Steve Jobs on medical leave again

[sneeks]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all Apple employees:

Team,

At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all of Apple's day to day operations. I have great confidence that Tim and the rest of the executive management team will do a terrific job executing the exciting plans we have in place for 2011.

I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can. In the meantime, my family and I would deeply appreciate respect for our privacy.

Steve

 

[Revels]

Poor Steve

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

What's the matter? Wallet too heavy!?

*drums*

Yeh that was poor I know.

 

[Mr Pants]

This doesn't make sense. He seemed in great health when he delivered my iPad2 recently...

 

[Gally]

I hear Tom's flying over to see him personally.

More to the point i'm guessing he won't be doing the big unveilings?

 

[Revels]

There won't be anything big (iPad) until March/April anyway. Then the iPhone at WWDC.

He'll be back for those I expect.

 

[Gally]

I get all excited about Apple stuff these days thanks to the wh0res on here!

Possibly the secretiveness of it all helps.

 

[Christopher]

Get well soon.

 

[Matt W]

Hope he's well enough to launch the iPad 3+iPhone 6

 

[Insideout]

Get well soon.

I don't think he reads CS - although I may be wrong.

 

[Christopher]

Neither should you be reading CS, Leigh.

 

[Brian]

I don't think he reads CS - although I may be wrong.

You're wrong. I sent him his membership pack only the other day.

 

[Insideout]

You're wrong. I sent him his membership pack only the other day.

Flol!

 

[Tom]

Brave venturing into a section that i roam.

Anyway, get well soon Steve.

 

[MikeyK18]

Hope its nothing too serious, the man is a legend.

Get well soon Steve.

 

[dk]

Sounds like it could be pretty serious

 

[Bodge!]

Bill Gates may have something to do with it!

 

[seb]

i'm gutted as my apple shares will take a hit... lucky it is only on my fantasy portfolio.

 

[Alexiooo]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all Apple employees:

Team,

At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all of Apple's day to day operations. I have great confidence that Tim and the rest of the executive management team will do a terrific job executing the exciting plans we have in place for 2011.

I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can. In the meantime, my family and I would deeply appreciate respect for our privacy.

Steve

you posted this pretty quickly... did Steve email you personally as well?

 

[sneeks]

He phoned me last night and we discussed how best to handle the PR.

 

[Alexiooo]

lol... im just sayin, he only sent the email under an hour before you posted this on here...

 

[iain187]

apparently...


he had a liver transplant in 2009 - which apparently leads to a weak immune system - which has caused this new bout of ill health.


just passing on what i have read so dont shoot the messenger...!

 

[Alexiooo]

apparently...


he had a liver transplant in 2009 - which apparently leads to a weak immune system - which has caused this new bout of ill health.


just passing on what i have read so dont shoot the messenger...!

nah, i read that too... i'm hoping he comes back soon... good time to buy shares now tho...

 

[Gally]

He has pancreatic cancer. Had it for a few years now according to reports.

It's affecting his health again if reports are to be believed.

 

[Goodj]

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