What's that up in the night sky?
The Woz signal?
Posted on 01/05/2009 3:33:15 PM PST by AJKauf
As with all things celebrity, the media handling of Jobs’ health has gone from the ridiculous to the sublime. Blogs are buzzing about an okay health report from a worker at Job’s regular frozen yogurt shop. New York Times reporter Joe Nocera forced Steve Jobs himself to admit that his virus in June was more serious than his PR staff originally said and then devoted an entire column to the effort. Well respected blogs and CNBC are quoting anonymous sources about the state of his health.
Of course, Steve Jobs could end the speculation by speaking forthrightly about his health, but that is not Job’s way. He delayed announcing that he was suffering from life threatening pancreatic cancer even though securities law requires a public company to report material adverse events on a timely basis. He has consistently obfuscated about his health because he believes that his health is nobody’s business but his own...
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He looks like a dead man walking.
Apple is definitely a “star ceo” type company. This is not good for its future after Jobs.
I’m hoping they are planning for this eventuality.
What's that up in the night sky?
The Woz signal?
It's funny to read this article published this evening when Jobs did exactly that this morning.
I don't like Steve Jobs worth a d@mn (he's a leftist moonbat, AFAIC) but he is right in this case.
His health issues are his own concern and nobody else's
He builds and sells the best lap top on the market. The customer training is not to be matched by anyone.
He may be a leftist, but on this He is to be commended
Steve Job’s health PING...
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Can you believe the Woz dated that shrieking harpy Kathy Griffin for a while??
Ed
It's the stockholders' concern when his health affects the value of a multi-billion dollar company. Still, they should realize that Jobs and the board won't let him die without having a replacement hand-picked by Jobs.
One may attribute too much common sense to a board that may or may not have the rest of the shareholders' interests in mind when they make decisions affecting the company.
Yes, it will be good for the stock if Steve Jobs hand picks his successor. Regular shareholders and consumers will take confidence that Jobs will pick someone good for the stock and company as a whole (and good for the brand and product lines). However, the position of CEO and all the executive positions at Apple are too nice of a plum for individual greed and nepotism not to get a hold of the Board of Directors at Apple. I predict that Apple's board will do something stupid quite soon after Jobs demise, be it tomorrow or 10 years from now.
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