always liked the man's attitude, but that is at a professional level. I wish him the best personally and health wise and I hope I am wrong about it being liver transplant complications.
I haven't always liked the man's attitude, but that is at a professional level. I wish him the best personally and health wise and I hope I am wrong about it being liver transplant complications.
The writing may be on your personal wall... but you really should take ownership of your own last rights instead of admonishing is as the view of people in general...
It's unfortunate that this kind of stuff is being written for someone whom is not on a death bed... very unfortunate... it's the wrong kind of sympathy.
You don't want to know the answer to that, especially if it is liver-related. He's mid 50s, but people with the issues he has had (and haves) physically age faster.
Get well soon! Hope you'll be back in time to do the iPad 2 announcement later this year! My prayers go out.
Come on.
Judging by the previous posts, Jobs is the One True Savior and we are blessed to be alive in the time of living God who changes the world with his shiny widgets and gadgets.
Just needling some people who refuse to acknowledge Jobs' contributions. I think there are some psychological issues involved. Its irrational.
I saw those TVs. If you didn't live in an urban area you were lucky to get a signal. You couldn't stream netflix either.