“Rumors of Steven P. Jobs’s ill health have been greatly exaggerated,” John Markoff reports for The New York Times.
“That is what Mr. Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, has been telling a number of his associates, even as concerns about his health have weighed on the company’s stock price,” Markoff reports.
“The latest flurry of talk was set off on Monday when, in a conference call after the release of Apple’s earnings, a company executive responded to a question about Mr. Jobs’s condition by saying that it was ‘a private matter,'” Markoff reports. “But in recent weeks, Mr. Jobs has reassured several people that he is doing well and that four years after a successful operation to treat a rare form of pancreatic cancer, he is cancer free.”
“People who are close to Mr. Jobs say that he had a surgical procedure this year to address a problem that was contributing to a loss of weight,” Markoff reports. “These people declined to be identified because Mr. Jobs had not authorized them to speak about his health.”
“Mr. Jobs has told several associates, as well as some members of Apple’s board, that he is dealing with nutritional problems in the wake of his cancer surgery. Medical descriptions of the surgery state that in some cases it leads to weight loss and low energy,” Markoff reports.
“The company has said that it has formulated a succession strategy in case Mr. Jobs left the company, but that it was confidential,” Markoff reports. “Mr. Jobs, who is keeping his own counsel on the succession issue, is on vacation this week and did not return phone calls.”
More in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “dzoolander” for the heads up.]
I would gladly give some of my blubber to him. Too bad fat transfusions aren’t possible. Reverse liposuction, squirt fat just where you want it … coming soon, no doubt.
Maybe Steve Jobs can augment his diet by devouring the charred corpuses of Mac Cloners.
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This is most public private matter ever!
Dear frigtards,
There. Are you friggin’ satisfied now?
Please put all the BS about Steve Jobs to rest and turn the page. Move along, folks. There’s nothing to see.
alldfblndlkgb, or whoever you are in your next (and past) post(s):
Have a nice cup of shut the fsck up, you insensitive bastard.
There. I feel better now. And I speak for the rest of us, you loser.
“Reverse liposuction, squirt fat just where you want it … coming soon, no doubt.”
It’s called McDonald’s.
Regardless of all the idiots who weigh in on this.
The truth is that Jobs is a business genius.
Yes, even geniuses make mistakes… but it’s undeniably true
that he is one of the more remarkable people this nation has produced.
We should all wish him good health in his body, heart and mind.
1. It’s nothing, just a common bug.
3. Mr, Jobs is receiving antibiotics.
2. Mr. Jobs is naturally gaunt.
3. Surgery was required, that’s all I can say.
4. Mr. Jobs is currently on “vacation”.
5. Mr. Jobs is unable to take iPhone calls right now.
Were the antibiotics ordered for prophylaxis or treatment, and which medication were ordered?
If Jobs’ health is so robust, why would Apple even mention the existence of plans for succession to the throne?
And I am that successor!
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1. Stop lying. You made most of the statements above up.
2. Read up on the Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act (HIPAA). This federal law guarantees the right of privacy to anyone about their medical condition, including yours. And Steve Jobs. In short, it’s none of your business.
3. Steve Jobs had surgery in the past, and as reported, got better. As such, his medical condition (see #2 above) is not material and thus, no information had to be disclosed to stockholders, analysts, the media or the public.
4. Actually read the article above. Every word of it. It contradicts what you assert. And by the way, please stop being so arrogant. Truth be told, you want to see Steve Jobs dead. Admit it. Unlike you, Steve Jobs will have a brilliant legacy. You will eventually die a loser. Because that is what you are.
“If Jobs’ health is so robust, why would Apple even mention the existence of plans for succession to the throne?”
Because the media and fanboys will not STFU about it and keep bringing it up at every turn. If they said NOTHING you’d be complaining about that too.
Let us not forget that Steve Jobs himself spilled the beans of his cancer. Apple has had to deal with this revelation ever since.
Of course, Apple probably recognized that preventing disclosure of Steve’s illness indefinitely was impossible, that the truth of Jobs’ health status would eventually emerge, and that concealing Jobs’ illness would be later interpreted as protecting Apple’s interests at the cost of public trust. All this speculation over Jobs’ health was inevitable whether Steve announced his illness or not. It was only a matter of time and the time has come for honest and open discourse.
You should eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation and always, always, always avoid unnecessary prolixity.
Don’t have a cow over Steve’s weight.
Wait. Perhaps some beef would put a little meat on him!
I may be wrong, but as a journalist, if you have a story, or think you have a story, wouldn’t it be reasonable to expect that you would do some research, check with the relevant people and try and get the truth before publishing? Even if you can’t 100% confirm something with physical evidence straight from the horses mouth, then you would think you would have enough data to reasonably back up your assertations? It might just be me, perhaps journalism just involves typing any old shit idea/rumour that comes across your desk as fact, followed by your own wild speculation, regardless of the actual situation
@Ampar –
Truer words have not been written.
@M.X.N.T.4.1 … Are you new to the internet?
M.X.N.T.4.1
You misunderstand the slimers. Journalism is the last thing on their mind, let alone truth.
They and their media enablers and the Wall Street crooks just want to keep the issue in the forefront.
The Microsoft Mediocrity Cult has nothing else. Hundreds of millions to polish the Vista turd, and baseless gossip.
alldfblndlkgb wrote: “This is most public private matter ever!”
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Hardly…….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton
“@Ampar – Truer words have not been written.”
Credit goes to Paul Grice.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Grice)
“1. Stop lying. You made most of the statements above up.”
Would you or could you be more specific?
“2. Read up on the Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act (HIPAA). This federal law guarantees the right of privacy to anyone about their medical condition, including yours. And Steve Jobs. In short, it’s none of your business.”
Steve Jobs publicly announced his diagnosis and treatment for cancer; therefore, his health and wellness is now public knowledge and thus invalidates the privacy afforded by HIPAA. HIPAA is only relevant to those who wish to keep their health information confidential. That is, Steve Jobs deprived himself of the protection provided by HIPAA.
“3. Steve Jobs had surgery in the past, and as reported, got better. As such, his medical condition (see #2 above) is not material and thus, no information had to be disclosed to stockholders, analysts, the media or the public.”
If Steve Jobs had less than 1 or 3 or 5 years of projected life remaining, would he or Apple have any morel, ethical, or legal obligation to divulge this information to stockholders? How well do you think Apple stockholders would feel if they were left uninformed about Job’s health or the succession to CEO? What percentage of Apple stock holders would retaliate by selling their stock if they believed that Apple was deliberately lying about Jobs’ health or misleading about Apple’s succession to CEO?
“4. Actually read the article above.”
I did.
“Every word of it. It contradicts what you assert.”
You’re lacking in specifics. Please explain.
“And by the way, please stop being so arrogant.
Again, you’re lacking in specifics, please explain.
“Truth be told, you want to see Steve Jobs dead. Admit it.”
I want honesty and openness from Apple, as well as a successful transition of CEO.
“Unlike you, Steve Jobs will have a brilliant legacy.”
Really, do you know who I am?
“You will eventually die a loser. Because that is what you are.“
You’re showing fear.
The torrent of slime began with the NYP anonymously quoting some hedge fund Wall Street Crooks being “concerned” about Jobs’ health.
That’s it. Thousands of words later, that’s the only hook they have to hang their stories upon. Questions, concern, speculation, slime, insinuation…it’s all based on anonymous hedge fund Wall Street crooks being “concerned” via the slimy New York Post.
Cramer outlined exactly how it’s done in his YouTube interview. I’ll dig up the quote, and post it.
APPL would be about $350 right now if it weren’t for this crap….
…and it may never get there so long as this “health” card can be played whenever “they” want the stock to go down.
mfers,
The New York Times is a dirty filthy bias RAG!!
Do the world a favor and don’t buy it!!
I suspected that this would be the case. He had surgery on his pancreas for the cancer. My theory is that because pancreas produces digestive enzymes to break down food, if there is a problem there, he wouldn’t able to absorb food properly. Furthermore, the man is a vegan, so he probably isn’t eating high caloric food in the first place. The other theory is that he may have scarring from the surgery that prevent normal digestion. I doubt if this is cancer recurrence.