I wouldn’t be so cynical.
Pancreatic cancer has traditionally been a death sentence but there have been advances in a road to a cure. I wish the man all good luck. He is a true American treasure ... a REAL innovator in a world that throws that word around lightly.
That's just it. As major a player as Apple is, the market perceives it as a one-man show. And it's stock price, in the 90's, is supremely vulnerable in this era of "cash is king" should that "One man" falter.