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When Steve Jobs appeared in front of Apple software developers from around the world to announce the iPhone 3G, it wasn't the phone that made the headlines, it was Jobs himself. Many raised concerns about his thinness, fearing a reoccurrence of the pancreatic cancer that threatened his life in 2003. Some were assuaged by Apple's official stance that Steve had a "common bug," but others were more persistent, leading to open questions for information at an Apple investor meeting, and to Steve Jobs calling a 'New York Times' journalist and cussing him out.Joe Nocera has been following the story closely and reporting about it in the 'Times,' calling out the company for statements that may have been less than truthful (it's believed the "common bug" was actually a post-surgery infection). This apparently infuriated Jobs, who called up Nocera and said: "You think I'm an arrogant [expletive] who thinks he's above the law, and I think you're a slime bucket who gets most of his facts wrong." He then told Nocera the full story of his current health, but would only do-so off the record, which doesn't help us much.
That, quite naturally, has lead to a flurry of discussion on the subject that likely won't quiet down until Jobs himself speaks up to everyone else. For its part, Apple is calling the topic a "private matter," and quite rightly, but when you're the figurehead and more or less sole voice for a publicly traded company, a what point are you obligated to fess up about your state of affairs? [Source: The New York Times, and VentureBeat]
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Subscribe to commentspheer6224Jul 30th 2008 1:54PM
Jobs is an arse, he needs to understand that he has no business chewing out people who talk about him publicly, because he actually works for that publicity.
SueAug 28th 2008 2:05PM
You have to be kidding. His state of affairs does not include his health. We already know his financials and what he is worth. His health should not be included. Health has nothing to do with the bottom line. That's why we hire CFO's, COO's and have a Board of Directors to make sure the Company is headed in the right direction. There are several Executives making decisions for the Company. Publically held Companies are governed by many law's his health is not included in these laws (nor should it be). The Company can run with or without him so, leave his health out of your articles. His health is personal it's the only thing he actually has to himself. How he decides to deal with it, is none of our business. "State of Afffairs" financially and running a Company is one thing... health is something else. So please shut your pie hole!