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Steve Jobs Spotted -- Returning to Keynote Duty at CES 2010?
Steve Jobs is more elusive than a yetti. Wearing a black long-sleeved shirt tucked into a pair of blue jeans, Apple co-founder Jobs was spotted yesterday by cameras while leaving the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California. Now that TMZ has photographic evidence of Jobs back at work after undergoing a liver transplant, the world wonders what's next. According to The Wall Street Journal, those answers might come at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. That is, if Jobs accepts the offer to resume his keynote duties. Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association, says he invited Jobs to deliver the keynote address at next year's show, but as of now, he hasn't heard back from the Apple CEO. However, the Journal reports that Apple does plan on attending CES, a first for the company.
Real Steve Jobs and 'Fake Steve Jobs' Back to Their... Jobs
Well, it's official, says MacRumors; Jobs is back on -- well -- the job. And we've even gotten some clarification; when the turtleneck-clad CEO said "hormone imbalance" he actually meant "complete liver failure." Methodist University Hospital in Tennessee confirmed rumors that Jobs had a liver transplant after being bumped to the front of the waiting list. According to the hospital, the CEO had the highest MELD score (a standardized scale for measuring the severity of liver disease) for his blood type, allowing him to jump ahead of others also waiting for a transplant.
After Nearly 'Starving to Death,' Steve Jobs Set to Return to Apple
When Steve Jobs ambiguously announced in January that he would be taking a medical leave of absence from his Apple CEO position, he predicted he would return to work by the end of June. According to a Wall Street Journal source, even though Jobs was "starving to death" (according to an unnamed source that spoke with the WSJ) prior to and during his leave because of an inability to digest proteins, the pancreatic cancer survivor amazingly appears to be on track to make his scheduled return.
According to the Journal, some unnamed industry insiders have even predicted that Jobs will make an appearance next week at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. Others, though, including Richard Doherty of the Envisioneering Group, attribute those hopes to wishful thinking. He told the WSJ, "He likes to surprise people, but we don't think thats likely to happen at WWDC."
As Jobs has been known to make surprise announcements, his presence at the event, however unlikely, could signify that the Cupertino company is ready to unveil the new iPhone, which will reportedly include increased processing power and video editing capabilities. The timing would be perfect for iPhone owners with two-year AT&T contracts, as they'll certainly be ready to upgrade. [From: The Wall Street Journal, via The Mirror and Gawker]
Computers, Celebrities, iPhone
Woz Says Jobs Sounds 'Healthy'
Good news for fans of both humans and machines. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (pictured left) told the Wall Street Journal that his friend Steve Jobs (pictured right) seemed "healthy" and "energetic" in a recent telephone conversation between the two.
Though they didn't discuss the issue of Jobs' health directly, Woz optimistically said that Apple's CEO "doesn't sound like he's sick." Jobs has been on a leave of absence for the past six months due to a hormone imbalance, a result of his battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs is slated to return to Apple in about a month, although it's still unclear in what capacity he will rejoin the company.
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is next month, and Apple is expected to unveil the new iPhone, as well as to announce its release of the newest update to OSX, dubbed Snow Leopard. And if Jobs shows up to deliver the keynote, you can expect an ovation akin to that received by the Knicks' Willis Reed in game seven of the 1970 NBA Finals. [From: WSJ ]
Audio/Video, Computers, Mac Software, Laptops, desktops
Flashback: Young Bill Gates, Steve Jobs Play 1983 Mac Dating Game (Video)
Before they were mortal enemies, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were just two big dorks who really liked computers, and each other! Of course, the video (check it out after the break) also predates that whole Windows thing by about seven years.
This bizarre dating show, taken from an Apple Event in 1983, features a bunch of software guys in '80s-era-preppy khakis and polo shirts answering questions about how they view Apple and its relationship with the computer company, all in the style of 'The Dating Game.' Interestingly, all the non-Gates answers are cut.
The whole thing is awkward, slightly embarrassing, and features Bill Gates primping and preening in hopes that Steve Jobs will pick him -- we don't see that happening again anytime soon. Check out the video above in all it's '80s geek glory. And, for more images of these moguls when they were slick young things, check out the gallery below. [From: BuzzFeed]
Jobs and Gates, When They Were Young
Can you recognize Bill Gates in this Microsoft company photo from 1978?
Gates and Wozniak show off the Apple I in 1976.
Bill Gates Strikes a Pose for 'Teen Beat' Photospread in 1983...Meow!
Steve Wozniak, left, and Steve Jobs hard at work at Apple in the early 1980s.
A dapper Steve Jobs with the groundbreaking Mac Classic computer in the 1980s.
This famous mugshot shows a young Bill Gates after getting caught for speeding outside Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1977.
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Steve Jobs to Take Six-Month Leave From Apple
Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer, will be taking a leave of absence from the company due to health reasons until June, according to initial reports on AOL Money and the Wall Street Journal Online.
This news resulted in Apple's stock price taking a hit, although by the time of this writing, no one can say where the price will settle.
It was only on January 5 that Jobs sent a letter to Apple employees, which was made available to the public, describing a "hormone imbalance" that had been affecting his health throughout the prior year. Jobs' weight loss had been causing rumors among Apple fans, investors and the public, and the letter was intended to assuage the concern among many that he was possibly near death. Apple's stock price had been suffering and his announcement had given confidence to many.
Steve Jobs Discusses His Health in Open Letter
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Are Bono and Steve Jobs on the Rocks?
Apple founder Steve Jobs and U2 frontman Bono have ended their association, Valleywag's Owen Thomas theorizes. And, better yet, he thinks he knows why.
While Bono has publicly and privately supported Jobs, and Apple generally, over the past few years, it looks like the tide has turned more recently. Over the years, Bono has proclaimed Jobs "the Dalai Lama of integration," Jobs has attended a U2 show, and the two have jointly released a U2-styled iPod.
Now, though, Bono sits behind his desk at private-equity firm Elevation Partners and funnels more and more money into Palm, one of Apple's strongest competitors in the smartphone arena. At present, Elevation owns 39-percent of the company, whose executive chairman is former Apple hardware executive Jon Rubinstein.
So why the sudden change of heart?
Thomas hypothesizes that this tiff had its origins in the treatment of one man: former Apple CFO and current Elevation investor Fred Anderson. Anderson resigned from Apple in 2006, following an investigation into Apple's backdating stock options. Anderson was already investing for Elevation at that point, so Thomas theorizes that Bono got a little upset with his old buddy and decided to burn the bridge once and for all. In Thomas's words: "Jobs wasn't just messing with Bono's pal; he was messing with his pocketbook."
And, why act so surprised? If we've learned anything over the past few months, it is that -- say what he will -- Bono ain't no saint. [From: Valley Wag]
Apple Co-Founder Stars In Kinda Funny Outerwear Webisodes
The commercials are for SCOTTEVEST, which designs clothes with numerous pockets and unique features to incorporate gadgets, so it's no wonder they'd go with someone like Woz. Two of the 'Woz-i-sodes' are up now, featuring the corpulent computer man in a 'Star Wars' spoof and fishing video where he uses an iPod nano for a lure.
We're not sure how many vests or pairs of 14-pocket cargo pants they'll sell, but more are on their way every week. Check them out here. [Source: Tuaw]
Was the Fake Steve Jobs Health Report a Failure for Citizen Journalism?
Some jerk sent the interwebs into a tizzy and Apple stock prices into a free fall Friday when he used CNN's iReport citizen journalism site to spread word that Steve Jobs had suffered a massive heart attack. Unfortunately, the multitude of blogs that repeated the rumors of Jobs' heart trouble failed to do any basic fact checking and as it turns out Steve Jobs was not rushed to the hospital.Some media outlets jumped on false report as evidence of the failure of citizen journalism. Even some new members of the "new media" like ReadWriteWeb, a technology focused blog, claimed that false reports like this not only hurt the reputation of citizen journalism as a concept but also of iReport's parent company CNN.
Of course, all claims of the failure of this reasonably new reporting method are so glaringly out of touch with reality and reasonable expectations. The concept of citizen journalism applies the same principles to news reporting that as the open source movement and community-powered Web sites like Wikipedia apply to software and online encyclopedias, respectively. By relying on input from the public, the hope is to get quicker and more intimate access to breaking news. Of course, some will try to game the system, just as they do on Wikipedia, but these few bad apples do not decrease the overall accuracy beyond that of traditional outlets.
What failed on Friday was not citizen journalism, but plain old traditional journalism. Those media outlets that failed to take a critical eye to initial reports and outlets that sensationalized the story in the aftermath are the ones who failed. Responsible citizens and journalists shouldn't believe everything they see on CNN, much less everything they see on its "unedited, unfiltered" YouTube-like community Web site. [From: paidContent.org]
Fake Steve Jobs Blog May Get Second Life on Newsweek.
We know you miss it. We do too.
We are, of course, talking about Dan Lyons' satirical blog that hilariously attempted to channel Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The fake blog by the real Dan Lyons was terminated by Lyons himself after seeing a frail and sickly Jobs at Apple's developer conference in June. It seems even a satirist has emotional boundaries. Pooooop.
Fret not, though -- a combination of factors may bring the deceased blog back to life. Lyons has recently begun working for Newsweek, and it seems that part of the agreement was for him to resurrect the fake Jobs' blog.
Sweet. That's all we have to say. [From: ValleyWag]
Steve Jobs Is Alive and Parking in Handicap Spots
Jobs's health has been a topic of concern this summer since a public appearance where he appeared thin, leading many to speculate that it's another bout of the pancreatic cancer he had in 2003. One Valleywag tipster ran into him on the sidewalk near his Palo Alto home, calling him "healthy" but "very thin." So, be our guest and have at this story with wild speculation and irresponsible rumor mongering. [Source: Valleywag]
Steve Jobs Admits He Made a Big Mistake With MobileMe
Not that anyone could really dance around the facts of the matter at this point, but Ars Technica is reporting that in an e-mail to Apple employees sent yesterday, Steve is alleged to have said the following: "It was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as iPhone 3G, iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store. We all had more than enough to do, and MobileMe could have been delayed without consequence."
Apple exec Eddie Cue appears to taking the much maligned service under his wing (as well as the App Store, adding to his original gig as VP of iTunes), hopefully making good on the other bit in El Jobso's e-mail, in which he resets Apple's call to action on .Mac's replacement:
"The MobileMe launch clearly demonstrates that we have more to learn about Internet services. And learn we will. The vision of MobileMe is both exciting and ambitious, and we will press on to make it a service we are all proud of by the end of this year."
We'll see about that!
The Ongoing Story of Steve Jobs' Health
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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