My health is a private matter. Your health is a private matter. Steve Jobs’ health is not a private matter. Steve Jobs’ health is Apple’s health. When Jobs, a pancreatic cancer survivor, shows up gaunt in public or acknowledges that he is not going to show up in public at all, the company’s stock price dives.
… Apple’s record of being less than forthcoming has left us to wonder: Is Jobs too sick to attend the January show? Are Apple strategists concerned that he could become too sick by then, or even look too sick by then? Would they rather not deal with the questions and speculation should he show up healthy, but with the sniffles or looking thin or tired?
All fair worries. But we shouldn’t really have to be guessing at Apple’s motives.
Steve Jobs could clear it all up with a speech. A long one. At Macworld.
“Asshole of the Week” goes to this guy. Will Apple suffer when Steve leaves? Sure. Will it die when he leaves? No.
Also, why does their site have a section named “Apple Juice?”